This innovative nonprofit is redefining professional support and access-to-care advocacy for dental hygienists in Florida. By prioritizing inclusion, transparency, and systemic change, the alliance is making oral health equity a reality, one…
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Paducah’s Head Start program is dedicated to supporting the oral health of kids and families, but an overwhelming shortage of…
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Growth Factors Redefine Implant Success
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The Temple University Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry—in partnership with the School District of Philadelphia—has opened a four-operatory dental clinic in the William D. Kelly Elementary School, which is located near the dental…
Program Introduces Disadvantaged Teens to Careers in Dental Hygiene
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Four New Codes Introduced to Treat Sleep Apnea
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