EWU is moving forward with plans to launch a master’s-level dental therapy program, aiming to strengthen the oral health workforce in rural Washington. While dental therapy is designed to expand access to care, the model sometimes faces opposition…
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Study Finds 81% of Dental Antibiotic Prescriptions Are Unnecessary
Dentists are writing too many antibiotic prescriptions before dental procedures—approximately 80.9%, to be exact—for patients who do not need them, according to a University of Illinois (UIC) College of Pharmacy study.
Genetics and Caries Risk
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NIH Awards UAB School of Dentistry $22.4M
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Delta Dental Launches National Oral Health Institute
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Study Shows Dentists Are Detecting More Oral Cancers
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