The United States Coast Guard has partnered with the University of Minnesota to integrate dental therapists into its healthcare delivery model. The 5-year initiative aims to address provider shortages, strengthen operational readiness, and redefine…
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What Dental Hygienists Earned in 2025
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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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…
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The COVID-19 relief package—American Rescue Plan Act of 2021—which was signed into law in March of this year, provided the United States Health Resources and Services Administration with $900 million to retain the current medical and dental…
Study Shows 24-72 Hours of Poor Oral Hygiene Impacts Oral Health
A research team led by scientists from Single-Cell Center, Qingdao Institute of BioEnergy and Bioprocess Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) determined 24-72 hours of the cessation of…
Use of J&J COVID-19 Vaccine Is Put on Hold Due to Rare Risk of Blood Clotting
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have paused the federal use of the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) COVID-19 vaccine due to the rare but serious risk of blood clots…
PPE Shortage Resulted in Lives Lost Among Healthcare Professionals
Anthony Fauci, MD, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, noted that shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) contributed to the loss of more than 3,600 healthcare professionals’ lives during the…
Gingival Microbiome May Hold Alzheimer’s Disease Biomarker
Research from New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry and Weil Cornell Medicine suggests older adults with pathogenic gingival bacteria are more likely to have a key biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease in their cerebrospinal fluid.
Effects of Contraceptive Use on Oral Health
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Mississippi May Be a Harbinger of What Vaccine Hesitancy Could Look Like in Other States
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