The CDT 2026 update includes 60 total code changes, highlighted by six deletions that reflect evolving clinical practice and public health realities. Understanding which codes are disappearing and why can help dental teams prepare for claims…
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Eastern Washington University Charts a New Path With Dental Therapy Program
EWU is moving forward with plans to launch a master’s-level dental therapy program, aiming to strengthen the oral health workforce…
Gingivitis May Raise the Stakes for Brain Health
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Pink, Blue, and Biofilm: Test Your Disclosing Solution Know-How
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When Untreated Tooth Decay Turns Deadly
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50 high-burden communities will be selected to address social determinants of health.
Study Assesses Medicament Released Using Chewing Gum Delivery
A University of Bristol study assessed how much xylitol is released in medicated chewing gum by using a robot to replicate human chewing motion. This development may provide opportunities to refine drug release from gum via this delivery…
Hydrogel Biomaterials May Help Restore Salivary Glands and Lost Facial Tissue
Two University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) projects have received funding from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to continue studies of hydrogel therapies. The teams hope the projects will lead to…
Research Shows Many Healthcare Professionals With COVID-19 Are Asymptomatic
A new meta-analysis published in the American Journal of Epidemiology found that of those healthcare professionals who tested positive for COVID-19, 40% were asymptomatic. The data were gleaned from more than 230,000 healthcare…
Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 Vaccine Enters Final Stretch of Clinical Trials
American pharmaceutical giant, Johnson & Johnson is beginning the last stage of clinical trials on its innovative one-shot vaccine for COVID-19. Encompassing 60,000 subjects, the Phase 3 trial began on September 21 and will test the…
Ensuring Safe Dental Unit Waterlines
This information is from the article Implications of Biofilms in Dental Unit Waterlines by Kandis V. Garland, RDH, MS. To read the article, click here.
Penn Dental Medicine Among Wolf Administration Awardees to Battle COVID-19
Penn Dental Medicine is among the 23 statewide awardees from the administration of Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolff to advance coronavirus research. The award to the lab of Henry Daniell, PhD, W.D. Miller Professor in the Department of Basic…
Youth E-Cigarette Use Is Down, but 3.6 Million Still Use E-Cigarettes
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US Marks Devastating Loss of 200,000 Lives Due to COVID-19
Tragically, more than than 200,000 Americans have died due to COVID-19. The president of the American Medical Association, Susan R. Bailey, MD, highlighted the devastation brought on by the pandemic by remembering the sadness of those…
Patient Abandonment
Occasionally, dental practices may experience a clinician who does not return from a break to see patients on his or her schedule.
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