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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Report Details 20 Years of Advances and Challenges in Americans’ Oral Health
Despite important advances in the understanding and treatment of oral diseases and conditions, many people in the United States still have chronic oral health problems and lack of access to care, according to a new report from the…
A World Health Organization Resolution Aims to Bridge the Medical-Dental Divide
Consensus is increasing on the oral health-whole body connection.
Obesity-Related Inflammation Linked to Periodontal Diseases
New research uncovers more details about this bidirectional relationship.
Where the Rubber Hits the Road
Deanna Alexander, RDH, expands access to care with her mobile dental hygiene clinic.
As COVID-19 Cases Rise, More Restrictions Return
While we all hoped that this holiday season would bring a greater return to “normal,” the arrival of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 has sent cases skyrocketing and the revisiting of pandemic restrictions. New York State has seen an epic…
British Dentists Balk at COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates
The British Dental Association (BDA) is warning the country’s public health officials that many dentists will simply leave the profession rather than adhere to a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, leaving vulnerable Brits without access to oral…
Henry Schein Celebrates 23rd Annual ‘Holiday Cheer for Children’ by Donating Clothing, Gift Cards,…
Henry Schein, Inc. and Team Schein Members (TSMs) from around the world joined more than 1500 underserved children and their families to celebrate the company’s 23rd annual “Holiday Cheer for Children” program, a flagship corporate…
Clinical Study Evaluates Naproxen Sodium Versus an Opioid Combination in Acute Postsurgical Dental…
New clinical research has shown that a single 440 mg dose of over-the-counter naproxen sodium (NapS) is as effective, lasts longer, and is better tolerated than a single dose of a commonly prescribed opioid for managing acute…
CDC Recommends Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization unanimously recommended that Americans receive either the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as opposed to Johnson & Johnson’s. This…
Asymptomatic Individuals With COVID-19 May Be Super-Spreaders
Those infected with SARS-CoV-2 but show no symptoms are spreading COVID-19 throughout their communities according to a new analysis published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open. Out of nearly 20,000 subjects…
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