A Dental Health Aide Therapist’s Perspective
This midlevel practitioner who works on nontribal land shares her insight into the importance of the dental therapist provider.
Dental Hygienist to Lead DTA’s Board of Directors
Karen Neiner, RDH, MBA, president of Palmero Healthcare, was recently elected chair of the Board of Directors for the Dental Trade Alliance (DTA), an organization of suppliers and service providers dedicated to improving the provision of…
UT Educator Receives Prestigious Award
Harold A. Henson, RDH, PhD, was honored with the 2021 University of Texas (UT) System Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award in November.
Professional Excellence
My December memo typically reviews the past year and highlights accomplishments and news from the previous 12 months. As I looked back at the Dimensions of Dental Hygiene issue archives for 2021, I also re-read my memo from 1 year ago,…
Henry Schein Celebrates 23rd Annual ‘Holiday Cheer for Children’ by Donating Clothing, Gift Cards,…
Henry Schein, Inc. and Team Schein Members (TSMs) from around the world joined more than 1500 underserved children and their families to celebrate the company’s 23rd annual “Holiday Cheer for Children” program, a flagship corporate…
Clinical Study Evaluates Naproxen Sodium Versus an Opioid Combination in Acute Postsurgical Dental…
New clinical research has shown that a single 440 mg dose of over-the-counter naproxen sodium (NapS) is as effective, lasts longer, and is better tolerated than a single dose of a commonly prescribed opioid for managing acute…
CDC Recommends Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization unanimously recommended that Americans receive either the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as opposed to Johnson & Johnson’s. This…
Asymptomatic Individuals With COVID-19 May Be Super-Spreaders
Those infected with SARS-CoV-2 but show no symptoms are spreading COVID-19 throughout their communities according to a new analysis published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open. Out of nearly 20,000 subjects…
Those Who Are Vaccinated and Experience a Breakthrough Infection Develop High Levels of Immunity to…
Oregon Health & Science University researchers found that vaccinated individuals who developed breakthrough COVID-19 infections were left with “super immunity” against the Delta and other variants. Published in the Journal of the…
New Type of Vaccine Could Be Game Changer in the Fight Against Coronaviruses
The United States Army is developing a vaccine that may be effective against all coronaviruses, including SARS-CoV-2. The vaccine, called spike ferritin nanoparticle, utilizes ferritin, a protein, in a ball-like scaffold that encompasses…
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