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Canada Implements Dental Benefit to Help Citizens Deal With Rising Inflation

Sep 15, 2022

...rising costs due to inflation. While supportive of the dental benefit, Canadian Dental Hygienists’ Association (CDHA) President, Wendy Stewart, BSC, DDH, commented that the program needs to define what providers...

Oral Health America Partners with Colgate for Online Training Program Promoting Prevention at Any…

Jan 30, 2018

...modules stress the importance of prevention at any age. The online training program is broken into three modules: “Overview of Older Adults and Baby Boomers and Cultural Competency”; “Communication with...

COVID-19

Over-the-Counter Pain Medications Should Be Avoided Before Receiving a COVID-19 Vaccination

Feb 10, 2021

...chills, headache, and fatigue. This is good news, the inoculation is working! Public health officials are encouraging individuals to avoid muting that immune response with over-the-counter painkillers, such as ibuprofen...

COVID-19

FDA Approves Over-the-Counter COVID-19 Tests Available Without a Prescription

Apr 1, 2021

To add to the growing feed of positive pandemic news, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved several at-home, over-the-counter COVID-19 tests available without a prescription on March...

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Over-the-Counter Duo Outshines Opioids for Post-Surgical Dental Pain

Jan 7, 2025

...relievers can be just as effective when it comes to pain relief. The trial, involving more than 1,800 patients, demonstrated that a combination of acetaminophen and ibuprofen was more effective...

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Promoting a Cycle of Remineralization

Jul 14, 2025

...Practice. 6th ed. St. Louis: Elsevier; 2025: 269-285. Shah A, Kissel D. Tips to boost remineralization. Dimensions of Dental Hygiene. 2023;21(4):18-21. Szalma P, Yoon S. Enhance remineralization. Dimensions of Dental...

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Keeping Current

Feb 16, 2010

...Support, June 13, 2006. Available at: www.amia.org/files/cdsroadmap.pdf. Accessed January 8, 2010. Berner ES. Clinical decision support systems: state of the art. Available at: http://healthit.ahrq.gov/images/jun09 cds review/ 09_…

Dental Trade Alliance Provides Convenient Online

Dec 3, 2009

Dental Trade Alliance Provides Convenient Online Private Print Shop for Oral Healthcare Can’t Wait™ Marketing Components New Online Service Helps Dentists Produce Customized Practice Marketing Materials Eatontown, NJ (November…

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Maggots in the Mouth: The Rare but Hidden Peril of Oral Myiasis

May 27, 2024

...and administering ivermectin, an antiparasitic medication, 12 mg per day for 3 days and adjuvant clindamycin 300 mg three times per day for 5 days, particularly in cases with significant...

LED Medical Diagnostics Receives Award for Innovation and Promise

Sep 22, 2008

...that it has been named a winner of the first annual Red Herring Canada 50 awards celebrating the most innovative and promising companies in Canada. LED Medical Diagnostics is the...

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