When Untreated Tooth Decay Turns Deadly
A fatal case of sepsis linked to untreated dental caries underscores how oral disease can rapidly escalate into life-threatening…
Speak Out Against Expanding Anesthesia to Dental Assistants by December 18!
A California pilot program proposing to allow expanded function dental assistants to administer local anesthesia threatens to blur…
California’s System of Providing Dental Care Is in Crisis
New reporting from the San Francisco Standard reveals a worsening dental hygienist shortage in California that is reshaping both…
Who Should Give the Shot? New Anesthesia Pilot for Dental Assistants Sparks…
A new California pilot program would allow dental assistants to administer local anesthesia, a move many dentists welcome for…
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State Budget Surpluses Lead to Boost in Reimbursement for Dental Providers
One of the biggest impediments to improving access to care across the United States is the low reimbursement offered to dental providers who see patients covered by public insurance programs. This has resulted in few dental providers…
Dental Care Access Expands Significantly in Maine
Maine residents who are covered by the state’s health insurance plan for low-income individuals—MaineCare—will now have access to dental care due to a bill passed by the Maine Legislature. The new dental benefit will cover diagnostic,…
Severe Stomach Viruses May Be Spread Through Saliva
A recent study published in Nature demonstrated that viruses causing significant stomach distress—including norovirus and rotavirus—are transmitted via saliva. Stomach viruses were initially thought to only exist in the intestines. However,…
Federal Government Rolls Out Monkeypox Response
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched a nationwide vaccination strategy to combat the growing number of monkeypox cases. The plan will release nearly 300,000 doses of the JYNNEOS vaccine—which is…
Penn Dental Medicine Partners With Woods Services to Care for Individuals With Disabilities
Expanding its outreach within the community, Penn Dental Medicine announces a new partnership with Woods Services to provide dental treatment for Woods’ patients and residents. Woods is a Pennsylvania- and New Jersey-based nonprofit that…
NH Advocate for Access to Dental Care Dies
Curtis Cole, a 42-year-old man from Rochester, New Hampshire—who became an advocate for improved access to oral healthcare through reporting by Foster’s Daily Democrat—died due to infection after undergoing a full-mouth extraction. Cole had…
Study Looks at Prophylactic Antibiotics for Patients at Risk for Infective Endocarditis
Sweden is one of the few countries that has rescinded the recommendation to prescribe prophylactic antibiotics to dental patients at high risk for infective endocarditis. Now, a large-scale study has found that since the guidance was…
Honoring the 2022 Esther Wilkins Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
Named after the late inspirational dental hygiene leader and inaugural recipient Esther M. Wilkins, BS, RDH, DMD, The Esther Wilkins Lifetime Achievement Award—sponsored by Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc.—is presented annually to…
Immune Memory May Hold Keys to Inflammatory Disorders
In research with implications for treating a range of inflammatory conditions, an international team led by University of Pennsylvania (Penn) School of Dental Medicine investigators has demonstrated how innate immune memory response can…
FDA Bans Juul Vape Products, Court Puts Ban on Hold
On June 23, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) banned Juul from selling its electronic cigarette products after the company submitted an application to continue marketing its vaping products 2 years ago. The significant…
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