California’s AB 1952 would allow internationally trained dentists to become licensed dental hygienists without completing a CODA-accredited dental hygiene program. While supporters cite workforce shortages, dental hygienists argue the proposal…
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IHS Says Goodbye to Amalgam Fillings
The Indian Health Service will phase out mercury-containing dental amalgam fillings by 2027, accelerating a shift already underway…
20 Years of Protecting Children’s Smiles
A National Children’s Dental Health Month call to strengthen access to care for underserved children.
Winner of the December Sunstar eBrief Giveaway Announced
Congratulations to the December winner of the Sunstar eBrief Giveaway, Shanin Peck, RDH, MA, ECPII. A professor and senior…
The Cross-Border Dental Boom Is Reshaping US Practice Economics
1.3 million Americans went to Mexico for care. Here’s why oral health professionals should be paying attention.
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Preventive Oral Healthcare in Kids Pays off for Working Parents
Proactive oral health care may be the best hedge against poor school performance, short paychecks, and skyrocketing healthcare costs.
Going to Where the People Are
Kathy Lituri, RDH, MPH, began her dental hygiene career in a pediatric office and has spent much of her professional life reaching out to children and their families who struggle to access dental care.
Using Saliva Analysis for Periodontal Disease Detection
Analyzing saliva can aid in the development of simple diagnostic tests for periodontal diseases, offering advantages in noninvasive collection and cost-effective, large-scale screening.
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…
Impact of Systemic Conditions on Periodontal Health
Explore the intricate relationship between systemic conditions and periodontal diseases, revealing key biomarkers and pathways linking these conditions to oral health outcomes.
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