A major systematic review confirms that school fluoride varnish delivery programs significantly reduce tooth decay and narrow oral health disparities among children at high risk. The findings support national expansion of school-based preventive…
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Pac-Dent Introduces the New ProMate Contra Hygiene Handpiece
Brea, CA – June 26, 2025 – Pac-Dent, Inc., is thrilled to announce the launch of the ProMate™ Contra Hygiene Handpiece. The…
New York Bill Aims to Expand Dental Hygienists’ Independence Through…
The New York legislature has sent a bill to the governor that, if signed, would allow dental hygienists to work without direct…
Rescuing a Smile With a Ridge Augmentation and Implant Rehabilitation
Severe trauma left a patient missing central incisors and facing a complex horizontal and vertical ridge defect. Through…
Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist Wins the March Sunstar eBrief Giveaway
Hali Householder, RDH, BSPH, OMT, of Greenwood, Indiana, has been practicing dental hygiene since 2012 and is now an orofacial…
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Safe and Effective Dental Care for Patients With Fragile X Syndrome
Oral health professionals may likely treat patients with FXS, as it is the most common form of inherited intellectual disability. Not only are its symptoms similar to autism, those with FXS are also far more likely to have autism. The…
COVID-19 Not Transmissible Via the Blood Supply
A National Institutes of Health study of blood samples from more than 250,000 donors found that very few included genetic material from the novel coronavirus, and that those materials that were discovered contained low viral levels.…
Dental Practices Can Require Employees to Get Vaccinated
According to a brief from the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), employers can require their employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as long as accommodations are made to comply with the American Disabilities…
North Carolina Oral Health Improvement Plan Announced
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has launched the North Carolina Oral Health Improvement Plan to remove barriers to care for its residents.
US to Donate First Shipment of 25 Million COVID-19 Vaccines to Countries in Need
With demand for COVID-19 vaccines in the United States leveling off, the US will donate 80 million doses to countries struggling to vaccinate their residents. The first shipment of 25 million doses will be distributed to a variety of…
UK Study Finds Oral Health Professionals at Greater Risk for COVID-19
While data compiled from the American Dental Association and the American Dental Hygienists’ Association showed that oral health professionals in the United States were not at increased risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection, a new study from the…
Colgate-Palmolive Will Travel to the International Space Station
Colgate-Palmolive will send an oral care experiment to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard SpaceX’s 22nd commercial resupply services mission scheduled to launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
WHO Declares Oral Health a Global Health Priority
The World Health Organization (WHO) adopted a resolution that elevates oral health to a global health priority and calls for member states to ingrate oral health within national policies.
Change in CDC’s Mask Policy Did Not Cause a Rise in COVID-19 Cases
When the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) changed its guidelines on mask wearing on May 13 to allow vaccinated individuals to leave their masks at home, some public health experts worried that this would lead…
ADA Launches New Research Journal
The American Dental Association has launched the new online research journal JADA Foundational Science.
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