Once a national model for access to care, Chicago’s in-school dental program is losing providers fast amid mounting concerns over oversight, reimbursement, and clinical autonomy.
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Study Reveals Alarming Gap in School Dental Programs
New research shows children without prior dental visits are significantly less likely to receive school-based caries prevention.
What Oral Health Professionals Are Missing About Undiagnosed Diabetes
With millions of cases still undiagnosed, xerostomia may be one of the earliest warning signs oral health professionals can…
Michigan Licenses Its Second Dental Therapist While Other States Still Wait
As many states stall after passing dental therapy laws, Michigan moves forward with its second licensed provider.
February’s Sunstar Giveaway Winner Is Revealed
Congratulations to Courtney Sprynczynatyk, RDH, the February winner of the Sunstar ebrief Giveaway. Starting off her career in…
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Grant Supports Dental Care for Underserved in New Jersey
The Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation has provided $66,510 for dental care and education at the Overlook Dental Center in Summit, New Jersey. The funds will increase access to dental care and oral hygiene education for 1,000 underserved…
Illinois Passes Electronic Prescription Requirement and Dental Practice Act Legislation
With support from the Illinois State Dental Society, Illinois Governor Pritzker signed into law legislation that simplifies the requirement for when medical and dental providers submit prescriptions for controlled substances and revises the…
New Study Investigates the Impact of COVID-19 on Dentists’ Mental Health
A study out of the University of Saskatchewan (USask) College of Dentistry in Saskatoon, Canada, used the COVID-19 Anxiety Syndrome scale to analyze the pandemic’s effects on dentists. The study used both social and biological indicators,…
UConn Dental School Receives $2.7M Grant for Research Training
The University of Connecticut (UConn) School of Dental Medicine in Farmington has secured a $2.7 million, 5-year training grant from the National Institute of Health’s National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. This funding…
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed After Patient Dies
An 81-year-old woman presented to an Oxford, Connecticut dental practice to have four teeth extracted and four implants placed. She died during the procedure. Her family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit citing carelessness and negligence…
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New York Introduces Dental Therapy Bill
More than half of New York state’s population — 9 million people — are covered by public health insurance programs, such as Medicaid, and they are struggling to access dental care. As such lawmakers recently introduced legislation to create…
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Results from a recent survey, conducted by OnePoll for Crumbl Cookies — a nationwide bakery chain that focuses on gourmet cookies baked from scratch daily — found that one in six Americans eats dessert every day. The survey included 100…
University of Texas Addresses Dental Workforce Shortage by Launching New Dental Hygiene Program
On August 9, a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the University of Texas Education and Research Center in Laredo to mark a significant milestone. The occasion celebrated the introduction of Laredo’s inaugural Bachelor of Science in Dental…
University of Alabama Receives Grant to Investigate Link Between Alzheimer Disease and Periodontitis
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) is awarding Ping Zhang, DDS, PhD, a $1.85 million grant to investigate the association between Alzheimer disease and periodontitis. Zang is a professor of pediatric dentistry at the University of…
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