A California pilot program proposing to allow expanded function dental assistants to administer local anesthesia threatens to blur critical lines in education, training, and patient safety. Dental hygienists must make their voices heard about this…
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California’s System of Providing Dental Care Is in Crisis
New reporting from the San Francisco Standard reveals a worsening dental hygienist shortage in California that is reshaping both…
Who Should Give the Shot? New Anesthesia Pilot for Dental Assistants Sparks…
A new California pilot program would allow dental assistants to administer local anesthesia, a move many dentists welcome for…
Florida Moves Toward Dental Therapy
Florida lawmakers are considering a bill to create a dental therapist role to provide preventive and routine restorative care.…
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Innovative technology from Crosstex expands its dental water compliance portfolio and provides solution to help meet the compliance needs of dental practices.
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Oral Health America Announces a 3-Year, $500,000 Commitment from Ivoclar Vivadent
Oral Health America (OHA) is the recipient of a 3-year, $500,000 commitment from Ivoclar Vivadent, including an annual $50,000 grant as well as a commitment to provide $117,000 of dental product to OHA’s Smiles Across America® Program…
American Academy of Periodontology, SUNSTAR Announce 2018 Innovation Grant Recipients
Hsun Liang Chan, DDS, MS, and Jeff C.W. Wang, DDS, DMSc, awarded $30,000 each for research projects
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