As more states consider adding the American Dental Association’s “oral preventive assistant,” dental hygienists assert patient care will suffer and suggest moving the profession toward self-governance.
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Can Your Patients Hear You?
With hearing loss affecting more than 50 million Americans, oral health professionals can improve communication, reduce anxiety and…
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This information is from the article When Should I Refer Patients to a Periodontist? By Timothy J. Hempton, DDS and Gayathri M. Shenoy, DMD. To read the article, click here.
Medi-Cal Dental Incentive Payments Extended Through Dec. 31, 2021
Dental providers who receive incentive payments through the programs Domains, 1, 2 and 3 can continue participation through Dec. 31, 2021.
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A peer-reviewed study in the highly regarded journal The Lancet found that Sputnik V, a new COVID-19 vaccine developed in Russia, was 91.6% effective in preventing infection with the novel coronavirus. The study included 22,000 subjects and…
Dental Therapy Continues to Grow
This information is from the article Update on Dental Therapy in the United States by Ann Lynch. To read the article, click here.
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The United States Department of Defense has entered into a $231 million agreement with the Australian company, Ellume, to fund the manufacture of its rapid and inexpensive COVID-19 test. Available without a prescription, the COVID-19 test…
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Never have the issues of social isolation, loneliness, and depression been brought to light more poignantly and dramatically than through the COVID-19 pandemic and its ongoing public health sequelae, especially among the most vulnerable…
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists may have found a new genetic disorder that affects the brain and craniofacial skeleton.
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According to researchers in the United Kingdom, changes to the tongue’s appearance—including discoloration and enlargement—may be symptomatic of COVID-19. While traditional COVID-19 symptoms, such as fever, cough, and loss of taste and…
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The dark pigmentations that appear on dental enamel near the gingiva have a bacterial origin, and researchers note there is no definitive therapy to completely remove these stains. Appearing in Scientific Reports, a study of black stains…
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A multinational study of how the pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis colonizes the oral cavity has led to new understanding of interactions within the oral microbiome. Given the fact P. gingivalis is unable to produce its own growth molecules…
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