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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Announcing the Grand Opening of “ASAP Urgent Dental Care Clinic” in Wilmington, North…
History is being made in Wilmington, North Carolina today. The first strictly "Urgent Dental Care Clinic" in the United States opens in Wilmington, North Carolina on March 23, 2018.
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The growing success of dental implants provides an alternative to traditional dentures.
Oral Health Leaders Celebrate at Oral Health America’s 28th Annual Gala & Benefit
Oral Health America (OHA) announced that its 28th Annual Gala & Benefit raised more than $500,000 for OHA's programs and campaigns that support oral health for all Americans.
Primary care physicians report feeling unprepared for role in prenatal oral health
A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests that primary care physicians may feel under equipped to provide adequate oral health counseling to pregnant women.
10th Annual Sedation Safety Week to Focus on Awareness of Dental Choices
The theme of the 10th Annual Sedation Safety Week, which runs today through Friday, is "Awareness."
Dental student group strives to reach Hispanic population in Kentucky and world
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American Academy of Cariology Hosts Second Annual Conference
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Global competition advancing students and their work in dental research
March 21, 2018 will mark the 58th Annual AADR / Dentsply Sirona Student Competition for Advancing Dental Research and its Application Awards Program and Reception acknowledging the winners of national competitions from around the world as…
Removal of Exposed Titanium Mesh Leads to More Successful Dental Implants
Implant dentistry practitioners are increasingly seeing more difficult cases of implantation in which they must first overcome insufficient bone volume within the upper and lower jaw.
Dentsply Sirona and North American Dental Group Announce Comprehensive Partnership
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