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
With millions of Americans traveling abroad for cheaper dental care, a tragic case in Turkey underscores the potentially serious…
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…
AI May Make Chairside Diagnosis of Cognitive Impairment a Reality
New research suggests AI can analyze subtle changes in speech during routine patient-provider interactions to identify early signs…
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Oral Health Company Lends Support for Kids in Need
Tampa-based ProBiora HealthTM is proudly sponsoring Creating Smiles One Mile at a Time, a historic bike ride across the country to benefit Smile For a Lifetime.
Reducing the Risk of Dental Aerosols
This information is from the article Clinical Insights: What We Know and Don’t Know About Dental Aerosols by Stephen K. Harrel, DDS. To read the article, click here.
Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines from China and Russia Questioned
Scientists are questioning the effectiveness of vaccines made in China and Russia due to their dependence on the adenovirus, a common cold virus that most people have already encountered. Both the Russian and Chinese vaccines use a modified…
What Do You Know About Preventing Legionnaire’s Disease?
Legionnaire’s disease is a respiratory illness associated with the inhalation or aspiration of water sources (aerosols) contaminated with Legionella pneumophila bacteria. There are more than 50 Legionella species with L. pneumophila being…
FDA Provides Emergency Authorization to Fast and Inexpensive COVID-19 Test
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Abbott Laboratories emergency authorization for its $5, 15-minute COVID-19 test. The antigen test is point-of-care, meaning that no lab or equipment is needed to process the…
FDI and ICHOM Develop Baselines and Indicators to Measure Oral Health Outcomes Globally
A collaboration between the FDI World Dental Federation and the International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM), have developed a minimum Adult Oral Health Standard Set (AOHSS) for use in clinical practice, research,…
Engineering and Dental Colleges Team Up to Improve Safety of Oral Health Care
Faculty in the University of Illinois Chicago College of Dentistry and College of Engineering have collaborated on strategies to make the provision of oral health care at the university’s dental clinic safer during the global pandemic. The…
Antiparasitic Medication May Help in Treatment of COVID-19
An antiparasitic medication prescribed for river blindness is currently in use in some countries, including Bolivia and Peru, as an off-label treatment for COVID-19. Australian researchers concluded in April that the medication, ivermectin,…
Dimensions of Dental Hygiene Editorial Advisory Board Member Receives Gies Award
Cynthia C. Gadbury-Amyot, RDH, MSDH, EdD, Dimensions of Dental Hygiene Editorial Advisory Board member and author, is the recipient of the Gies Award for Innovation–Dental Educator.
Advanced Study Reveals Structural Makeup of Human Tooth Enamel
Using advanced microscopy and chemical detection techniques, research supported in part by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research has revealed the atomic makeup of human tooth enamel.
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