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Category: Oral Health

A dental professional like a dental hygienist or dentist puts a flashlight into someone's mouth. It's a proxy for dentists and oral health and oral cancer screenings because of HPV
Posted inOral Health

NC dental board gets robust response to proposal to change sedation rules

by Anne Blythe May 4, 2022May 3, 2022

By Anne Blythe A widow’s push to change the sedation rules for North Carolina dentists has struck a nerve in the dental profession. The North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners has been considering a proposed rule change that among other things would require dentists and oral surgeons to have a certified registered nurse anesthetist […]

Masked male dentist and masked female hygienist drill inside a patients mouth
Posted inOral Health

You can get Botox at your dentist’s office now

by Anne Blythe May 2, 2022May 1, 2022
Masked male dentist and masked female hygienist drill inside a patients mouth
Posted inOral Health

A widow’s mission to change NC dental sedation rules

by Anne Blythe March 10, 2022March 14, 2022
A woman on a screen is masked and holding a tooth.
Posted inOral Health

Your dentist can see you remotely

by Anne Blythe July 27, 2021July 26, 2021
Two students work with a patient in a dental clinic
Posted inOral Health

Even before coronavirus, almost half of adults in rural areas went without dental care

by Liora Engel-Smith July 20, 2021December 8, 2021
Dentist in face mask and shield gives a shot to a female patient
Posted inInfectious Disease

You can get a COVID-19 vaccine at this dentist’s offices

by Anne Blythe April 23, 2021May 5, 2021

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