The pause of Mountain Empire Community College’s dental assisting program could further strain Virginia’s dental workforce pipeline and intensify the state’s dental hygienist shortage.
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ER Dental Visits Surge as Policy Shifts Strain Access
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Tackling Substance Use and Mental Health in Dental Care
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Cannabidiol May Ease Dental Pain
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Research Program to Investigate Post-Surgical Pain at the University of New England
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Many Americans Remain Without Dental Coverage
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American Academy of Periodontology launches Dental Hygiene Engagement Initiative at Annual Meeting
AUSTIN, TX – At its 109th Annual Meeting in Austin, the American Academy of Periodontology is launching a new multi-year, multi-pronged initiative to educate dental hygienists on periodontal topics.
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UT Health San Antonio Initiates Global Oral Health Agenda
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The American Academy of Periodontology Seeks to Engage Dental Hygienists
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Giant Toothbrush Greets Those Passing by Bass Lake Dental
Minnesota-based artist Curtis Ingvoldstad has been carving a 7-foot-tall toothbrush from a 150-year-old ash tree outside Bass Lake Dental in New Hope, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis. Bryan Ophaug, DDS, the dental practice’s owner,…
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