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.
Why Dental Teams Must Screen for Mental Health and Substance Use Risk
As evidence links oral health with mental illness and substance use disorders, oral health professionals are uniquely positioned to…
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
The Indian Health Service will phase out mercury-containing dental amalgam fillings by 2027, accelerating a shift already underway…
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Practicing in the Land of the Midnight Sun
Katrina Virgin, RDH, MS, shares her insights on providing oral health care in the remote regions of Alaska during a global pandemic.
Study Calls for Reimagining of Dental Outreach Programs
While international travel may not be top-of-mind for most right now, many oral health professionals volunteer their time and expertise on dental mission trips. But how effective are these outreach programs?
Impact of COVID-19 on Dentistry Could Be Far-Reaching
The novel coronavirus pandemic has changed the landscape of our lives for the time being. But what is the overall impact of COVID-19 on 21st-century dentistry?
Public Health Departments Struggle to Prepare for Vaccine Rollout
While the United States has spent more than $10 billion on vaccine development, funds have not been allocated to support public health departments in rolling out two COVID-19 vaccines that may be ready as early as late October or the…
COVID-19 Cases Go Undiagnosed Among Frontline Healthcare Professionals
Approximately 69% of COVID-19 infections went undiagnosed among 3,000 frontline healthcare professionals between April and June in 12 states, according to new research published in the United States Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.…
Guardian Study: Eight in 10 Adults Say They Plan to Return to Dentist by Year-End 2020
Guardian's Workplace Benefits Study, "Dental Benefits 2020," reports nearly three in 10 patients say they are more anxious about visiting the dentist since the COVID-19 outbreak, however, 3 in 4 adults will be comfortable going to the…
Biopharmaceutical Industry Leaders Call for Principled Approach to COVID-19 Vaccines and Therapies
In a letter to the biopharmaceutical industry, CEOs from Ovid Therapeutics, Nkarta Therapeutics, Global Blood Therapeutics, Biotechnology Innovation Organization, Acorda Therapeutics, GlycoMimetics, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, and Alkermes…
Supporting Enamel in Soft Drink Consumers
This information is from the article What Advice Can Be Offered to Patients with Soft Tooth Enamel? By Martha McComas, RDH, MS. To read the article, click here.
CDC Says Two Vaccines Will Be Ready by October or November
As yet unidentified, Vaccine A and Vaccine B should be ready for national distribution by late October or early November, according to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The vaccines will initially be used…
JOMS Study: For Jaw Cancer Patients, In-House 3D Printing Allows Quicker Restoration of Teeth
A study published in the August issue of the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, the journal of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, suggests in-house three-dimensional (3D) printing results in patients with…
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