Researchers are testing whether transferring healthy oral bacteria from donors can rebalance the oral microbiome and provide a breakthrough treatment for chronic oral malodor.
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How Community-Based Dental Residencies Are Expanding Access to Care
Federal investments in community-based dental residency programs are creating a new generation of dentists prepared to serve rural,…
The Esther Wilkins Lifetime Achievement Award Honors Icon in Dental Hygiene…
Educator, mentor, scholar, and innovator, Cynthia C. Gadbury-Amyot, RDH, MS, EdD, FADHA, transformed dental hygiene education and…
Why Routine Patient Shielding May No Longer Be Necessary
Advances in digital imaging, rectangular collimation, and modern radiation science are challenging decades-old shielding practices.
Rice University Students Harness AI to Transform the Front Desk
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Hong Kong Researchers Use AI to Create Dental Crowns
Researchers at the University of Hong Kong have developed a manufacturing process that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to fabricate dental crowns. Computer-aided design and manufacturing is typically used in the creation of dental…
The Role of Gingipains in the Pathogenicity of Porphyromonas Gingivalis
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Study Shows Many Pregnant Women Are Unaware of Importance of Oral Health
Oral health professionals are well aware that poor oral health negatively impacts both mothers and infants and that the provision of dental care during pregnancy is safe. However, myriad studies continue to show that many pregnant women are…
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Vermont Ups Reimbursement to Encourage Dentists to Accept Medicaid Patients
Low-income Vermont residents are between a rock and a hard place if they need more than preventive dental care. In central Vermont, only two dentists accept patients covered by Medicaid, leaving many with rampant decay or severe tooth pain…
Texas to Allow Dental Hygienists to Administer Local Anesthesia
Only two states —Texas and Delaware — do not include the administration of local anesthesia in the scope of practice for dental hygienists. Now, Delaware is very close to being the only one, as the Texas state legislature passed a bill, HB…
Grant Aims to Improve Equity in Dental Care for Minnesota’s Marginalized Populations
In Minnesota, 40% of the state’s 3,000 dentists do not accept Medicaid, severely limiting access to dental care for low-income patients. In an effort to expand access to care among Minnesotans of low socioeconomic status, of ethnic and…
Lack of Providers Means Long Wait for Dental Care in Maryland
Maryland residents with disabilities who need low- or no-cost dental care are forced to wait more than a year in some areas due to a lack of providers. The Maryland Foundation of Dentistry (MFD) has been helping those with intellectual,…
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Colorado Given Boost in Addressing Lack of Dental Hygienists
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