While at the recent California Dental Association (CDA) meeting in Anaheim, CA, I spoke with two CDA representatives to discuss the dental assistant's scope of practice and why it's important for both ...

Dental assistants are often the unsung heroes of the practice. A dental assistant who is empowered and engaged every day can make a difference between the practice barely hitting its numbers and the ...

There is another legal issue that practices should address when employing medical assistants: who can supervise a medical assistant? In some states, registered nurses can supervise and give orders to ...

Janice Cohen, of Boynton Beach, refused to wait another four weeks to get an appointment with her primary care doctor. When offered a visit with a physician assistant, she reluctantly agreed. The ...

Patient perspective of PAs and NPs initiating opiate replacement therapy The bill is opposed by doctors who say it would let PAs practice independently outside the scope of their training. Kaiser ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Running an efficient orthopedic practice that is both effective and profitable has become challenging in the ...

This story was originally produced by the New Hampshire Bulletin, an independent local newsroom that allows NHPR and other outlets to republish its reporting. The state’s nearly 1,340 physician ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Megan Zawacki started working at St. Peter’s Health in Helena, Montana, in 2020 as a physician ...

Megan Zawacki started working at St. Peter's Health in Helena, Montana, in 2020 as a physician assistant trained in treating addiction. She had gone through specialized training that allowed her to ...