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Dental professionals provide free care to Iowans

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Over 1,200 dental professionals, dental assistants, dental hygienists, and others volunteered to treat patients free of charge at the Iowa Mission of Mercy event held September 25-26 at the Iowa Speedway in Newton.

October 6, 2009

California expands hygienist, assistant, and lab training

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has announced an expansion of training programs for dental hygienists, assistants, lab technicians, and other healthcare practitioners in California starting in fall 2009.

August 30, 2009

Dental assisting program launches in Tampa

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Remington College's Tampa campus is now enrolling students for its new Dental Assisting Diploma Program, the college announced. The program curriculum includes training that will qualify students for an entry-level position as a dental assistant.

June 9, 2009

Nebraska ponders new education rules for dental assistants

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The most heavily lobbied bill in the current Nebraska state legislative session has to do with education requirements for dental assistants, according to an article in the Lincoln Journal Star.

May 10, 2009

Komet launches new products

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Komet USA is bringing a series of products to the U.S. market, the company announced. Among the new offerings are crown prepping carbides, provisional fabrication kits for dental assistants, and kits for remodeling lingual cusps of prostheses.

March 12, 2009

Dental assistants at risk of lung problems

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) July 6 Dental assistants who work with substances called methacrylates may be at risk of developing asthma or chronic respiratory symptoms, a study has found.

September 17, 2007