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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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
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This information is from the article Oral Irrigation for Chronic Periodontitis by Timothy J. Hempton, DDS. To read the article, click here.
HHS Announces Changes to COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plan
During a January 12 press conference, United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex M. Azar II announced changes to the nation’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution policy in order to ensure more Americans receive the immunizations as…
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TePe now offers consumers the opportunity to make a conscious choice by introducing a more sustainable interdental brush.
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In an examination of patients who have recovered from COVID-19, researchers found that severity of initial illness did not appear to correlate with the presence of lingering fatigue, ill health, or breathlessness. Published in the Annals of…
Preliminary Evidence Shows Pfizer Vaccine Is Effective Against New COVID-19 Strain
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