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Oct 25, 2023

What if Dentistry Was Disorganized?

This editorial from 1931, written at the front end of the Great Depression, gives us much to contemplate.1 After all, as members of the dental profession, we continue to have a public to serve emerging from the Covid-19 Pandemic. We are entrusted by society with the right to self-regulate.

Oct 25, 2023

Pain, Pills and New Perceptions

The beauty of dentistry and medicine, in general, is the ever-present evolution and growth of evidence-based practices guided by novel understanding. The advancement of knowledge allows our “practice” of the healing arts, to be refined continuously to better serve our patients and customize treatment modalities for maximized efficacy in rendering patient care.

TDA Successfully Advocates to Favorably Amend TSBDE COVID-19 Emergency Rule

Aug 24, 2020

The Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (TSBDE) unanimously voted to adopt a new COVID-19 emergency rule. The rule is effective as of August 25, 2020, and remains in effect until December 23, 2020, unless Governor Abbott’s  COVID-19 disaster declaration is terminated.

TDA’s successfully advocacy helped ensure that dentists can continue effectively treating patients during the pandemic. Highlights of the new emergency rule include:

  • Allowing dentists to manage patient workflow according to their independent professional judgment and no longer require dental health care personnel
  • (DHCP) to complete the full treatment of one patient before leaving the treatment area and moving on to another patient;
  • Allowing DHCP to use high-speed instruments (eg, cavitron) for hygiene services; and
  • Allowing DHCP to remove PPE, without needing to also change from scrubs, before returning home. 

Your TDA membership is essential to maintaining TDA’s strong advocacy at the TSBDE and the Capitol. Share this success with your dentist colleagues that are not TDA members and let them know what they are missing. If you are not a TDA member, you may miss important information that you need to legally practice dentistry in Texas.