by Darren Edwards | Nov 8, 2024 | Visual Report
Mpox (also known as monkeypox or MPX) lesions may first appear in the mouth or on the tongue and may appear before lesions on other areas of the body. This finding means that oral health providers may be the first health care professionals to detect signs of the mpox...
by Caitlin Locklear | Oct 17, 2024 | Blog
Five years ago, license portability was only a dream for many dentists and dental hygienists who needed to practice in more than one state. No matter the reason — a need to relocate or the desire to volunteer at an out-of-state event — oral health providers were...
by Darren Edwards | Aug 20, 2024 | Journal Article
The Role of Dental Hygienists With half of children and two-thirds of adults in the US experiencing some type of traumatic event, oral health care providers must be able to provide compassionate, trauma-informed care, according to this article in The Journal of Dental...
by Darren Edwards | Jun 6, 2024 | Journal Article
An Analysis of Dental and Medical Claims Data In this article in The Journal of the American Dental Association, CareQuest Institute researchers found that overall health care costs were reduced in both Medicaid patients (14% less) and commercially insured patients...
by Caitlin Locklear | Apr 18, 2024 | Blog
Many patients are used to donning large, heavy aprons when getting a dental X-ray. Since the 1950s, providers have thought it was vital to cover a patient’s body and throat for fear of exposing their reproductive organs, thyroid gland, and pregnancy to dangerous...
