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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Oregon to Launch Dental Care Program for Low-Income Veterans
United States Veterans who are residents of Oregon and earn between $19,000 and $54,000 as a single individual are eligible for the state’s new dental program. With signups now open, the program will provide no-cost dental care to those who…
Plans to Open Arkansas’ First Dental School Move Forward
Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming are the only states without their own dental school, which can limit the number of…
Individuals With Parkinson Disease Struggle to Receive Regular Dental Care
A group of more than 6,800 residents of Denmark with Parkinson disease (PD) was compared to a similar group of Danes without the neurological disorder regarding dental care utilization over 5 years. The study, “Dental Care Utilization Among…
NYU Expands School-Based Dental Clinics Into Queens
The Family Health Centers at New York University (NYU) Langone has added four dental clinics in Queens to its School-Based Health Program. The program already operates full-service healthcare centers at schools in the Bronx, Brooklyn,…
New Research Shows Dental Therapy Is a Success in Alaska
A study recently published in the Journal of the American Dental Association showed that dental therapy significantly expanded access to dental care for those living in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta region of Alaska since dental therapy was…
ADA Data Analysis Suggests More Than Half of Dental Patients Show Up High
With the medical use of marijuana now legal in 37 states and recreational use legal in 19 states plus the District of Columbia, it’s not surprising that the number of people using cannabis is on an upward tick. However, arriving at a dental…
Many Dental Practices Still Don’t Have Full Patient Schedules
New polling data from the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute show that dental practice patient schedules are about 83% full—down from 86% just a month ago. With more than 1,200 participants, the survey was conducted the…
Screw- Vs Cement-Retained Prostheses in Implant Therapy
Both screw- and cement-retained prostheses are acceptable treatment options for single and multiple fixed implant restorations. However, there is debate over which is the better option in the long term.
A cement-retained prosthesis has…
CDC Releases Health Alert on Importance of Maintaining Dental Unit Waterlines
On October 31, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a Health Alert Network Health Advisory regarding the importance of effectively maintaining dental unit waterlines after an outbreak of nontuberculous …
W&H Unveils New Innovations for the First Time at the Greater NY Dental Meeting
Be the first to see W&H’s new innovations for the North American market at their booth at one of the largest Dental Congresses in the world.
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