Dentistry Gone Digital

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

By: Rubana Masood, DDS, MS, BA. Congratulations! After all of the searching and interviewing, you’ve finally found the right associate job for you! Now that the contract ink is dry, it’s time to get ready for your transition. It isn’t like an academic exam where you can study and know what to expect on the test. Every office is different and every team dynamic is different.

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Data from Johns Hopkins University show that the number of deaths due to COVID-19 in 2021 is higher than the total death toll in 2020 in the United States. Thus far, 386,000 deaths due to COVID-19 have been reported this year. In 2020, the total number of COVID-19 deaths was 386,000. The daily case rate in the US has been steadily climbing, exceeding 90,000 per day.

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Dentistry Gone Digital

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

By: Natalie Kaweckyj, LDA, RF, CDA, CDPMA, COA, COMSA, CPFDA, CRFDA, MADAA, BA. One of the greatest challenges for current dental assistants is the portability of their profession across state lines. With over fifty designations of dental assistants nationwide, no two designations are alike, nor are the requirements for becoming a dental assistant. Allowable duties, education, and continuing education requirements as well as state-specific credentials are all over the spectrum.

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Coshocton Dental

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

We like to think we're more prone to stress in our modern, fast-paced world than those who lived in "simpler" times, but a finding from the recent discovery of Richard the III's remains in England suggests differently. Investigators noted the king had well-worn teeth, perhaps from grinding them out of stress. We can't be sure this was the cause for the king's dental problems, or if teeth grinding was common in the 15th Century.

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