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?
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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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While the United States struggles to contain the COVID-19 pandemic, dentistry continues its recovery, according to a new poll by the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute. Taken during the week of June 15, the poll shows that…
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EverSmile
The ADA recommends a pre-treatment patient rinse with at least 1.5% hydrogen peroxide. EverSmile has developed a 30-second rinse called PreOp, which cleans, disinfects, and debrides the oral cavity, leaving the area ready…
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Functional Breathing in the Era of the N95
Terri Patrick, RDH, MS, CHES—an orofacial myofunctional therapist—is blogging for Dimensions of Dental Hygiene about COVID-19.
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