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Michigan’s First Dental Therapist Is Redefining Access to Care in Rural…
Dana Marie Obey, DT, Michigan’s first licensed dental therapist, is expanding access to patient-centered oral healthcare in the…
Enter to Win Our Sunstar eBrief Giveaway!
Who doesn’t love a giveaway? Sunstar GUM will gift one lucky dental hygienist with these fun prizes: Dimensions of Dental Hygiene…
The High Cost of Ignoring Dental Caries
A new case report illustrates how untreated dental caries progressed into a fatal deep neck infection, underscoring the dangerous…
Alabama Dentists Push Back Against Broken Dental Insurance
Alabama dentists say dental insurance is broken and patients are paying the price.
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Physician Assistants Show Improved Awareness of the Oral-Systemic Link
Research presented at the American Academy of Physician Assistants’ (AAPA) 2018 conference in New Orleans notes that while physician assistants (PAs) are working to improve their knowledge of oral health issues and the oral-systemic link,…
NYU Dentistry’s Nicole Scheff Receives NIH Grant to Study Interaction of Sensory Nerves and Oral…
Research could spur development of novel oral cancer therapeutic strategies that target sensory neurons.
Periodontal Disease May be a Key Initiator of RA
Patients at risk for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) demonstrate higher levels of periodontal bacteria before evidence of the chronic inflammatory joint disease presents itself, according to results of a study presented at the 2018 Annual…
Review Helps Clinicians Understand Dental Implant Complications
Clinicians know that dental implant success requires the same maintenance as natural teeth.
Oral Health America Introduces State Spotlight Series
Following the release of A State of Decay, Vol. IV, a state by state analysis of the oral health of older adults 65+, Oral Health America (OHA) is introducing a State Spotlight series to ‘go beyond the score’ to share the actions and…
New UConn Dental Dean Named
The University of Connecticut has recruited Sharon M. Gordon, DDS, MPH, PhD, as UConn School of Dental Medicine’s next dean.
Pacific School of Dental Hygiene Studies Director Honored with National Award
Lisa Rowley, director of the Pacific University School of Dental Hygiene Studies, is one of just two recipients nationally to receive an Award of Excellence in Dental Hygiene from the American Dental Hygienists' Association.
ADHA Supports Eliminating Patient Procedure-Based Single Encounter Clinical Licensure Examination
The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) House of Delegates announced its support for the elimination of the patient procedure-based, single encounter clinical examination for candidates who are graduates of Commission on Dental…
ADHA Congratulates the AAP on the Release of the Proceedings from the 2017 World Workshop
With the recent release of the new periodontal disease classification system by the American Academy of Periodontology, the American Dental Hygienists’ Association released the following statement.
Up Your Knowledge on Remineralization
Even with an ever broadening knowledge base on its etiology and prevention methods, dental caries remains a significant oral health problem across the globe. As oral health professionals, we are charged with helping our patients improve…
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