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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Endodontist Named Acting Director of the National Institutes of Health
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HSS) has appointed endodontist Lawrence A. Tabak, DDS, PhD, as acting director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Tabak will lead the agency in an interim capacity until a…
Should COVID Metrics Focus on Hospitalization Numbers Instead of Case Counts?
As we enter the third year of the global pandemic with new COVID-19 cases skyrocketing to the highest numbers ever recorded, some public health experts suggest metrics should no longer hinge on case counts but rather on the number of…
US Boosts Its Order of Pfizer’s Antiviral Medication by 10 Million
With the United States reporting nearly 1 million new COVID-19 cases—smashing through previous records—on January 3, the federal government has subsequently increased its initial order of Pfizer’s antiviral medication by 10 million.…
Kids Ages 12 to 15 Get Green Light for COVID-19 Booster Shot
The United States Food and Drug Administration approved a booster shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 12 to 15. Previously, the Pfizer booster was only available to those ages 16 and older. Pfizer is the only COVID-19…
South Africa Pulls Through Omicron Wave Without Jump in Death Rate
As the United States sees the highest case numbers ever since the global pandemic began, South Africa offers some hope. While the nation endured a fourth wave of COVID-19 with the highly transmissible Omicron variant—which sent case numbers…
Dental Spending Sees Only Slight Dip During Initial Pandemic Year
Even though dental practices were shuttered during March and April of 2020, the American Dental Association (ADA) Health Policy Institute found that dental spending only decreased by 1.8% from 2020 to 2021. The per capita spending was…
Heart and Lungs Impacted Shortly After SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Research from the National Institutes of Health shows that not only can the novel coronavirus last for months within human organs, it can infect the heart and lungs within days of initial infection. With the United States and nations across…
Is Shortening Isolation/Quarantine Time the Right Move in the Pandemic Fight?
On December 27, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommended that the isolation time required after an asymptomatic COVID-19 infection and quarantine time needed after exposure to a person with COVID-19 be…
Do We Need to Change Our Thinking About COVID-19 Metrics?
As COVID-19’s Omicron variant rages through the United States, with surging cases across almost every region, some public health experts suggest that steeply rising case numbers are no longer the best way to evaluate the status of the…
Commonly Used Medications May Negatively Interact With New COVID-19 Pills
The use of statins, blood thinners, and antidepressants is ubiquitous across the United States; however, these drugs may pose risks when taken in conjunction with the new antiviral medications that treat COVID-19. The COVID-19…
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