U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Roger Wicker reintroduced the Dental Loan Repayment Assistance Act to Congress June 22.
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The Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College in Hawthorne will increase its enrollment and build a clinical facility in New Mexico to expand care.
Westminster, Colo.-based Front Range Community College is planning a dental hygiene program to address the shortage of dental hygienists in the state, according to a June 11 report by North Forty News.
Bolivia, N.C.-based Brunswick Community College is set to launch a dental assisting program Aug. 9.
More than 37 percent of dentists are recruiting dental hygienists, according to a survey from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
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Nearly 80 percent of dental practices are finding recruiting dental hygienists "extremely challenging," according to a poll from the American Dental Association's Health Policy Institute.
The Illinois State Dental Society recently participated in a multi-state coalition to ask the Commission on Dental Accreditation to expand student-to-faculty ratios.
New patients trying to schedule a routine cleaning at Klein Family Dentistry in Harrisburg, Pa. cannot schedule one until at least October, according to a May 25 report by ABC27 News.
Royal Dental Assistant Academy in Gastonia, N.C., a dental assistant school, opened on May 13, according to a May 25 report by Gaston Gazette.
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee approved a bill with two provisions that may help address shortages in the dental workforce.