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.
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…
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Getting Back to Dental Hygiene During the Pandemic
A national poll conducted by Abacus Data for the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association reports many Canadians have delayed dental hygiene care since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
HHS Broadens Who Is Able to Administer COVID-19 Vaccines
According to the Federal Register, the United States Department of Health and Human Services has adjusted which professions are allowed to administer COVID-19 vaccinations to encompass additional healthcare providers, such as dentists,…
Variants in SARS-CoV-2 May Originate in Those With Fragile Immune Systems
Investigators continue to better understand why the novel coronavirus has experienced so many mutations in a short period of time. For example, a coronavirus most often mutates about twice per month, but B117, the United Kingdom-based…
Improving Implementation of Sealants
This information is from the article Encouraging Sealant Use by Iwonka Eagle, RDH, MS. To read the article, click here.
Survey Identifies States with the Best and Worst Oral Health
A new WalletHub survey that compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 26 key indicators of oral health to determine where people have the healthiest teeth and gingiva ranks Wisconsin as the state with the best oral health,…
Using Miswak as an Alternative Oral Hygiene Method
This information is from the article The Use of Miswak to Improve Oral Health Outcomes by Maria Mirakhmedov, RDH, BSDH; Sarah Laredo, RDH, BSDH; Anh Nguyen, RDH, BSDH; Faizan Kabani, PhD, MBA, MHA, RDH, FAADH; Lisa Mallonee, MPH, RDH, RD,…
A Pill to Treat COVID-19 Is in Development
A new drug, molnupiravir, designed to treat COVID-19 illness is currently in clinical trials with early-stage results recently released. The pill, which does not require refrigeration and is taken orally, showed efficacy at eliminating…
Biologics and Their Effect on Oral Health
Comprising a large and fast-growing group of medications with diverse therapeutic targets, monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) have a wide-ranging variety of current and potential therapeutic applications. The first mAb was generated in 1975, and…
Poll Data Show Americans Support Restrictions Against Those Who Refuse COVID-19 Vaccinations
A Reuters poll of 1,000 Americans found the majority want to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, and they support restrictions regarding travel, workplace, and lifestyle for those who decline COVID-19 vaccines. COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy has…
Study Examines Patterns of Opioid Prescribing
A study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association has found adolescents and young adults were prescribed more opioids after dental procedures in an Appalachian college of dentistry than older patients.
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