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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 Advocates for Dentists and Dental Teams to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine

Nov 25, 2020

The Texas Dental Association (TDA) is currently working with the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and its Expert Vaccine Allocation Panel encouraging DSHS to vaccinate Dental Health Care Personnel as soon as possible, given the essential health care services they provide. Recently published state vaccine distribution guidelines are based on protecting COVID-19 frontline health care personnel and protecting vulnerable populations, to preserve vital state health care resources. TDA’s discussions with DSHS emphasize that oral health is integral to overall health, and Texans’ continued access to dental care must be preserved. This includes maintaining a strong dental workforce. TDA will update members as those discussions continue.

In the meantime, dentists are reminded to continue following the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners’ COVID-19 emergency rule dictating the standards for safe dental practice during the COVID-19 pandemic so that dentists and their teams can continue safely treating patients. This rule remains in place until Governor Abbott’s COVID-19 disaster declaration is terminated.