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Best Practice Approach: Early Childhood Caries: Prevention and Management

March 21, 2024—Preventing childhood cavities through healthcare access, education, and community programs.

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Caries Prevention And Managing Caries Risk For Our Youngest Patients

February 8, 2024—Not all fluoride is the same! Here's guidance for selecting the correct fluoride type for your young patients.

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Dentist & Family Doctors Collaboration on Periodontal and Systemic Diseases

February 2, 2024—A consensus report of the Joint Workshop by the EFP and WONCA Europe.

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Screening & Preventive Oral Health Interventions in Adults, Children and Adolescents: USPSTF Recommendations

December 20, 2023—The USPSTF evaluated outcomes of screenings and prevention interventions via clinical assessments.

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FDI Position on Limiting Free Sugars

December 4, 2023—The FDI World Dental Federation notes untreated caries as a worldwide oral health concern with 2.5 billion cases affecting teeth.

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Serving the Miccosukee Tribe as Their RDH

November 20, 2023—I grew up only 40 miles from the Miccosukee Tribal lands in the Everglades. Then I served them for 10 years.

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Evidence-Based Self-Care Recommendations Matter

November 8, 2023—The IFDH's surprising survey findings on whether dental hygienists’ preventive self-care recommendations are evidence based.

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Advocacy in Action – Urging CMS to Educate Providers on 2024 Medicare Updates

October 25, 2023—ADHA submitted comments to CMS on proposals and request for information on Medicare Parts A & B Payment for Dental Services as draft 2024 Physician Fee Schedule is prepared.

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Interview with ADHA District II Director and Inaugural Fellow

October 16, 2023—LCDR Erin Heap of the USPHS spoke with Carolynn Wahl about her dental hygiene journey and induction as an ADHA Fellow.

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Routine Dental X-rays May Lead to Unnecessary Procedures in Younger Children

October 4, 2023—Given limited resources to meet the demand for services, low-value health care procedures are targeted for de-implementation.

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Reshaping Perceptions: A Latina’s Dental Hygiene Journey

September 27, 2023—Oral health care was not a priority in Carmen's childhood in Puerto Rico. Her path to dental hygiene was paved by education, experience and a kind uncle.

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Evidence-based CPG for the Pharmacologic Management of Acute Dental Pain in Children

September 23, 2023—A new Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) offers recommendations for managing acute dental pain in children under 12.

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