Tag: Dental health care personnel
The American Dental Association (ADA) recognizes the unprecedented and extraordinary circumstances dentists and their patients face.
The career paths for dental hygienists continue to expand, providing additional professional opportunities and improving access to care.
The Oral Health Workforce Research Center (OHWRC) at the Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) at the University at Albany’s School of Public Health completed a study to evaluate factors identified by parents as impacting their children’s access to oral health services and to explore differences in utilization of oral health services by demographically distinct population groups.
Dental health care personnel can use this free mobile application, CDC DentalCheck, to periodically assess practices in their facility and ensure they are meeting the minimum expectations for safe care.
This training series was developed to increase adherence to established infection prevention practices and covers the basic principles of infection prevention and control that form the basis for CDC recommendations for dental health care settings.