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Tag: NC Dental Hygienists’ Association

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

NC dentists plan to reopen for routine care amid COVID-19

by Anne Blythe May 11, 2020January 29, 2021

By Anne Blythe Michael Riccobene had just completed an emergency root canal for a man whose front tooth was bothering him so much the patient could have ended up in an emergency room. In the middle of the  COVID-19 pandemic, patients have been reluctant to set foot in hospitals, and hospitals have tried to keep […]

dental hygientists tools laid out on a tray and a hand picking up one of those tools.
Posted inOral Health

Can North Carolina dental hygienists help fill coverage gaps through a public-private partnership program?

by Anne Blythe July 31, 2019July 30, 2019
shows a woman caring for a patient who is in the dental chair. She has a gown, goggles and gloves on, and is looking at a teledentistry camera that's in the office.
Posted inOral Health

Will North Carolina dig its teeth into teledentistry?

by Anne Blythe May 15, 2019November 13, 2019

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