Affecting up to one in four children, molar incisor hypomineralization is emerging as one of the most prevalent developmental dental conditions, leaving permanent teeth vulnerable to sensitivity, breakdown, and restorative challenges.
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How Community-Based Dental Residencies Are Expanding Access to Care
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The Esther Wilkins Lifetime Achievement Award Honors Icon in Dental Hygiene…
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Why Routine Patient Shielding May No Longer Be Necessary
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A team at New York University (NYU) is working to better understand the cellular and molecular mechanisms of how oral cancer cells invade nerves to help researchers identify new targets for treating patients with oral cancer and associated…
OSHA Releases New Guidance for Oral Health Professionals
The United States Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released the following tips to help safeguard oral health professionals as they return to practice.
Encourage clinicians and staff to stay home if sick…
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A COVID-19 vaccine—created by Moderna in collaboration with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)—seems to initiate an immune response in a Phase 1 trial, giving hope to the possibility of an effective vaccine in…
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Over the past decade, legislatures across the United States have grappled with scope of practice issues for health professions, including dental hygiene.
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To help states reach their benchmarks for reopening, the United States Department of Health and Human Services will provide $11 billion to expand testing capabilities. Under this umbrella, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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Researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health are providing local public health officials across Wisconsin with zip code-level data on the susceptibility of residents to severe complications from COVID-19.
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Implant Dentistry Continues to Grow
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