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.RESEARCH & SCIENCE
.DENTAL INDUSTRY NEWS
Penn dental school creates 'LGBTQ+ Fund' to identify bias in dentistry
The College Fix
The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine has received $50,000 for a “LGBTQ+ Fund,” according to a news release from the university.
Officials at the Ivy League university said the fund has “the goal of identifying LGBTQ+ based biases in the dental profession and ways to dispel them.” An initial “$50K leadership gift launches the Fund with the goal of eventually endowing the fund to support research and programs in perpetuity.”
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Georgia dentists can administer the COVID-19 vaccine
Dentistry Today
Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp has issued an emergency order authorizing dentists in the state to administer the COVID-19 vaccine at public health sites on a volunteer basis.
While state statutes prohibit licensed dentists from administering vaccines, the emergency order allows dentists to specifically administer the COVID-19 vaccine in partnership with the Georgia Department of Public Health and in accordance with department guidelines.
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Dental practices rebound as U.S. dentists look forward to COVID vaccine
Medical Xpress
The coronavirus pandemic hit dental practices hard early in 2020, as COVID-19 fears kept millions of Americans from seeking routine oral health care.
But as dental offices have ratcheted up their safety measures, more patients have steadily been returning for checkups and more, according to recent polls conducted by the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute (HPI).
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.WHAT YOUR PATIENTS ARE READING
Is telemedicine for dentists?
By Lloyd Park
Telemedicine allows healthcare professionals to connect with patients remotely. Advancements in electronic information and telecommunication technologies have fostered the rapid adoption of telemedicine in the past decade. According to Doctor.com’s report on healthcare trends in 2020, telemedicine adoption increased by 33% over the previous year, and telemedicine funding is expected to reach $185.6 billion by 2026.
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How long does teeth whitening last?
Healthline
Everyone loves a bright, white smile, but most people don’t have the brilliant teeth made popular by Hollywood.
At-home whitening products such as strips and gels, or dental office procedures, such as chairside bleaching, are some of the ways people brighten teeth and reduce surface stains.
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.PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
5 ways you can ease your patients' dental phobia
Dentistry Today
Most people don’t look forward to going to the dentist. It’s entirely normal for patients to feel apprehensive about dental procedures, especially those outside of routine preventive care, such as wisdom tooth extractions, root canals, crowns, and other painful dental emergencies.
However, dental phobia is beyond typical apprehension. It is a complex level of fears and symptoms that prevents individuals from visiting the dentist for long periods, even for routine treatment, allowing simple dental work to deteriorate into major procedures.
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Reach and influence your ideal patients
Inside Dentistry
Social media has become an integral part of our daily lives. People from all generations, young and old, use their social media streams to consume content, communicate with society, and even generate revenue as a source of income. However, only recently has social media become more commonplace in the fields of medicine and dentistry. In particular, within the past few years, Instagram has become an essential resource for dental practice owners as a marketing tool, and it appears to be here to stay.
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