Florida lawmakers are considering a bill to create a dental therapist role to provide preventive and routine restorative care. Supporters see it as a solution to widespread dental shortages, while opponents caution that irreversible procedures should…
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A Little Sunshine Before Birth May Mean Fewer Carious Lesions Later
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Kentucky’s Push to Expand Dental Assistant Duties Sparks Backlash From Dental…
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Florida Moves Toward Dental Therapy
Florida lawmakers are considering a bill to create a dental therapist role to provide preventive and routine restorative care. Supporters see it as a solution to widespread dental shortages, while opponents caution that irreversible…
Implementing Community-Driven Strategies to Transform Oral Healthcare Access
From classrooms to mobile clinics, public health dental hygienists are reshaping how preventive care reaches underserved communities. While these strategies show promise for improving outcomes, some dentists remain opposed to expanding…
A Little Sunshine Before Birth May Mean Fewer Carious Lesions Later
New research suggests that a mother’s vitamin D levels during pregnancy may play a meaningful role in her child’s risk for early childhood caries. Higher vitamin D status, especially later in pregnancy, was linked to fewer carious lesions,…
As If the Dental Chair Wasn’t Scary Enough…
Just when oral health professionals thought the operatory was a safe space, a dental chair has turned up in one of the most disturbing places imaginable. Newly released images place familiar clinical equipment in a setting that’s anything…
Kentucky’s Push to Expand Dental Assistant Duties Sparks Backlash From Dental Hygienists
Kentucky’s proposal to create an oral preventive assistant role, allowing dental assistants to perform procedures traditionally reserved for dental hygienists, has ignited strong opposition among dental hygienists who say the plan…
A New Generation of Quiet Dental Drills Is on the Way
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September Sunstar eBrief Giveaway Winner Announced
Congratulations to Bianca Rocha, RDH, BSDH, BS, winner of the September Sunstar eBrief Giveaway! She lives in California’s Central Valley and is currently in her first year of practice. As a new dental hygienist, she is excited to…
Viral TikTok X-Ray Sparks Conversation on Hidden Oral Infections in Patients Fighting Cancer
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RDHAPs Are Leading the Future
California’s registered dental hygienists in alternative practice (RDHAPs) are transforming access to oral health by providing preventive care directly to underserved communities with no dentist on-site required. Now, a Central Coast…
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