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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When a Bargain Smile Comes at a High Cost
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Is Povidone-Iodine the Underrated Antiseptic in Dentistry?
With broad antimicrobial activity, low cost and multiple potential oral health applications, povidone-iodine may be a valuable…
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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In a departure from the Trump administration's policy of holding back vaccine doses to ensure that recipients receive a second injection of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, President-elect Joe Biden intends to release all available COVID-19…
CDC Asserts Oral Health Professionals Should Have First-Tier Access to COVID-19 Vaccinations
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed that oral health professionals are included with other healthcare providers in the first phase of the COVID-19 vaccine roll out, according to the American…
Dentists Are Ready for COVID-19 Vaccination
While vaccine hesitancy is a significant hindrance to widespread immunization against the novel coronavirus across the United States, dentists are ready to roll up their sleeves. According to a poll conducted during the week of December 14…
Recommendations for Dry Mouth
This information is from the article Help For Patients With Dry Mouth by Martha J. McComas, RDH, MS. To read the article, click here.
California Dentists Can Now Administer COVID-19 Vaccinations
California’s Department of Consumer Affairs authorized a public health emergency waiver to allow licensed dentists to provide COVID-19 vaccinations on January 4. Dentists who wish to be part of vaccine administration must complete a 3-hour…
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Update on Lead Apron Utilization
This information is from the article Are Lead Aprons Necessary? by Jessica R. Kiser, EdD, MS, RDH. To read the article, click here.
Operation Warp Speed Considers Half-Dosing the Moderna Option Amid Slower Than Expected COVID-19…
Operation Warp Speed—a federal program dedicated to furthering the development and application of a COVID-19 vaccine and ensuring access for Americans—had planned on vaccinating 20 million people before the end of the year. However, at this…
Sunstar Americas Inc. Expands Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Paroex® Chlorhexidine Gluconate Oral…
Sunstar Americas, Inc. (SAI) is voluntarily recalling Paroex® Chlorhexidine Gluconate Oral Rinse USP, 0.12% products bearing an expiration date from 12/31/2020 – 9/30/2022 to the consumer level. This product may be contaminated with the…
Making a Difference in the Opioid Crisis
This information is from the article Addressing the Opioid Crisis by Heather B. Allen, RDH, BSDH, MSHCM, Tricia S. Barker, RDH, BSDH, MEd and Tina Patel Gunaldo, PhD, DPT, MHS. To read the article, click here.
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