As states like Nevada consider lowering dental hygiene academic requirements, the University of Pittsburgh is taking a different approach by expanding access to care while maintaining educational rigor. A new Regional Training Center in Titusville,…
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Shape-Shifting Aligners May Be the Future of Orthodontics
West Virginia University is testing a new thermoplastic aligner material that uses shape memory technology to move teeth more…
GBR Advances Make Narrow Ridges Implant-Ready Without the Need for Autogenous…
Guided bone regeneration (GBR) has evolved into a reliable solution for complex ridge augmentation, even in challenging knife-edge…
Next-Gen Dental Implants That “Feel” Like Natural Teeth Show Promise in Early…
Researchers at Tufts University have developed a novel dental implant designed to reconnect with the body’s nerve system, offering…
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Emerging research links a less diverse oral microbiome to higher rates of depression, suggesting that the mouth may offer…
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Western North Dakota Sets Plan in Motion to Increase the Number of Dental Professionals in the Area
The Dakota College Downtown in Minot, North Dakota, is set to launch dental assisting and dental hygiene programs, transforming former Trinity Health offices into modern classrooms and cutting-edge dental stations. Collaborating with Minot…
Kentucky Dentist Runs Mobile Practice to Care for the Underserved
Kwane Watson, DMD, who graduated from the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry, became starkly aware of the lack of dental providers in Kentucky serving disadvantaged populations when he served as the state dental director for…
Milwaukee’s Dental and Medical Schools Collaborate to Tackle TMD
Milwaukee’s Marquette University School of Dentistry and the Medical College of Wisconsin are collaborating to bring medicine and dentistry together on the issue of temporomandibular disorder (TMD), which causes pain and dysfunction in the…
Legislation Regarding Virtual Credit Card Payment Fees Is Introduced in California
The California Dental Association (CDA) continues its push for dental benefit plan reform with the introduction of SB 1369, sponsored legislation aimed at addressing coercive fee collection practices associated with virtual credit card…
Inflation Hurts Tooth Fairy’s Generosity
Delta Dental’s 2024 Original Tooth Fairy Poll discloses a 6% decrease in the average value of a lost tooth, marking the first year-over-year decline in Tooth Fairy giving in 5 years, with the value dropping from $6.23 to $5.84. Even the…
University of Minnesota Receives Grant for Its Special Needs Dental Clinic
The University of Minnesota School of Dentistry’s Special Healthcare Needs Clinic (SHNC) has received a Clinical Dental Education and Innovations Grant from the Minnesota Department of Health, aimed at enhancing technological capabilities…
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