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From Lettuce Field to Dental Field: One Dental Hygienist Shows It Can Be Done

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

I started working in a dental office as a dental assistant and eventually earned my registered dental assistant certification. But though I really enjoyed assisting, with all the different procedures, I’d see the dental hygienist working more one-on-one with patients. Better insurance coverage.

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Volunteers Needed for Free Dental Clinic April 14-15 at Conway Expo Center

Dentistry Today

Sponsors include Arkansas Dental Hygiene Association and others to be named. ArMOM provides dental care for the relief of pain to under-served Arkansans, many of whom are from working families who do not have access or cannot afford dental insurance.

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Illinois Passes Bill to Help Ease Shortage of Oral Health Professionals

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

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.

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Dental memes: The 10 best we’ve seen so far this year

Dentistry Gone Digital

When it comes to dental patients and their relationship with their dentist, dental hygienist, dental assistant, or anyone at the front associated with dental insurance, there are plenty of times where a picture (and a few words along with it) can say 1,000 words.