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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Maryland Allows Dental Hygienists to Prescribe and Administer Medications in Limited Circumstances
The ADEA Advocate reports legislation was enacted in Maryland that would grant dental hygienists limited prescribing authority.
Teeth Provide Insight to Birth Patterns, Evolution of Menopause
Details of an individual’s life are documented in their teeth, according to researchers at New York University’s (NYU) Department of Anthropology and College of Dentistry. In their recent work, the mixed-discipline team provides new…
Hot and Dry Conditions May Hinder Viability of Novel Coronavirus
New research provides good news for those living the desert lifestyle. It seems that the SARS-CoV-2 virus contained within droplets released when people talk, sneeze, or cough dry more quickly in hot, dry conditions. Once the droplets dry,…
Mask Wearing May Prevent Resurgence of COVID-19
New research suggests that widespread mask wearing may curb transmission rates to manageable levels and prevent an additional wave of COVID-19 when combined with stay-at-home orders and social distancing. Published in Proceedings of the…
New Remdesivir Trial Tests Drug in Combination with Baricitinib
New patients are currently being enrolled in the University of Illinois at Chicago’s second clinical trial to study the drug remdesivir as a treatment for COVID-19.
How to Support the Oral Microbiome
The intimate relationship between the microbiome and the host is dynamic and influenced by many environmental factors such as diet, tobacco usage, and stress.
Reopening Your Dental Practice
Meetu C. Soni, DMD, BDS—a board-certified pediatric dentist in North Brunswick, New Jersey—is blogging for Dimensions of Dental Hygiene about COVID-19.
In these trying times, providing dental care is stressful. Recommendations…
Increase Your Knowledge of Restorative Materials
Dental hygienists routinely deal with prophylaxis of not only teeth, but a vast array of restorative materials. These restorations involve metallic, ceramic, polymeric, and composite materials that are part of the huge armamentarium…
Risk of Asymptomatic Patients Transmitting Virus Appears to Be Low
UPDATE: 6/9/2020 | 8:30am
The World Health Organization (WHO) is clarifying original statements made by Maria Van Kerkhove, PhD, an infectious disease epidemiologist, during a WHO press conference on June 8 about the risk of COVID-19…
Maintaining Health With Vaccinations
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…
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