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

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

But though I really enjoyed assisting, with all the different procedures, I’d see the dental hygienist working more one-on-one with patients. I could see myself as a hygienist, and that became a goal for me. . I hesitated at one point because not that many Latinas were dental hygienists. Better insurance coverage.

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Tennessee Legislators Seek to Increase Access to Care With Newly Introduced Bills

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SB 2075 aims to broaden dental care access by allowing a dentist to supervise up to five dental hygienists, up from three. The bill’s sponsors suggest the increase in the number of dental hygienists who can work under a dentist will expand the total number of dental providers. Click here to read more.

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

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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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84% of Women 50 and Older Unaware of Menopause-Oral Health Connection

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Although 70% of women aged 50 and older indicated they have experienced at least one oral health symptom since beginning menopausal symptoms, only 2% have discussed their concerns with their dentist, and only 1% with their dental hygienist.

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CareQuest Institute Warns About At-Home Dental Remedies

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“We’ve seen an uptick of potentially dangerous at-home dental care trends across social media, and our data support the fact that many people resort to home remedies, often because they cannot access routine care,” said Kelly Schroeder, health scientist and dental hygienist at CareQuest Institute.

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Highmark and United Concordia Dental to Provide Free Onsite Dental Services in Underserved PA Communities

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. “We also know that vulnerable populations such as seniors and children face multiple barriers to getting dental care, so we are meeting them where they are and are providing services free of charge.” If additional care is needed in additional to onsite services, referrals will be provided. “We are pleased Highmark, Inc.,

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Illinois Passes Bill to Help Ease Shortage of Oral Health Professionals

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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.