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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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
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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…
Study Finds Nearly 30% of Those Recovered From COVID-19 Experience Enduring Symptoms
In a Danish study of more than 150,000 people who have recovered from COVID-19, 29.6% reported still experiencing at least one symptom 6 months to 12 months after the infection was cleared. None of the study sample required hospitalization…
COVID-19’s Effect on the Economy Is Easing, Experts Suggest
In February 2022, the United States posted big gains in employment growth with the addition of 678,000 jobs. Unemployment dropped to 3.8% from 4% in January 2022, and economists suggest that the pandemic’s negative hold on the economy may…
CDA Says Dental Practices Need to Continue Masking and COVID-19 Screening
In light of the easing of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the California Dental Association (CDA) asserts that dental team members must remain vigilant. The organization…
Study Sheds Light on How to Improve the Safety of Indoor Spaces
An Oregon-based study has found that ventilation, filtration, and humidification interventions reduce the level of SARS-CoV-2 circulating in the air. The study involved 11 subjects all with diagnosed cases of COVID-19 who performed various…
Some Americans Ready to Move On, While Others Worry About Lifting COVID-19 Restrictions
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Poll Reveals Contributors to Below-Capacity Operation of Dental Practices
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