A California pilot program proposing to allow expanded function dental assistants to administer local anesthesia threatens to blur critical lines in education, training, and patient safety. Dental hygienists must make their voices heard about this…
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California’s System of Providing Dental Care Is in Crisis
New reporting from the San Francisco Standard reveals a worsening dental hygienist shortage in California that is reshaping both…
Who Should Give the Shot? New Anesthesia Pilot for Dental Assistants Sparks…
A new California pilot program would allow dental assistants to administer local anesthesia, a move many dentists welcome for…
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Resident Education Deferred Interest Act Is Reintroduced
The Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act) has been reintroduced into the House and Senate and is supported by the American Dental Association Organized Dentistry Coalition. The bill would cease the accrual of interest on…
Instagram Video Claiming Fluoride Causes Dementia Debunked by AP News
A popular Instagram video making the social media rounds claims that dentists are a “scam” and the use of fluoride toothpaste and mouthrinse causes dementia and Alzheimer disease. This led AP News to use the video in its “News Verification”…
Study Provides Free Dental Care and Better Understanding of Periodontitis
The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry is conducting a 6-month study on the progression of periodontal diseases among participants with moderate to severe periodontitis. While dental research is…
Northern Michigan Reacts to Dental Assistant Shortage
Dental practices across the United States are feeling the pinch of the oral health professional labor shortage. Northern Michigan is addressing this issue by creating an abbreviated but intense program to get new dental assistants into the…
Dental Hygiene Strategies to Prevent Recession
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Combination of Tooth Loss and Diabetes Hastens Dementia
A new study from the New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing found an association between the presence of tooth loss and diabetes with dementia. Published in the Journal of Dental Research, the research used 12 years’ worth of…
Dental Hygiene Students Join Nursing Students in Diabetes Care Simulation
Dental hygiene students and nursing students from the University of New Mexico participated in an interprofessional diabetes care simulation. The program focuses on justice and equity in the care of patients with diabetes, who number more…
Colorado Approves Dental Therapists but Lacks Any Training Programs
While 13 states have authorized dental therapy, only Alaska, Minnesota, and Washington have educational programs to train dental therapists. Colorado, which authorized dental therapy in 2022 and will begin allowing licensed dental…
Loan Repayment Program to Bring More Providers to Northern New England
Rural areas in Northern New England—which encompasses New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine—face shortages of all types of healthcare providers, including dentists. To attract more dental providers to the region, Northeast Delta Dental has…
California Scraps Healthcare Mask Mandate
On April 3, California will no longer require patients, visitors, and clinicians who are not performing clinical treatment to mask up in healthcare settings, including dental practices, across the state. It also let its COVID-19 state of…
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