Starting January 1, 2027, California dental plans must honor patients’ assignment of benefits, allowing practices to receive insurance payments directly while increasing transparency around provider networks and out-of-pocket costs.
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Missouri Expands Dental Access as Medicaid Cuts Loom
Medicaid expansion has opened doors to preventive and specialized dental care for thousands of Missourians, but proposed funding…
Managing Tooth Wear
Understanding the causes and clinical presentation of tooth wear helps clinicians to prevent further damage and develop effective…
Why Dental Hygienists Leave
New research exposes the impact of abusive supervision on dental hygienists’ mental health, job satisfaction, and decisions to…
Unlicensed Iowa Clinic Shut Down After Years of Unregulated Care
From unproven cancer treatments to an unlicensed dental operatory, the case of Old Cabin Retreat highlights the serious risks of…
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Stakeholders Request Renewal of the Nation’s Public Health Emergency Declaration
The United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a public health emergency declaration (PHE) on January 31, 2020, due to the emerging threat posed by the novel coronavirus. The declaration provides public health…
Vaccinations Are Key to Public Health
Oral health professionals are exposed to infectious agents that can be transmitted to and from clinicians and patients. Fortunately, there are myriad strategies to maintain a safe environment—from effective surface disinfection to donning…
Social Distancing Is Key to Controlling Viral Spread
In light of the United States’ state-by-state approach to the COVID-19 pandemic and Americans’ high-level of mobility, the novel coronavirus spread to all 50 states and 90% of all US counties within 4 months of the initial outbreak,…
Moderna Adjusts Vaccine Trial Protocol, Delays Start of Testing
Moderna, one of the front-runners in the race to develop an effective SARS-CoV-2 vaccine, is adjusting its clinical trial protocol, which will delay the start of a 30,000 subject human trial on the vaccine, which was scheduled to start July…
New Study Finds Oropharyngeal Secretions May Reduce False Negatives in COVID-19 Testing
Researchers based in Wuhan, China found that testing oropharyngeal secretions reduced the number of false negative test results among those with COVID-19. The study looked at 75 patients who were being discharged from the hospital after…
ADA Suggests Waiting Before Disinfecting Is Still Prudent
While the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention removed the recommendation to wait 15 minutes after aerosol-generating procedures have been performed before disinfecting the operatory from its guidelines, the American…
Deadline to Apply for Paycheck Protection Program May Be Extended
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), which has provided loans to small businesses (some of which need not be paid back) to help weather the COVID-19 pandemic, still has $130 billion of unspent funds. The deadline to apply for those funds…
The ADHA Institute for Oral Health DentalCodeology Consortium Trailblazer Travel Grant
Applications for the DentalCodeology Consortium (DCC) Trailblazer Travel Grant are now being accepted.
University of Toronto Team Awarded CIHR Grant to Study Impact of Cannabis Use on Indigenous Oral…
University of Toronto researchers have received a $1.5M grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research to study the impact of cannabis use on the oral health of Indigenous populations.
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