Category: Sunstar Ebrief

Denise Gianpetro, RDH, and her dentist employer founded Foundation 9:22, a nonprofit organization that provides compassionate dental care and healing for women rescued from human…

According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, approximately two to three out of every 1,000 children are born in the United…

The University of Mississippi School of Dentistry in Jackson is pioneering an initiative aimed at enhancing oral health among school-age children in Mississippi. Led by…

Artificial intelligence, or AI, continues to generate plenty of discussion — as well as apprehension. The term AI refers to machines, such as computers, that…

The state of Vermont is struggling with a severe shortage of dental hygienists. Vermont has only one dental hygiene school, and one of its professors…

Accessible oral healthcare in some demographics remains problematic. This is especially true of minority populations. According to the Pew Charitable Trusts, data from 22 states…

Dedicated to the prevention of oral diseases focusing on under-resourced populations, Cassandra Holder Christiansen, RDH, MPA, EdD, is a tenured associate professor at the University…

Yet another study is confirming the link between oral pathogenic pathways and systemic health issues, including cardiovascular and brain health. Researchers at Arizona State University…

A licensed dental hygienist for 23 years, Christy Jo Fogarty, RDH, ADT, was the first certified advanced dental therapist in the country. She is a…