Dental Hygiene: Page 287

Single-use disposables in the operatory can enhance infection control

By Marie Fluent, DDS

Dr. Marie Fluent writes that while dental teams review infection-control protocol and strive for compliance, one component of infection control often remains overlooked: single-use disposable items. The prudent use of these items eliminates many sources of cross contamination, while making infection-control applications more efficient and safe.

January 14, 2015

Dentist tops 2015 best jobs list; hygienist ranks 5th

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dentist is ranked as the best job and dental hygienist came in fifth on the U.S. News Best Jobs of 2015 list.

January 13, 2015

Delta Dental of Minn. gives $300K to America's ToothFairy

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Delta Dental of Minnesota Foundation has awarded a two-year $300,000 grant to National Children's Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF): America's ToothFairy to support oral health services and education for at-risk children through the NCOHF Minnesota Oral Health Zone Program.

January 12, 2015

Dr. Jonathan Shenkin receives Fulbright award

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Maine pediatric dentist Jonathan Shenkin, DDS, MPH, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar Grant to improve oral health in Belarus.

January 12, 2015

Medicaid reimbursement for pediatric dental services not keeping up with inflation

By Rabia Mughal

Over the past 10 years, Medicaid reimbursement rates for pediatric dental services have not kept up with inflation, but private insurance rates in most states have seen inflation-related adjustments, according to a new report from the ADA Health Policy Institute.

January 12, 2015

Scynexis receives FDA fast-track designation for antifungal formulation

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Scynexis has been granted fast-track designation by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for the oral formulation of SCY-078, the company's novel antifungal product in development for the treatment of invasive Candidiasis, including candidemia and invasive aspergillosis.

January 11, 2015

Dental Health & Wellness to administer dental benefits for Fla. Medicaid

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Sunshine Health announced that Dental Health & Wellness is Sunshine's new dental benefits manager. Dental Health & Wellness is partnering with Sunshine to administer dental benefits for more than 410,000 Medicaid members in Florida.

January 8, 2015

DrBicuspid.com Hygiene Insider: Hygiene and infection-control compliance

By Tony Edwards

January 7, 2015

Kolibree, Dentegra collaborate to offer electric toothbrush discount

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dentegra Insurance announced this week at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that it will comarket the Kolibree connected electric toothbrush as part of a new dental discount plan and rewards program targeting uninsured families and individuals.

January 7, 2015

Kan. Extended Care Permits have positive impact on oral health

By Rabia Mughal

Kansas' Extended Care Permits (ECP), which allow hygienists to provide preventive dental care beyond the dental office, have improved oral healthcare in the state but aren't being utilized to their full potential, ECP providers reported in a new study in the Journal of Dental Hygiene.

January 7, 2015

GKAS event to offer free dental care for Minn. kids in Feb.

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Free dental care will be available for up to 6,000 Minnesota children at more than 200 dental offices across the state on February 6 and 7 as part of the Minnesota Dental Association Give Kids A Smile (GKAS) event.

January 6, 2015

CDHP to begin kids' oral health projects

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Children's Dental Health Project (CDHP) is slated to begin two new projects that will strengthen how oral healthcare is delivered to better meet parents' needs.

January 5, 2015

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