A new rule allows qualified 16- and 17-year-olds to work as registered dental assistants, creating an earlier workforce pipeline while maintaining education, registration, and supervision requirements.
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HIPAA Compliance Is Changing and Dental Practices Need to Prepare Now
Proposed updates to the HIPAA Security Rule could require stronger cybersecurity protections, more detailed documentation, and…
Redefining the Dental Hygienist’s Role in Whole-Body Healthcare
Join Lancette VanGuilder, BS, RDH, PHEDH, CEAS, FADHA, as she explores how legislation, autonomy, innovation, and medical-dental…
Study Explores Patient Acceptance of Vaccines in the Dental Office
A newly validated survey reveals mixed patient attitudes toward dentists and dental hygienists administering vaccines while…
Stopping Early Childhood Caries Before It Starts
From prenatal counseling and motivational interviewing to fluoride, dietary guidance, and silver diamine fluoride, evidence-based…
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ADA Commends Efforts to Update Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health
The American Dental Association (ADA) commends the federal agencies that announced an update is in the works to the 2000 Surgeon General’s Report on oral health.
NIH Addresses Dentists’ Role in Controlling Opioid Crisis
Nora Volkow, MD, director at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and Martha J. Somerman, DDS, PhD, director, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, have released the commentary titled “The role of the oral health…
Parents Confess Flossing Is Most Challenging Thing to Get Child to Do Reveals Delta Dental Survey
Majority of parents disclose their child has oral health issues.
Iain L.C. Chapple Received the 2018 IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in Research in Periodontal…
The International Association for Dental Research (IADR) announced Iain L.C. Chapple, University of Birmingham, England, as the 2018 recipient of the IADR Distinguished Scientist Award in Research in Periodontal Disease
White Paper Stresses Importance of Oral Health Care Benefit for Older Adults
Oral Health America (OHA), along with a diverse group of partners, released a white paper, An Oral Health Benefit in Medicare Part B: It’s Time to Include Oral Health in Health Care.
Lack of Mouth Microbe May Put HIV-Infected Youth At Higher Risk of Caries
When it comes to treating patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), oral health professionals play an integral role on the health care team—from recognizing oral manifestations of the virus to testing for medical conditions to…
Sensor Detects Whiff of Bad Breath
Ever wish you could do a quick "breath check" before an important meeting or a big date?
International Research Team Discovers New Method of Regenerating Dental Enamel
Researchers at Queen Mary University of London may have discovered a new way to produce materials capable of regenerating dental enamel.
Palmero Healthcare Contest Brings Smiles to Practices and Patients Everywhere
After 30 years of bringing smiles to patients, Palmero Healthcare's Happy Face design that’s synonymous with Palmero’s Cling Shield® X-ray apron brand, is getting a companion
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,…
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