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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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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