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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How Diet Affects Oral Health
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NIH Researchers Introduce Plan to Improve Sars-CoV-2 Testing
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Germicidal Ultraviolet Light May Stop Spread of Novel Coronavirus
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The American Mobile & Teledentistry Alliance has announced Kwane Watson, DMD, has been selected as the organization's first president.
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The application deadline to apply for financial support through the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Provider Relief Fund Payment Portal has been extended from July 24 to August 3, 2020. The more than $4 billion…
Young Innovations Introduces Splatter Guard
Young Innovations is excited to introduce Splatter Guard, an innovative new prophy angle that reduces splatter by up to 15 times* compared to traditional prophy angles.
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