Dental News and Technology

OCTOBER 28, 2022

ZURICH, Oct. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- In June 2022, over 600 dental professionals came together to Integrate, Educate, Celebrate at Neoss Integrate 2022 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Now it is time for a new Neoss Integrate, this time 100% online to make sure you can take part wherever you are located, and participation is FREE. Neoss® Group brings you Integrate 2022 Online 24H: 24 hours of continuous Education.

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

OCTOBER 28, 2022

As a dental hygienist, if you have ever moved across state lines or tried to work in a different state than the one in which you reside, you well know the challenges this poses for clinicians and their families. The difficulty associated with moving out of state also affects military families and military spouses, as they are often required to relocate every few years.

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Older adults may not know it, but they were incredibly close to having Medicare cover comprehensive dental benefits for the first time in the program’s 57-year history. Support for enhancing Medicare by adding dental coverage was strong, but, ultimately, the benefit was not included by lawmakers in the pared-down legislative package passed by Congress.

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Dental therapists have been authorized to practice in 14 states, and are currently working in about half of those, helping increase access to dental care for underserved communities. But several dental boards in the remaining states have yet to complete the lengthy, technical, and politically difficult process of issuing rules to license and regulate these providers.

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

OCTOBER 28, 2022

COVID-19 has impacted every facet of daily living from family structure, education, income, safety, and healthcare. For almost 3 years, society has had to adapt to this virus and its variants. Likewise, oral healthcare and oral health professionals have been significantly affected by the pandemic modifying infection control practices, implementing national guidance protocols, and adding immunization procedures to their skill sets.

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Published in the journal Nature , a new study of more than 370 Egyptian adults found interesting correlations between how individuals felt about COVID-19 and their level of oral health. Those who reported the highest levels of fear regarding infection with the novel coronavirus demonstrated the lowest scores in plaque and gingival indices. Those who expressed having high anxiety regarding the economic impact of the global pandemic exhibited the highest rates of xerostomia.

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