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.
Read More...
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…
Weekly Popular
Personal Finance
More Top Stories
Forward Science Celebrates a Decade of Changing Lives with OralID
Forward Science, a vertically integrated medtech company based in Houston, was founded in 2012 with the mission to change lives through innovative, cost-effective products. This month, Forward Science’s flagship device, OralID, will…
Tips for Claiming the Employee Retention Credit on Your Taxes
Business owners, including dentists, who experienced a serious decrease in income due to the pandemic and continued to pay their employees, are eligible for the Employee Retention Credit. Dentists must be able to document substantial losses…
A Look at How State Dental Workforces Have Fared Post-Pandemic
Only time will tell the myriad ways the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the United States and the world, but one thing is certain: it profoundly altered that status of the American dental workforce. Now the American Institute of Dental Public…
A Free Gingival Graft Saves the Day
This case report details how this approach helped correct a complete lack of attached tissue thickness in a young woman.
New Study Investigates Link Between Mental and Oral Health
A study out of the University of California, San Francisco, investigated the association between three aspects of mental health—internalizing, externalizing, and substance abuse—with six facets of oral health: self-rated oral health status,…
Celebrate World Oral Health Day!
Today is World Oral Health Day, and Philips Oral Healthcare is celebrating by helping to spread awareness about the role dental professionals play in supporting their patients' overall health with this infographic.
Rural Areas Turn to Mobile Clinics to Access Dental Care
Prior to the passage of the MOBILE Health Care Act in the fall of 2022, clinics serving low-income patient populations were barred from using federal funds to purchase mobile clinics if they did not already have a brick-and-mortar clinic in…
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…
Recent Posts
Market Media
- Advertisement -
