New class of DHATs completes training in Alaska

Anchorage, Alaska—Seven more Dental Health Aide Therapists have graduated from the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium’s training program, bringing the total number of DHATs practicing in rural Alaska to 24.

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Dr. Jeremiah Lowney receives 2011 ADA Humanitarian Award

Norwich, Conn.—In 1982, Dr. Jeremiah Lowney, a successful 45-year-old orthodontist and community leader, was enjoying his family, his connections and the fruits of his labors, when a life-threatening illness and a life-changing mission trip pointed him in a new direction—Haiti.

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Review launches study on shade-matching instruments

The ADA Professional Product Review is collaborating with three dental
schools—Virginia Commonwealth University, University of the Pacific and
University of Iowa—and the Togus VA Medical Center in Maine on a new
study that evaluates shade-matching instruments.

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