From higher revenue potential to student loan repayment incentives, practicing dentistry in rural communities offers compelling financial and professional benefits while helping close critical gaps in access to care.
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A Shift Toward Alcohol-Free Oral Care
As demand for alcohol-free oral care continues to grow, learn how alcohol-free mouthrinses can deliver therapeutic benefits while…
Not Again: Another Dental Practice Fails to Meet Infection Control Standards
A Colorado pediatric dental practice faces disciplinary action after an inspection uncovered multiple infection control violations,…
Halloween Candy’s Sticky Situation
As Americans prepare to indulge in billions of dollars' worth of Halloween candy, dentists and dental hygienists may face the…
When Substance Use Shows Up in the Dental Chair
Understanding the oral manifestations of substance use and the potentially dangerous interactions between drugs and dental…
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New Study Investigates Link Between Mental and Oral Health
A study out of the University of California, San Francisco, investigated the association between three aspects of mental health—internalizing, externalizing, and substance abuse—with six facets of oral health: self-rated oral health status,…
Celebrate World Oral Health Day!
Today is World Oral Health Day, and Philips Oral Healthcare is celebrating by helping to spread awareness about the role dental professionals play in supporting their patients' overall health with this infographic.
Rural Areas Turn to Mobile Clinics to Access Dental Care
Prior to the passage of the MOBILE Health Care Act in the fall of 2022, clinics serving low-income patient populations were barred from using federal funds to purchase mobile clinics if they did not already have a brick-and-mortar clinic in…
Resident Education Deferred Interest Act Is Reintroduced
The Resident Education Deferred Interest Act (REDI Act) has been reintroduced into the House and Senate and is supported by the American Dental Association Organized Dentistry Coalition. The bill would cease the accrual of interest on…
Instagram Video Claiming Fluoride Causes Dementia Debunked by AP News
A popular Instagram video making the social media rounds claims that dentists are a “scam” and the use of fluoride toothpaste and mouthrinse causes dementia and Alzheimer disease. This led AP News to use the video in its “News Verification”…
Study Provides Free Dental Care and Better Understanding of Periodontitis
The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry is conducting a 6-month study on the progression of periodontal diseases among participants with moderate to severe periodontitis. While dental research is…
Northern Michigan Reacts to Dental Assistant Shortage
Dental practices across the United States are feeling the pinch of the oral health professional labor shortage. Northern Michigan is addressing this issue by creating an abbreviated but intense program to get new dental assistants into the…
Dental Hygiene Strategies to Prevent Recession
Oral hygiene technique can significantly impact patients’ risk for gingival recession.
Combination of Tooth Loss and Diabetes Hastens Dementia
A new study from the New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing found an association between the presence of tooth loss and diabetes with dementia. Published in the Journal of Dental Research, the research used 12 years’ worth of…
Dental Hygiene Students Join Nursing Students in Diabetes Care Simulation
Dental hygiene students and nursing students from the University of New Mexico participated in an interprofessional diabetes care simulation. The program focuses on justice and equity in the care of patients with diabetes, who number more…
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