Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pediatrician Patricia Braun (left) and registered dental hygienist Valerie Cuzella, who works with Braun and other Denver Health ...

Greater roles for hygienists at issue It's been 10 years since Donita Burchill began her career as a dental hygienist. In those years, the Casselton, N.D., woman has worked at dental clinics in four ...

Supporters say the measure could help reduce staffing shortages and improve access to dental care across rural Oklahoma.

What hygienists are allowed to do and where they are allowed to do it would change in a number of ways under proposed bills being considered by states across the U.S. The debate heated up last week in ...

The New York State Dental Association (NYSDA) is applauding the passage of a new law that allows dental hygienists working in certain facilities to work under collaborative agreements with dentists ...

CONCORD – State Sen. Peggy Gilmour, D-Hollis, said her ambitious legislation to let someone other than a dentist fill, clean and pull teeth would lower costs, expand access to care and make the ...

More programs across the nation are integrating oral health with general healthcare in areas where dental services can be hard to find. Pediatrician Patricia Braun (left) and registered dental ...

DENVER — Pediatrician Patricia Braun and her team saw roughly 100 children at a community health clinic on a recent Monday. They gave flu shots and treatments for illnesses like ear infections. But ...

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Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. DENVER — Pediatrician Patricia Braun and her team saw roughly 100 children at a community health ...