Awhile back, Deb Kappes responded to a survey from an Iowa dental hygienist, Mary Kelly, RDH, MS, on behalf of AZ regarding silver diamine fluoride (SDF) application by dental hygienists. Others in AZ may also have done so. Mary Kelly is a member of Iowa state board and chair of their DH Committee. The survey […]
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MOLAR recently sent out an “Action Alert” stating that, “congress is currently debating important healthcare changes that will have a catastrophic effect on our mission of improving access to oral healthcare to patients across Arizona.” To read more about the “proposed actions,” click Here. Maybe you can make a difference.
Both our bills have passed their first hurdle. It is possible that both will be heard again next week: SB1362 on the floor of the Senate (COW,Committee of the Whole) and HB2442 in House Appropriations where it will meet a great challenge! We’ll keep you posted . . .
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The Arizona Republic | Page A18Friday, 27 January 2017 Bookmark and Share Putting a smile on Arizonans’ faces Legislature should say yes to providing emergency dental care via AHCCCS Your mouth. It does more than get you into trouble at work. Your mouth is the door to your body. Left untreated, a rotten tooth can
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Please see nau.jobs for full job descriptions and details on how to apply online! [spacer height=”10px”] The Dental Hygiene Department in the College of Health and Human Services at Northern Arizona University seeks applications for an Assistant Clinical Professor position, for directing students in a clinical educational experience on the Hopi reservation. The position responsibilities
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Learn to Relax Your Breathing One of the best, and simplest, ways to calm your nerves when you’re feeling tense or anxious is to practice more mindful breathing. Deep breathing activates your parasympathetic nervous system, which induces the relaxation response. There are many different breathing practices that you can try, but here, I’m going to
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Watch out for these three candies. (GETTY IMAGES) Oh, Halloween – that time-honored holiday complete with enough candy to last a year. But the spookiest scare of Oct. 31 isn’t ghosts or goblins – it’s tooth decay. To get the lowdown on just how scary those sugary treats are for kid and grownup teeth alike,
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