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How a Dental Hygienist Became a Fortune 500 CEO
Terry Rasmussen started her career scaling teeth, not corporate ladders. Today, she leads Thrivent, a Fortune 500 financial…
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Pediatric Radiographic Assessment Depends on Age and Provider Type
A new study that analyzed more than 6 million pediatric dental insurance claims from 2005 to 2015 found that patient age and provider type greatly impacted the number of radiographs captured during an appointment. Recently published in the…
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