Thu.May 26, 2022

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What to do the summer before dental school

Dentistry Gone Digital

By: Savannah Craig. Congratulations on your acceptance to dental school! What an incredible accomplishment! You’ve put in the time and effort, and finally, it has paid off with an offer letter from a dental school. You have probably spent the last several years working jobs, volunteering, and gaining new skills to make your dental school application stand out.

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Saving Teeth and Lives

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

Jennifer L. Prince, EdD. Following her service in the United States Navy as a dental hygienist, Jennifer L. Prince, EdD, was treating a patient who clearly was in emotional distress. As she reached out to help the patient, she realized that a profession in mental health was what she was meant to do. After furthering her education and combining her dental and mental health experience, Prince created a suicide-prevention program for the 416th Theater Engineer Command at the Parkhurst Army Reserve

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How DSOs Can Increase Productivity at Dental Practices

Planet DDS

A productive dental practice is a profitable dental practice. Revaluating current workflows and operations within individual offices in your DSO can help bring in more revenue, attract and retain more patients, and create a better workplace environment for your employees. . Follow these helpful tips to maximize productivity at your dental practices: .

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Journal of Dental Education Calls for Overhaul of Curriculum

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

The Journal of Dental Education (JDE) , in partnership with three other dental journals, recently addressed the 2021 report “Oral Health in America: Advances and Challenges,” with a call to update the curriculum and delivery model of oral healthcare. In the recently published article, “Oral Health in America 2021: Making a Case for Curricular Change,” authors suggest that dental education curriculum needs updating in order to prepare oral health professionals to work collaboratively in multidis

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Dietary omega-3 fatty acids as an adjunct to non-surgical periodontal treatment

The Dental Elf

This review assessing the impact of dietary omega-3 fatty acids as an adjunct to non-surgical periodontal treatment when compared with periodontal treatment alone included 10 trials ivolving a total of 467 patients. The studies found statistically significant improvements in clinical attachment level (CAL) and periodontal probing depth (PPD) but the studies are generally small and short-term.

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Ongoing Leadership Training for UNC Dental Hygiene Students Assured as Part of New Curriculum

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

The University of North Carolina (UNC) Adams School of Dentistry recently received a gift of $5 million from alumnus Richard E. Workman, DDS, and his wife Angela. The money is being used to establish the Dr. and Mrs. Richard E. Workman Dental Leadership Endowment Fund, which will offer innovative leadership courses, including those from the Bell Leadership Institute, headed by Gerald Bell, PhD, an adjunct professor at UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School. 1.

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Stick to innovation: Five benefits of modern universal adhesives

3M

The post Stick to innovation: Five benefits of modern universal adhesives appeared first on 3M Dental Blog.

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