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Cut reimbursement, lose dentists. Who pays the price when Medicaid access disappears?
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Kentucky Tables Assistant Scaling Proposal as Practice Act Moves Forward…
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Solmetex, LLC Acquires ReLeaf
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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
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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
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Asymptomatic and Recovered Individuals May Still Benefit from COVID-19 Vaccination
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Canada Approves the Use of Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine
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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
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FDA Approves At-Home Dual Flu-COVID-19 Test
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first at-home diagnostic test for both flu and COVID-19 on December 4. The RC COVID-19 +Flu RT-PCR Test is made by Quest Diagnostics and is available by prescription only.…
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