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Improving care for patients exposed to intimate partner violence: An interprofessional simulation case study.

Peer-reviewed article in Currents in pharmacy teaching & learning (dental research)

Preradiation full mouth extractions in head and neck cancer: case-control study.

Peer-reviewed article in Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology (dental research)

Substance Use and Oral Health: Four Questions Dental Professionals Are Asking

Fixing the Fracture: Policy Recommendations for Interprofessional Education, Oral Health Integration, and Collaborative Care

SprintRay introduces intra-oral scanner and compact chairside 3D-printing system

WEITERSTADT, Germany: SprintRay, a dental technology company, recently introduced its expanded digital dentistry platform at 3DNext 2026 in Miami Beach in Florida in the US. Its key elements include the Foundation wireless intra-oral scanner…

From chairside to cyberspace: AI can grow your practice and your risk too—Part 6

Artificial intelligence (AI) and augmented intelligence are rapidly becoming part of dentistry, and applications span imaging, documentation, treatment planning, patient communication and administration. While these technologies offer enormous potential to improve dental care and…

Trump Administration Announces $32 Million to Recruit Rural Doctors, Train Healthcare Workers and Expand Emergency Mental Healthcare Across Mississippi

Trump Administration Announces $32 Million to Recruit Rural Doctors, Train Healthcare Workers and Expand Emergency Mental Healthcare Across MississippiThis federal investment will help rural communities recruit healthcare professionals and establish three psychiatric emergency units…

Leading Employers Back Expansion of Electronic Prior Authorization to Self-Funded Health Plans

Leading Employers Back Expansion of Electronic Prior Authorization to Self-Funded Health PlansNew employer support increases momentum to modernize prior authorization, reduce administrative burden across employer-sponsored coverage

Exchange Pre-Eligibility Verification Proposed Rule (CMS 9873-P)

Exchange Pre-Eligibility Verification Proposed Rule (CMS 9873-P)IntroductionConsistent with the President’s goal to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse, today the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid…

CMS Proposes New Verification Requirements to Implement Law that Combats Exchange Fraud and Protects Taxpayer Dollars

CMS Proposes New Verification Requirements to Implement Law that Combats Exchange Fraud and Protects Taxpayer DollarsThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken another step to combat fraud and strengthen program integrity…

Cumulative antiresorptive exposure and dentoalveolar procedures increase medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaw risk in U.S. veterans treated for fracture prevention.

Peer-reviewed article in Bone (dental research)

Transforming Oral Health Care Through Interprofessional Education

Finnish study highlights the need for coordinated dental care in metastatic breast cancer

OULU, Finland: Anti-resorptive drugs are used to limit bone destruction, alleviate pain and reduce the risk of fractures in patients with advanced breast cancer. Because medication-related osteonecrosis of the jaws (MRONJ) is a recognised…

Yemen study highlights gaps in dental TMD care

SANA’A, Yemen: Previous research has identified gaps in dentists’ knowledge and use of physical therapies for temporomandibular disorder (TMD), but little is known about these challenges in conflict-affected healthcare settings. To help identify priorities…

Bone health, systemic health, and dentistry: Part 1

Osteoporosis prevention starts early in life. Dental professionals can recognize risk factors, identify potential signs of low bone density, and support early screening to help prevent fractures and improve systemic health.

Medicaid Adult Dental Coverage Checker

When patients ask ChatGPT about dental care, these are the websites it cites most

New research finds practice-owned websites are 53.8% of the sources ChatGPT cites on dental questions, the single largest source and more than three times the next.

Teaching Dental Students to Confidently Care for Patients with Disabilities

Closing the Loop: Connecting Children with the Dental Care They Need

How Hygienists Are Providing Critical Oral Care to ICU Patients

Protecting Oral Health Access: How Advocates Can Respond to Medicaid Cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Factors Related to Interprofessional Collaboration Competency Among Dental Hygienists: A Two-Center Cross-Sectional Study.

Peer-reviewed article in International journal of dental hygiene (dental research)

Dental-Pharmacy Collaboration: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of a Case-Based IPE Session.

Peer-reviewed article in Journal of dental education (dental research)

Talkiatry takes therapy nationwide as it builds out behavioral health platform

Talkiatry is expanding virtual therapy services nationwide as part of a broader push to provide comprehensive behavioral health services across the acuity spectrum, from low to high.

Reducing Preventable Dental-Related Hospital Emergency Visits is More Important than Ever

A Conversation on Oral Health Integration with Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan

Voices from the Field: Dr. Matthew Horan on Distributing Vaccines and Medical-Dental Integration

Voices from the Field: Dr. Eleanor Fleming on Tackling Inequity and the Future of Oral Health

Promising Opportunities to Support Veteran Oral Health

Three Reasons Why Adults on Medicaid Need Dental Coverage