The History of Periodontics and Where We are Today
Summary & scoring by The Bell Brief (Dr. Jennifer Bell) using the Drill-Down Protocol (Drill-Down Score) — not the original publisher.
Why it matters for dental
Dental hygienists face a new practice risk: multiple states now permit dental assistants to scale, eroding the hygienist’s exclusive role in periodontal maintenance and threatening revenue and job security for hygiene departments.
Key points
- Several states passed bills allowing dental assistants to scale teeth, despite hygienist opposition.
- Hygienists now must demonstrate their value in patient care, a shift from earlier focus on finding effective periodontal treatment.
- Periodontal disease has driven the creation of national dental research infrastructure, including the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research established in 1948.
- The American Academy of Periodontology was founded in 1914 by two female dentists and later launched the Journal of Periodontology in 1930.
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