Dentistry Today

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

An astounding 84% of women aged 50 and over are unaware that some of the oral health symptoms and discomfort they experience could be related to menopause, according to Delta Dental’s 2023 Senior Oral Health and Menopause Report: Breaking the Stigma.

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Dentistry Today

MARCH 27, 2023

Arkansas Mission of Mercy (ArMOM) is holding its two-day free dental clinic at the Conway Expo Center April 14-15, 2023, and volunteers are needed. The event is made possible by the presenting sponsors Arkansas State Dental Association and Delta Dental of Arkansas.

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

JUNE 2, 2022

Pritzker on May 27, the bill expands the ability of dental assistants to perform coronal scaling above the gumline on children ages 17 and younger who are covered by Medicaid, without dental insurance, or whose families’ incomes are lower than 300% of the federal poverty level. The bill goes into effect on January 1, 2023.

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Queen of Dental Hygiene

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Dental insurance does not care about your oral health and wellness. If you only rely on what your dental insurance “covers,” you will never get and stay healthy. Just because insurance does not pay for it does not mean it is not necessary. They did not go to dental hygiene or dental school.

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Pilot #100 (Oregon Tribes Dental Health Aide Therapist [DHAT]), which is based on the DHAT model, was approved in 2016. 3 Early findings from Pilot #100 demonstrated that dental therapists provide increased access to safe, high-quality dental care. The second cohort began training in August 2021 with 11 participants.

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Planet DDS

APRIL 13, 2021

However, research by the ADA and American Dental Hygienists’ Association found that 3.1% of hygienists had contracted COVID-19 as of last fall. Despite new guidance from the CDC and ADA, by May of 2020 , less than 3% of dental practices were open with business as usual.

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