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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The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated its Guidance for Dental Settings on June 17. The changes encompass waiting periods prior to disinfection and timeline of when to report COVID-19 symptoms.
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BioMin Donates 960 Tubes of Toothpaste to Dentist’s COVID-19 Campaign
BioMin Technologies Ltd has donated 960 tubes (10 cartons) of BioMin™ F to support a young London dentist collecting oral health products to deliver to hospitals, care homes and homeless shelters during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Putting the Team Back in Teamwork
With 90% of dental practices now open for elective procedures, according to data from the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute, most oral health professionals are back to work. However, anxiety remains about the safety of…
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HuFriedyGroup Introduces New Online Resource Center to Help Dentists Bounce Back as Offices Reopen
Product bundles and special offers, patient communication tools, ongoing education, and new comprehensive resource center facilitate infection prevention best practices.
Ensuring Successful Implant Maintenance
According to the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, 3 million people in the United States have implants with that number growing by 500,000 each year.
Inexpensive Steroid May Reduce COVID-19 Mortality
New evidence out of Oxford University shows the use of an inexpensive steroid, dexamethasone, can decrease the number of deaths in those with COVID-19. The United Kingdom-based study found that the drug reduced deaths among one-third of…
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BURST Oral Care Launches New Black Expanding Floss Infused with Juniper Berry
Industry’s only expanding Black Juniper Berry Floss that gives you the deepest clean and allows you to see plaque hiding between your teeth.
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