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…
Florida Moves Toward Dental Therapy
Florida lawmakers are considering a bill to create a dental therapist role to provide preventive and routine restorative care.…
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Ultrasonic Instrumentation Is Key to Successful Perio Maintenance
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Expansion of Medicare’s Dental Benefits Leaves a Lot to Be Desired
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Texas’ First Black Dentist Is Honored
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Massachusetts Dental Insurance Bill Is Signed Into Law
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The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), is the first academic institution in the Western United States to merge all of its medical and dental records in a step toward unifying medicine and dentistry. On December 5, the system…
DSO Association Publishes White Paper on Latest Trends in Dentistry
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California Creates the Specialty Dental Clinic Grant Program
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