Routine spore testing confirms sterilizer performance, safeguards patients, and keeps dental practices compliant with CDC and OSHA standards.
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Medicaid Cuts Push Dentists Out and Patients Pay the Price
Cut reimbursement, lose dentists. Who pays the price when Medicaid access disappears?
Arizona’s Oral Preventive Assistant Debate: Expanding Access or Lowering the…
Arizona wants dental assistants cleaning teeth with less training. Will patients pay the price?
Kentucky Tables Assistant Scaling Proposal as Practice Act Moves Forward…
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Solmetex, LLC Acquires ReLeaf
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NYU Dentistry to Host Event on Disability and Health Policy—April 5
NYU College of Dentistry will host its second AHEAD symposium—Achieving Health Equity through Access for All with Disabilities—focused on changes in policy and practice. The event will take place virtually on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, from 9…
Mask Wearing Remains the Norm in the Dental Setting
According to a poll conducted by the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute, approximately 67% of dental practices are still requiring patients to mask up while in the waiting room and prior to the start of treatment.…
COVID-19’s Immune Signature in Saliva Is Unique
A new study that investigated the composition of inflammatory markers—such as proinflammatory cytokines—in saliva found that those with COVID-19 have a unique immune signature that is distinctly different from the signature of those with…
Public Health Organizations Call for a Reboot on Dental Research Priorities
Leadership of the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, National Institutes of Health, and the office of the United States Surgeon General is calling for a fresh look at dental research priorities in light of ongoing…
Survey Evaluates Dental Providers’ Confidence Through COVID-19
Results of a study on dental practices and COVID-19—conducted through the National Dental Practice-Based Research Network—were presented at the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research Meeting and Exhibit on March…
Research Shows Value of Oral Health Professionals in HPV Education
Research presented at the American Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research Meeting and Exhibit on March 24 demonstrates that parents (60%) support the role of oral health professionals in educating them about the human…
Decrease in Tuberculosis Is Silver Lining of Global Pandemic
On March 24—World Tuberculosis (TB) Day—the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released new data on the status of TB across the world. And the news is good. While the global pandemic wreaked havoc in even the…
Data on Patient Use of Restorative Therapy Are Released
The American Dental Association Health Policy Institute (ADA HPI) recently published a data brief on trends in restorative care. The article, “Demand for Restorative Dental Care Varies by Patient Age,” investigates when restorative therapy…
Oral Health Improves in the US Over the Past 14 Years
After launching a targeted campaign to improve the oral health of all Americans 14 years ago in response to the death of a 12-year-old boy, Deamonte Driver, caused by an untreated tooth infection, Pew Charitable Trusts notes that…
Those With Sleep Bruxism at Greater Risk of TMJ Disorders
A study out of Vienna, Austria, has found that people with sleep bruxism and specific tooth anatomy are more likely to face temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders. Published in the Journal of Advanced Research, results showed that the…
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