September 2021 Digital Agenda
Digital Agenda covers all that’s happening under Dimensions’ social media platforms.
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US Surgeon General Urges Americans to Fight Health Misinformation
United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, MD, MBA, has issued a brief citing health misinformation as a serious threat to public welfare, with inaccurate or false news resulting in individuals declining COVID-19 vaccinations. Exposure…
UNC Receives Grant to Retain Dental Hygiene Faculty
The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry recently received a $975,000 grant to help the school retain dental hygiene and dental faculty. Awarded by the United States Health Resources and Services…
Centrix Announces the Release of FluoroDose LolliTray Packaging
FluoroDose Fluoride Varnish with Xylitol just got an upgrade to have top-of-the-line packaging to match its top-of-the-line quality! The award-winning varnish is now packaged in our new enclosed LolliTray, a fully enclosed package designed…
Analysis Finds Medicare Recipients Often Skip Needed Dental Care
A new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis of Medicare will be helpful in informing policymakers as they develop a possible dental benefit for adult Medicare recipients. The report found that 47% of those covered by Medicare had not visited a…
ADA Science and Research Institute Awarded $3.5M to Map Cells in Pediatric Respiratory Tissues
The American Dental Association (ADA) Science and Research Institute, together with other U.S. and international collaborators, has been awarded a three-year, $3.5 million grant.
National Brush Day Kicks off November 1st
National Brush Day is November 1st! The Dental Trade Alliance has provided marketing materials to make it easy for clinicians to promote improving oral health.
Tooth Fairy Instills Good Oral Health Habits in Children
Visits from the Tooth Fairy motivate children to practice good oral hygiene habits, according to Delta Dental’s Original Tooth Fairy Poll.
AADOCR Supports COVID-19 Vaccination Mandate for Oral Healthcare Workers
The American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research is one of 12 oral healthcare organizations issuing a statement calling on governmental executive, regulatory, and legislative entities to mandate that all oral healthcare…
