Two new oral health roles are making headlines, but they are not the same. A legal nurse consultant breaks down why these two oral health professionals differ sharply in education, oversight, and impact on access to care.
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Spit Happens: Why Saliva Is Becoming a Key Diagnostic Tool
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Virginia Dental Association Suggests Three-Pronged Approach to Address Dental…
A Sterling, Virginia-based dentist Tarek Badawy, DDS, FAGD, FICOI, recently posted a YouTube video suggesting a three-prong…
Eastern Washington University Advances Dental Therapy Program to Strengthen…
EWU is moving forward with plans to launch a master’s-level dental therapy program, expanding the state’s oral health workforce and…
Ferris State to Launch Michigan’s First Dental Therapy Program
Ferris State University is developing Michigan’s first dental therapy education program to expand access to care in underserved…
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A request for dental care access by an indigenous population in South America fuels a study that increases awareness of the connection between oral health and chronic disease in the United States.
Revolutionizing Treatment of Class I Furcation Involvements
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April Is Oral Cancer Awareness Month
In April, the importance of early detection, education, and support is highlighted during Oral Cancer Awareness Month. Oral cancer often goes unnoticed in its early stages, making it a dangerous silent threat. Statistics from the…
Relationship Between Oral Microbiome and COVID-19 Severity Revealed
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Study Finds Protective Benefits to Iron-Rich Enamel in Rodents
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Incarcerated Man Deplores the Lack of Dental Care in Minnesota Prison
A Native American man, Keith Crow, who is incarcerated at Rush City Prison in Rush City, Minnesota, recently wrote an opinion piece decrying the lack of dental care. Despite constitutional mandates for medical care, inmates are left…
Kansas Joins the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact
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Simplified Classification System for Periodontally Involved Mandibular Furcations
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Legislation Suggested to Assert the Value of Dental Insurance Plans
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