Patients with rheumatoid arthritis are significantly more likely to be hospitalized for serious oral infections, highlighting the need to integrate dental care into chronic disease management. A national study of more than 14 million hospitalizations…
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Vermont Halts Dental Therapy Program, Shifts Focus to Expanding Dental Hygiene
After nearly a decade of planning, Vermont State University has officially ended development of its proposed Dental Therapy Program…
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Passionate Dental Hygienist Wins the May Sunstar eBrief Giveaway!
With more than 35 years of experience in clinical practice, Susan Buchenberger, MEd, BSDH, RDH, also presents continuing…
GBR and Growth Factors Deliver 10 mm Bone Gain Without Autograft
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Strategies to Support Compliance With Multi-Dose COVID-19 Vaccinations
The first person in the United States to receive the new Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, a New York nurse, received the initial dose on December 14. But without the second shot required 21 days after the initial one, the first dose of Pfizer’s…
IADR/AADR Define Essential Oral Healthcare During COVID-19
The start of the COVID-19 pandemic was marked by the closure of American dental practices except for emergency care. Their subsequent reopening for the full range of dental services and seemingly low rate of COVID-19 transmission beg the…
New Report Finds US Healthcare System Dramatically Impacted by the Global Pandemic
COVID-19 is wreaking havoc around the world, and its effects have profoundly affected all aspects of the United States healthcare system—from spending to outcomes to access. A report produced by the Peterson Center on Healthcare and Kaiser…
California Includes Oral Health Professionals in First Phase of COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
The state of California is set to receive 327,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine as early as next week, and oral health professionals are included in Phase 1a, which puts healthcare providers and long-term care residents at the front…
Why Some Older Adults Cannot Utilize Teledentistry
Many dental and other healthcare providers switched to telehealth in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Asymptomatic and Recovered Individuals May Still Benefit from COVID-19 Vaccination
The United States Food and Drug Administration is on the cusp of granting emergency use authorization to the Pfizer vaccine and states are busy preparing for its distribution amid rising COVID-19 rates. But what about those who have…
Canada Approves the Use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine
After the completion of an independent review of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine data, Canada has approved its use and may begin immunizing its citizens as early as next week. The United Kingdom granted the vaccine emergency use status and…
Helping Patients Get On Board With Scaling and Root Planing
This information is from the article “Increase Patient Compliance With SRP” by Kathleen O. Hodges, RDH, MS. To read the article, click here.
When Will You Be Able to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine?
The New York Times teamed up with the Surgo Foundation—a privately funded think tank dedicated to creative problem solving—and Ariadne Labs—a center for healthcare innovation—to create a vaccine calculator. The calculator asks your age; the…
Primer on Masks
This information is from the article "Choosing the Appropriate Mask" by Kandis V. Garland, RDH, MS. To read the article, click here.
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