Researchers are testing whether transferring healthy oral bacteria from donors can rebalance the oral microbiome and provide a breakthrough treatment for chronic oral malodor.
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How Community-Based Dental Residencies Are Expanding Access to Care
Federal investments in community-based dental residency programs are creating a new generation of dentists prepared to serve rural,…
The Esther Wilkins Lifetime Achievement Award Honors Icon in Dental Hygiene…
Educator, mentor, scholar, and innovator, Cynthia C. Gadbury-Amyot, RDH, MS, EdD, FADHA, transformed dental hygiene education and…
Why Routine Patient Shielding May No Longer Be Necessary
Advances in digital imaging, rectangular collimation, and modern radiation science are challenging decades-old shielding practices.
Rice University Students Harness AI to Transform the Front Desk
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In partnership with Crest+Oral-B and The Smile Generation, the Pacific Dental Services (PDS) Foundation will host a webinar focused on the connection between oral health and diabetes.
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…
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