Today’s dental-hygiene headlines for hygienists and the offices that hire them —8 stories curated from DrBicuspid (7) and Dentaltown (1). Tap any headline to read the full article at the source.
Staging tells you how bad it is. Grading tells you where it's going, and most practices skip that step. Kelly Tanner, PhD, RDH, explains how to fix that.
Read more on DrBicuspid →Dr. Ekta Pandya presents a four-step in-office and home protocol that targets the biology behind early carious lesions.
Read more on DrBicuspid →One in 27 pediatric dental sedation visits ends in an adverse outcome. Learn which patients have the highest risk of potential complications.
Read more on DrBicuspid →Dental tourism is surging as Medicaid cuts and coverage rollbacks leave millions of Americans without affordable access to dental care.
Read more on DrBicuspid →Firing an employee in an at-will state does not release you from future wrongful termination claims, says HR expert Alan Twigg.
Read more on DrBicuspid →The parents of a 2-year-old who died after a dental procedure are calling for a criminal investigation into their son's death.
Read more on DrBicuspid →An Iowa dentist was fined for allegedly practicing in an unsafe manner.
Read more on DrBicuspid →Dental benefit plans, not dental offices, should carry price transparency duties, the ADA told Congress, citing payer control over patients' true costs.
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