Congratulations to Susan Gorman, MEd, RDH, the August winner of the Sunstar Ebrief Giveaway. The clinical programs coordinator with the University of Florida College of Dentistry, Department of Community Dentistry and Behavioral Science in…
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ADA Backs Paycheck Protection Loan Forgiveness Legislation
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NYU Dentistry Receives $2.4 Million Grant to Study Low-Grade Inflammation in Aging
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ADA Requests Oral Health Professionals Have First Crack at COVID-19 Vaccines
Kathleen T. O’Loughlin, DMD, MPH, executive director of the American Dental Association, asked members of a National Academies, Engineering, and Medicine panel—who are working on a plan for the equitable distribution of COVID-19 vaccines—to…
Practicing in the Land of the Midnight Sun
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