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These states want to blow off vaping, dental health concerns persist
By Ava Barros
Mississippi has emerged as the leading state in the U.S. committed to kicking the vaping habit and the most concerned about its health risks, according to research conducted by nicotine pouch advocates at Snusboss.
March 5, 2024
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What does the March 1 updated CDC guidance mean for my dental practice?
By Sarah Stream, MPH
Though the new guidance doesn’t apply to healthcare workers, it still has the potential to affect your practice, explains Sarah Stream, MPH.
March 4, 2024
Sarah Stream, MPH.
Univ. of Minn. gets $100K to better care for special needs patients
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Minnesota (Univ. of Minn.) School of Dentistry’s Special Healthcare Needs Clinic has received a $100,000 grant to cover updates at the facility.
February 28, 2024
Dental Hygienist Woman
Dentsply Sirona continues partnership with TeamSmile
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental products manufacturer Dentsply Sirona is continuing its partnership with nonprofit TeamSmile into 2025.
February 26, 2024
As long-term partners, Dentsply Sirona and TeamSmile hosted several events over the last few years. On Giving Tuesday in 2022, approximately 200 children from schools in Charlotte, NC, received free dental services at the Bank of America Stadium. Image and caption courtesy of Dentsply Sirona.
Oral health problems costing U.S. adults more than their teeth
By Melissa Busch
Untreated dental disease and orofacial pain are hurting more than the teeth of U.S. adults.
February 19, 2024
Tooth Pain Woman
Tougher, healthier dentures coming in 2024
By Karie Neeley Anderson
Stronger, longer-lasting dentures that are cheaper to produce, antimicrobial, and antifungal are set to launch in 2024, thanks to two new biomaterials being developed by a researcher at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Dental Medicine.
February 14, 2024
Denture Upper
Iowa dental school tests oral health app for dementia caregivers
By Ava Barros
A mobile app developed by researchers at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry improved caregivers' attitudes, knowledge, and abilities to provide oral hygiene care to those with dementia.
February 13, 2024
Older Adult Floss Cna
Tenn. dental school begins construction on training clinic
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry has started construction on a new dental training clinic.
February 13, 2024
Dental School Classroom
Dental patients who live here may face worse dental outcomes
By Ava Barros
People living in rural areas experience significant disparities in oral health outcomes versus those residing in urban and suburban areas, according to a new report from the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health.
February 12, 2024
Dentist Woman Exam
Study to focus on the effects of Va.’s Medicaid expansion
By Ava Barros
The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry has received a nearly $1 million grant to study how the state’s expansion of Medicaid, which made all adults eligible for dental coverage, may reduce racial and ethnic discrepancies.
February 5, 2024
Child Restoration
Why menopause plus HIV may up the risk of tooth loss
By Ava Barros
Postmenopausal women with HIV may experience increased tooth loss due to the degradation of alveolar trabecular bone microarchitecture, according to a study recently published in BMC Oral Health.
February 1, 2024
Woman Depression
Ga. floats giving tax credits to rural dentists
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Georgia has proposed a bill that, if signed into law, would give tax breaks of up to $5,000 to dentists and other healthcare professionals who practice in a rural county.
January 30, 2024
Dentist Exam Woman
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