Dentistry Today

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The grant will support initiatives in the Charlotte region and northwest North Carolina, where clinics offer free healthcare services to over 12,000 residents without any form of health insurance. According to state DHHS data, 44% of North Carolina adults lack access to dental insurance.

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

JUNE 2, 2022

Pritzker on May 27, the bill expands the ability of dental assistants to perform coronal scaling above the gumline on children ages 17 and younger who are covered by Medicaid, without dental insurance, or whose families’ incomes are lower than 300% of the federal poverty level. Signed into law by Governor J.B.

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Denticle

OCTOBER 18, 2021

However, dental AI systems are evolving constantly and become better and better at what they do. Now comes the announcement that Overjet Dental Assist™ has received FDA clearance. Overjet's Dental Assist clearance by the FDA is a landmark moment for dental AI," said Dr. Wardah Inam , PhD, CEO and co-founder of Overjet.

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

I started working in a dental office as a dental assistant and eventually earned my registered dental assistant certification. But though I really enjoyed assisting, with all the different procedures, I’d see the dental hygienist working more one-on-one with patients. Better insurance coverage.

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Carestack

DECEMBER 30, 2020

With a dental assistant evaluating each patient’s needs before their appointment, utilizing the best of teledentistry, dentists can check in with their patients who don’t need an in-person visit. The American Dental Association is opposed to a single nationwide federalized dental licensing program for teledentistry purposes.

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ASDA Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Feedback from local hospitals and county health services highlighted the need for increased access to oral health care services, particularly for the 30% of the Contra Costa County’s (CCC) adult population who lack dental insurance. Vincent de Paul Family Resource Center in Pittsburg, where a temporary clinic was established.

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Planet DDS

JANUARY 31, 2024

Kim Larson, Co-Founder and COO of Group Dentistry Now Recruitment and retention of personnel in front office, dental assisting, and dental hygiene roles will remain the foremost challenges for DSOs, dental groups, and solo practitioners in 2024.

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Carestack

DECEMBER 30, 2020

With a dental assistant evaluating each patient’s needs before their appointment, utilizing the best of teledentistry, dentists can check in with their patients who don’t need an in-person visit. The American Dental Association is opposed to a single nationwide federalized dental licensing program for teledentistry purposes.

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Firegang

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Like we mentioned earlier in this post, it is important to include photos and bios of your staff on your dental website. This especially applies to the hygienists, front desk staff and dental assistants. Don’t make your dental website difficult for potential new patients to use. Do you take my dental insurance?

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Planet DDS

JANUARY 8, 2023

Tip #3: Expand your Dental Team Determining what key hires to make next can be tricky. There are some formulas you can use to determine a few key hires like front desk and dental assistants. Dental Assistant Formula: hire one individual for every $250,000 of production.

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Dentistry Today

OCTOBER 24, 2024

of dental assistants and 31.4% of dental hygienists planning to retire within five years. In addition, dental practices are struggling with decreasing dental insurance reimbursements , making it difficult to offer competitive salaries. This issue is expected to worsen, with 33.7%

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