Medicare Will Now Pay for At-Home Rapid COVID-19 Tests
When the federal government announced that private health insurers would cover the cost of up to eight at-home rapid COVID-19 tests per month for their policyholders on January 15, Medicare was not included—leaving millions of Americans out…
Organization Seeks to Help Implement Dental Therapy
While 13 states have passed legislation allowing licensure of dental therapists, red tape often impedes the ability of states to get these midlevel practitioners into the workforce. Pew Charitable Trusts reports that the National…
COVID-19 Testing: Must Employers Cover the Cost?
On January 13, the Supreme Court struck down the federal government’s requirement that companies with more than 100 employees either mandate COVID-19 vaccination or weekly testing. However, businesses may still want to test employees as a…
INTRODUCING IZZO™, A REVOLUTIONARY 4-IN-1 ORAL CARE SYSTEM FOR AT-HOME USE
Today, Premier® Dental, a global developer and manufacturer of dental and medical products, announces the launch of izzo™, an innovative new direct to consumer initiative designed to elevate at-home oral care. izzo™ is the first and only…
DentaQuest Continues Its Partnership With Florida to Provide Prevention-Based Oral Healthcare
Florida Healthy Kids—a public-private partnership that offers low-cost health and dental insurance for children ages 5 to 18 who reside in the state of Florida—will continue its contract with DentaQuest to provide dental managed care to…
Tips for Determining Your Level of COVID-19 Contagiousness
On December 27, 2021, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shortened the recommended amount of quarantine time for those with COVID-19 from 10 days to 5 days. But how are you to know whether you are still contagious…
Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Series Now Has Full Approval From FDA
While the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine series received full approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) back in August 2021, the agency gave the Moderna COVID-19 vaccines the same green light on January 31, 2022. The…
Candid Closes Direct-to-Consumer Aligner Business and Goes All-In on Dentist Network Model,…
Candid, a clear aligner company, announces that it is closing its direct-to-consumer business, as well as all 45 Candid Studios. The company is now entirely focused on growing its nationwide network of CandidPro dentists and empowering them…
Basic Prevention and Management of Common Musculoskeletal Disorders
While at increased risk for these injuries, dental hygienists can implement strategies for effective prevention and care to ensure the longevity of their careers.
New Expert on Fluoride to Answer Reader Questions
Dimensions of Dental Hygiene is excited to announce the addition of Denise Muesch Helm, RDH, EdD, as the new expert on fluoride in the online and in-print “As the Expert” forum.
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