A California pilot program proposing to allow expanded function dental assistants to administer local anesthesia threatens to blur critical lines in education, training, and patient safety. Dental hygienists must make their voices heard about this…
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California’s System of Providing Dental Care Is in Crisis
New reporting from the San Francisco Standard reveals a worsening dental hygienist shortage in California that is reshaping both…
Who Should Give the Shot? New Anesthesia Pilot for Dental Assistants Sparks…
A new California pilot program would allow dental assistants to administer local anesthesia, a move many dentists welcome for…
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Kansas City University Opens New Dental School
Kansas City University in Joplin, Missouri, is dealing with the region’s shortage of dental providers by opening a new dental school. The Harry M. Cornell Dental Education Center — a $65 million teaching facility — will help increase the…
Incarcerated Population in Oregon to Receive Dental Care
Incarcerated individuals in the Deschutes County Jail in Bend, Oregon, will now receive dental care due to a partnership with a mobile dental bus. Medical Teams International will visit the correctional facility once per month providing…
The 2023 Esther Wilkins Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Honored
On Friday evening at the American Dental Hygienists’ Association Annual Meeting in Chicago, Ann Eshenaur Spolarich, RDH, PhD, FSCDH, was honored with the Esther Wilkins Lifetime Achievement Award. A professor and assistant dean for research…
Dental Hygienist Inspires Others in Her Quest to Become a Physician
When Mskelebogile graduated from high school in South Africa, her grades and test scores were not high enough to put her on the track to medical school. With an ever-present passion for healthcare and helping others, the young woman instead…
Tribal Dental Clinics Switch Focus from Restorative to Preventive With Big Results
The Tribal health clinics in Polson and St. Ignatius, Montana, also provide the area’s residents with dental care. When the clinics added a pediatric dentist, David Burke, DMD, MPH, to their dental team, he moved the focus away from…
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Use of Forensic Bite Analysis in the Courtroom Is Not Supported by Evidence
While forensic bite analysis makes a frequent appearance in legal drama TV shows, scientific research supporting its efficacy is scant. A study published in the Journal of the California Dental Association found that 26 people were…
Study Finds Photodynamic Therapy Improves Outcomes in Necrotizing Ulcerative Gingivitis
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) — a modality that uses medications (photosensitizing agents) in addition to light to kill bacteria — was found to improve periodontal health among those with necrotizing ulcerative gingivitis, a type of…
Timing of Toothbrushing Makes a Difference When it Comes to Heart Health
In a study of 1,675 patients, researchers found that those who brushed their teeth before bed had a decreased risk of experiencing a cardiovascular event than those who brushed their teeth only in the morning or not at all. The study was…
Baseball and Prophys: A Winning Combination
Baseball typically conjures up warm summer evenings and the smell of hot dogs cooking, as opposed to dental care, but the Milwaukee Brewers flipped the switch on June 27 when they hosted a free dental clinic at American Family Field. The…
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