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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Impact of Marijuana Use on Dental Care
With medical and/or recreational use of marijuana now legal in a growing number of states, it’s not surprising there has been an uptick in patients presenting for dental care under the influence. What may seem unlikely, however, is how…
Male Dental Hygienists Are Rarer in Japan Than the United States
Approximately 6.9% of dental hygienists in the United States are men. However, the gender disparity in the dental hygiene profession is even more pronounced in Japan. The country has more than 142,000 dental hygienists and only 91 are men,…
Use Brush-Baby From First Tooth to First Tooth Loss
Brush-Baby (brushbaby.co.uk) designs, manufactures, and supplies dental-care products for children from birth through 10 years of age, helping parents care for gums and teeth, from pre-teething, through teething and onto a full set of teeth…
Healthier Smiles Program Receives Significant Support
The Healthier Smiles Program, a part of Save the Children—an organization dedicated to giving children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn, and protection from harm—received a $3 million donation from the Mars Wrigley…
Unkempt Dental Hygienist Is Subject of ‘Dear Abby’ Inquiry
For more than 66 years, the advice column “Dear Abby” has featured readers’ questions on a wide variety of topics—from etiquette conundrums to family dynamics—with answers first provided by Pauline Phillips, followed by her daughter Jeanne…
Research Shows COVID-19 Risk Is Low Among Dental Professionals When Safeguards Are in Place
A new study recently published in JAMA Network Open found that the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission was low among oral health professionals providing direct patient care in an educational setting when clinicians wore personal protective…
NYU Creates Summer Research Program in Oral Health Sciences
With more than $560,000 in funding from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry is creating a summer research program focused on oral health sciences for high school and…
Top 12 Largest Dental Companies Announced
The analysts at Insider Monkey, a New Jersey-based content company focused on investing, published the top 12 largest dental companies in the world in addition to an in-depth look at the status of each of these dental behemoths. While some…
Ultrasonic Instrumentation Is Key to Successful Perio Maintenance
Successful periodontal maintenance (PM) depends on removing biofilm and calculus, as well as root planing and implant debridement.1 Ultrasonic instrumentation is often indicated to improve the efficiency and efficacy of PM appointments.…
Expansion of Medicare’s Dental Benefits Leaves a Lot to Be Desired
An update to the 2023 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule expands the coverage of dental benefits for Medicare enrollees, but not by much. A report published by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) listed the new benefits as oral examinations…
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