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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WHO Reports Oral Disease Affects Nearly Half of the World’s Population
A new “Global Oral Health Status Report” published by the World Health Organization (WHO) provides the first-ever comprehensive picture of oral disease burden, with data profiles for 194 countries that offer key markers of oral health that…
University of the Pacific Works to Reduce Oral Healthcare Inequity
On January 20, a symposium on improving oral healthcare equity was presented at the University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco. The meeting, “Dentistry as Participant and Casualty of Racism and Bias in…
Study Finds Periodontal Therapy Is a Failure for Heavy Smokers
A study conducted by researchers from Aarhus University in Denmark discovered that heavy smokers who underwent regular nonsurgical periodontal therapy received little to no benefit. Published in the Journal of Dental Research, the study…
CT Scan Shows Interesting Dental Approach in French Noblewoman
It seems edentulism was to be avoided at all costs, even 400 years ago among the French aristocracy. Recently, computed tomography (CT) was used to further investigate the dentition of a French noblewoman whose remains were in surprisingly…
LOUPES FEATURE INTEGRATED CAMERA AND HEADLIGHT
Set to debut at IDS Germany in Cologne, scheduled March 14–18, Admetec (admetec.com) will launch the industry’s first integrated high-definition (HD) camera and headlight for dental loupes. The lightweight Flamingo combines modern tech and…
Kentucky Woman Dies After Undergoing Tooth Extraction
A 42-year-old woman in Louisville, Kentucky, died 5 days after undergoing a tooth extraction procedure in an oral surgery practice. Her cause of death was due to respiratory failure brought on by a brain injury related to a tooth infection.…
Arizona Tooth Fairy Receives Accolades
Jenny Zamora-Garcia, RDH, was recently honored with Flagstaff’s “Citizen of the Year” Award for her work in dental public health.
Researchers Investigate Connection Between Periodontitis and Alzheimer Disease
More than 6 million Americans, mostly over the age of 64, have Alzheimer disease, the most common form of dementia.
Vitamin D Crucial in Maintaining Healthy Gingiva
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