Dear DrBicuspid Member,
Dental therapists remain a controversial issue, but can these practitioners increase access to care and benefit your practice? Patti DiGangi, RDH, tackles the issues surrounding the recent approval of dental therapists in Arizona. She considers the arguments made against dental therapists and addresses them with a focus on patient care and practice profitability. Read this Second Opinion.
The dental service organization Western Dental announced the launch of a pediatric dentistry brand, Western Dental Kids, this week. Western's chief dental officer tells DrBicuspid.com that the need to address access-to-care issues was behind the launch. Learn more here.
Why is it so hard to accurately estimate access to dental care? Researchers published new critiques of an ADA Health Policy Institute analysis on geographic access to dental care. The critiques provide insight into why it's hard, but may not be impossible, to provide accurate estimates. Read more here.
Aging patients who constantly aspirate saliva can swallow microbiota that can contribute to these patients developing pneumonia. A new large study examined how varying oral health conditions contributed to differences in tongue microbiota in these patients. Learn more here.
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