Dental hygienist wages climbed again in 2025, with national averages nearing $49 per hour and top markets pushing well above $65.
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Why Dental Teams Must Screen for Mental Health and Substance Use Risk
As evidence links oral health with mental illness and substance use disorders, oral health professionals are uniquely positioned to…
Scope Shift or Staffing Solution? California’s AB 1952 Ignites Debate
California’s AB 1952 would allow internationally trained dentists to become licensed dental hygienists without completing a…
IHS Says Goodbye to Amalgam Fillings
The Indian Health Service will phase out mercury-containing dental amalgam fillings by 2027, accelerating a shift already underway…
20 Years of Protecting Children’s Smiles
A National Children’s Dental Health Month call to strengthen access to care for underserved children.
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Dental Profession More Diverse, Fewer Privately Owned Practices
The American Dental Association Health Policy Institute (ADA HPI) released the latest data from its workplace survey, and the results are interesting. Dentists are more likely to be women, nonwhite, and younger than previous data showed.…
High Prevalence of Caries, Low Use of Sealants Among Kids of Color
A recent analysis of oral health data from 22 states conducted by Pew Charitable Trusts found that American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Latino, and Black children face much higher rates of dental caries and lower use of dental…
England Ends Pandemic Restrictions, Now Sees Rise in Cases
England ceased all pandemic-related restrictions on February 15, as COVID-19 cases continued on a precipitous decline. However, the downward trend is over and the United Kingdom is seeing cases rise again, particularly among those ages 55…
Sixty Percent of Americans Have Never Had COVID-19
Even though the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 spread like wildfire, sending daily case numbers through the roof, 60% of Americans have never been diagnosed with COVID-19. Public health experts have varying opinions on why this is. One…
Additional COVID-19 Funds Are Dropped in Latest Round of Federal Spending
While a significant spending package passed the House on March 9, it does not include additional funds to battle COVID-19 that had been originally planned. The COVID-19 funds were earmarked for vaccine, treatment, and test development, in…
Colgate Announces the 2022 Recipients of the Colgate Award for Research Excellence (CARE)
Colgate-Palmolive is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the Colgate Award for Research Excellence (CARE), which supports oral health research projects across multiple disciplines. The CARE program identifies and supports the next…
As the US Nears 1 Million Deaths, Some Want Day of Remembrance
In the United States the death toll due to COVID-19 has surpassed 960,000 and is expected to hit 1 million in the near future. A new organization, Marked by COVID-19, wants to highlight this sad milestone with a day of remembrance for those…
Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests Are Up for Grabs
The United States federal government is once again making at-home COVID-19 tests available at no charge to all Americans. Eight tests, which will arrive via mail, are available per household at: covidtests.gov. Those who ordered four tests…
Flex Dental Announces Integration with Dentrix
The Dentrix Community Gets a Seamless Modern Upgrade to Patient Engagement
Six Million Are Dead Due to COVID-19
A grim milestone has been reached: 6 million people across the globe have died during the past 3 years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As case numbers continue to decline and life returns to normal in the United States, it is difficult to…
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