The Michigan Dental Association has partnered with MEDVA to support dental practices in the state with staffing challenges. MEDVA is a physician-founded staffing company that connects healthcare practices with professionals trained in billing, insurance coordination, patient scheduling and records management.…
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The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Dental Medicine has graduated its inaugural class of 40 students. In addition to their dental degrees, the graduates also hold an integrated Community Health Certificate. Texas Tech is the only dental…
Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a bill requiring that at least 80% of students accepted into the University of Iowa dental and medical schools have ties to the state, the Des Moines Register reported June 12. House File 516 requires…
The Louisiana legislature has voted to enter the state into the Interstate Dental & Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact. The compact, backed by the American Association of Dental Boards, aims to streamline dental licensing, alleviate workforce shortages and improve access to…
Florida lawmakers are considering expanding the duties that dental hygienists can perform in the state, the Florida Phoenix reported June 10. The legislators are revisiting previously considered policies as part of budget negotiations. The state House of Representatives proposed amending…
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The University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine is partnering with the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville and Titusville (Pa.) Area Hospital to launch the state’s first regional training center. The center will train general practice dental residents, hygienists and…
There are currently 7,063 dental professional shortage areas in the U.S., according to new data from the Health Resources and Services Administration. The HRSA updated its dashboard showing data on health workforce shortage areas June 3. The dashboard also shows…
The Academy of General Dentistry and the Nevada Academy of General Dentistry are opposing a Nevada bill that would establish alternative pathways for hygiene licensure. Five notes: 1. Certain sections of Nevada Senate Bill 495 would allow individuals to obtain…
The American Dental Hygienists Association has expressed its opposition to a Nevada bill that establishes alternative pathways for hygiene licensure, according to a May 22 news release from the organization. Here are three things to know:
The Illinois Senate is considering a bill that would provide dental students with a temporary license to alleviate dentist shortages, according to a May 15 report from Illinois Policy. Here are five things to know: