Cannabis and Oral Health: What Dental Teams Should Know
Strategies for integrating knowledge about cannabis use and oral health into patient education and treatment.
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Published 06/06/2024
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Periodontal Treatment Associated with Decreased Diabetes-Related Treatment Costs
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 (12% less) with diabetes who had received periodontal treatment within the previous two years.
Infection Control: Lessons Learned from the New 'If Saliva Were Red' Video
An overview on infection control in oral health.
HIPAA: Best Practices to Securing Patient Privacy
Explore the latest HIPAA updates and their implications for oral health providers.
Examining the Connection Between Sleep and Oral Health
Practical guidance on identifying sleep health concerns during oral evaluations.
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Addressing an Unmet Need: Providing Oral Health Care for Adults with Disabilities
April 29, 2024
As a clinical assistant professor and dentist at the University of Florida (UF) College of Dentistry, Bryan Smallwood, DMD, MPH, CPH, has cared for thousands of patients. One in particular stands out to him.
“I have a patient who had been to the operating room many times because other dentists couldn’t treat him,” Smallwood says.
The Case for Accepting Medicare Patients in Your Dental Practice
In this timely webinar, dental teams and offices will learn what Medicare now covers, how they can ensure that their patients get the care they need, and how they can get reimbursed by Medicare for these services.
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Answers to 11 Questions about New Recommendations for Patient Shielding
April 18, 2024
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 levels of radiation.
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Hearing from Dental Hygienists: Unique Paths, Mission-Driven Work, and Career Advice
April 9, 2024
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Happy National Dental Hygienist week! The second week of every April, we celebrate the outstanding, dedicated, and selfless work dental hygienists do — inside and outside of clinical settings — to improve the oral health system.
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Nine Questions on Using Caries Management by Risk Assessment
April 2, 2024
Caries Management by Risk Assessment (CAMBRA) has existed for more than 20 years. But many oral health providers may be unfamiliar with why or how to use it.