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Director of Dental Hygiene offers tips to save on oral health for ‘WalletHub’

04 Monday Feb 2019

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Marji Harmer-Beem, RDH, M.S., program director of UNE’s Department of Dental Hygiene, recently provided WalletHub with tips on dental health.

The personal finance website released an article on the states with the best and worst dental health. Wisconsin was ranked best, with Arkansas finishing last. Maine checked in at number 33.

Harmer-Beem was one of several experts called on to offer tips as a part of the article. She stated that beyond brushing and flossing, good food choices are also helpful to ensure good dental hygiene for children.

“Good diet and nutrition lead to overall health and good oral health by limiting or omitting sugary drinks such as soda and sugary snacks,” she explained. “In recent years there have been community campaigns to have healthier snacks and drinks available to school children. These initiatives help promote oral health, general health and curb childhood obesity.”

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Arizona law creates dental therapists to handle fillings, extractions and crowns | Local news | tucson.com

18 Friday May 2018

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children at dentist, landis refiningDental therapists — a midlevel provider similar to a physician assistant or nurse practitioner — will be a new, licensed profession in Arizona.

Arizona is the seventh U.S. state to allow dental therapy as a profession, said Kristen Mizzi Angelone, dental campaign manager for Pew Charitable Trusts.

 

Under the law signed Wednesday by Gov. Doug Ducey, dental therapists will be allowed to practice only in certain settings — tribal settings, federally qualified health centers and other nonprofit community health centers treating low-income patients. The law will take effect Aug. 3.

Dental therapy is seen by supporters as a way of addressing Arizona’s oral health needs because therapists will be able to perform a limited scope of procedures such as fillings, extractions and crowns at a lower cost.

Members of the Tohono O’odham Nation southwest of Tucson were among the most vocal supporters of the legislation, as they see it as offering a career path for tribal members to remain on the reservation without spending as much money as it costs to go to dental school. Tribal members have also indicated interest in setting up dental therapy coursework at Tohono O’odham Community College.

While Arizona tribes may hire federally certified dental therapists from out of state once the new law takes effect in August, it’s expected to be several years before Arizona schools start graduating dental therapists.

The original dental therapy bill was sponsored by Sen. Nancy Barto, a Republican from Phoenix who has long said adding dental therapists is a “free market solution” to meeting oral health needs in the state.

“Dental therapists are a proven workforce model that will increase affordable care options without creating new, burdensome regulations,” Barto said.

 

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Tech and insurance go hand in hand when it comes to dental innovation

17 Thursday May 2018

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New Technology allows Doctors to focus on Patients

When it comes to dental health, companies seem to more and more see consumer technology and insurance as natural partners. Beam Dental, which started out in the smart toothbrush space but expanded a few years ago into dental insurance, raised $22.5 million today. At the same time, quip, a smart toothbrush company that raised $10 million last year, acquired dental health plan Afora, in a move that mirrors Beam’s pivot.

“With over 100 million Americans without any dental coverage at all, and many with coverage that doesn’t incentivize making the most of your covered preventative care, we feel it is essential to offer an alternative that can help more people visit the dentist more often, for less,” Simon Enever, CEO and cofounder of quip, said in a statement. “Bringing Afora into quip Labs allows us to accelerate this project towards our mission of supporting our members through all aspects of their oral care routine, from the products they use everyday, to the professionals they visit every six months”.

quip offers its own ADA-approved electric toothbrush for $25, a subscription service that sends replacement heads every three months for $5 per shipment, and an online platform called Dental Connect. The platform helps dentists who sign up to remind patients about regular check-ups and reward them for coming in with free brushes.

via Tech and insurance go hand in hand when it comes to dental innovation | MobiHealthNews

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