Clinical Leadership

The U.S. has dealt with several public health challenges — including RSV, mpox and the flu — while still in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Inflation is not only affecting Americans' wallets, but their oral health as well.

Here are four infection control updates for dentists to know:

The CareQuest Institute for Oral Health began funding a nationwide initiative to integrate oral health into primary healthcare. 

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released an updated version of its Dental Opioid Action Plan to help address the opioid epidemic.

Here are five clinical leadership updates Becker's has reported on since Oct. 18:

The American Dental Association's Enhanced CDT Task Force is seeking dentist input on proposed changes that would compliment the current coding format. 

A CDC health advisory warning of a bacteria in dental waterlines and five other infection control updates from the last seven days: 

The CDC issued a health advisory Oct. 31 warning of a bacteria in dental waterlines after recent infections linked to a pediatric dental office.

A California law set to go into effect Jan. 1 allows some California prescribers to be exempt from having to electronically prescribe all medications, which is the current standard.