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A Palestinian dentist confessed that Israeli intelligence agents spent hours on the phone with him to warn him to evacuate his area and warn others before the area was targeted by the Israel Defense Forces.
Published: Saturday, November 25th, 2023 @ 8:05 am
By: Daily Wire
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Inaugural dental collaborative cohort earns key takeaways in caring for young patients
Published: Thursday, February 23rd, 2023 @ 10:51 pm
By: ECU News Services
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ECU’s second-year dental students receive white coats, begin patient care
Published: Tuesday, February 7th, 2023 @ 10:32 pm
By: ECU News Services
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TORONTO — According to reports, Toronto dentist Joseph Meyer is now offering euthanasia as an alternative to cavity fillings. Meyer introduced the service this Thursday at his Yorkville practice amid growing demand for assisted suicide in the country.
Published: Saturday, December 10th, 2022 @ 10:25 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services released an updated North Carolina Dental Opioid Action Plan to provide clear steps and solutions for dentists and their staff, patients, families and communities to address the opioid epidemic.
Published: Tuesday, November 29th, 2022 @ 10:18 pm
By: ENC NOW
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ECU dental students receive white coats, usher in clinical phase of education
Published: Saturday, March 5th, 2022 @ 7:32 am
By: ECU News Services
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ECU dental student builds future career on service, compassionate care
Published: Friday, February 4th, 2022 @ 1:41 am
By: ECU News Services
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ECU’s dental school marks 10 years of education, care
Published: Wednesday, December 15th, 2021 @ 1:15 pm
By: ECU News Services
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On July 21, 2021, the North Carolina Legislature voted in final approval of Senate Bill 146, sending the legislation to Governor Cooper’s desk to be signed into law.
Published: Saturday, August 14th, 2021 @ 4:02 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Christian Penister’s admiration for his childhood dentist and desire to provide care for the underserved led him to dentistry.
Published: Sunday, August 1st, 2021 @ 10:57 am
By: ECU News Services
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A bill that advocates say would boost access to dentistry, especially in the state’s rural areas, is sailing through the General Assembly.
Published: Saturday, July 31st, 2021 @ 2:36 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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FHLI’s NC Oral Health Collaborative partners offer guidance that allows dentists to join the vaccine workforce.
Published: Friday, February 12th, 2021 @ 9:13 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Ninety-eight of North Carolina’s 100 counties have now been designated as Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas (Dental HPSAs), according to new data released by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
Published: Thursday, September 17th, 2020 @ 12:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The rule change will allow dental hygienists to further practice to the full extent of their licensure by providing preventive services such as sealants and fluoride treatments in high-need settings without a dentist’s prior exam.
Published: Friday, January 10th, 2020 @ 9:20 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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“I came here to make a living, not a killing,” California native Dr. Patrick Kelley said from the basement workshop of his Graham County dentist office.
Published: Sunday, June 24th, 2018 @ 1:05 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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A $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will enable East Carolina University's School of Dental Medicine to offer more scholarships to economically disadvantaged students over the next four years.
Published: Monday, September 26th, 2016 @ 11:39 am
By: ECU News Services
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A bill instructing dentists to ignore some new state rules on sedation raised red flags in committee with Sen. Floyd McKissick, D-Durham, though supporters of the the bill said the problem was a lack of clarity in the rules
Published: Thursday, June 23rd, 2016 @ 6:01 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A new report from FeedomWorks gives North Carolina's asset forfeiture program an A-, the second highest score in the country. In explaining North Carolina's high score, the report cites two factors: (1) "The government can only forfeit property if the owner has been convicted of a crime;" and...
Published: Sunday, June 21st, 2015 @ 3:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Potentially "tragic" results could occur because the professional board that regulates the state's dentists issues sedation permits before it inspects dental facilities, and does not conduct compliance checks to ensure dentists can deliver anesthesia safely and respond to medical emergencies...
Published: Tuesday, March 10th, 2015 @ 10:28 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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My colleague Jon Sanders has already commented on last week's Supreme Court decision in North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade Commission. As Jon suggests, this is a good result in many ways — the bad guys lost, and the good guys will eventually benefit. It is...
Published: Tuesday, March 10th, 2015 @ 5:55 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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In a decision released Wednesday, a 6-3 majority of the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners violated federal antitrust laws by engaging in self-dealing in ordering service providers that do not have dental licenses to cease and desist from whitening...
Published: Friday, February 27th, 2015 @ 6:10 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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East Carolina University's dental community service learning centers are core to the School of Dental Medicine's unique educational model - create more dentists for North Carolina while improving access to oral health care in underserved areas.
Published: Thursday, December 18th, 2014 @ 1:25 am
By: ECU News Services
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The Supreme Court has taken up a North Carolina case that could have far-reaching impacts on state licensure. Given that occupational licensing is a modern-day guild system making it harder for people to find work - or find workers - that would be an effect greatly to be wished.
Published: Saturday, November 1st, 2014 @ 4:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Families in rural North Carolina will soon get healthier smiles, thanks to a new class of 52 dental students committing to practice dentistry in underserved communities.
Published: Friday, July 20th, 2012 @ 7:05 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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