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 ...

Hiring a dental assistant can feel like a relief. Finally, an extra set of hands to help you move through the day more efficiently. But far too often, dentists make a critical mistake: They glance at ...

The issues discussed in this column are not meant to be considered legal advice. For personal advice, readers are urged to contact a qualified health care attorney. A nurse practitioner wrote: "I'm ...

Hospital outpatient department visits attended only by physician assistants or advance practice nurses have steadily increased from 2000–2001 through 2008–2009, according to statistics from the ...

Clinician-assisted interventions are better for weight loss Practice autonomy increases with physician assistants' experience level and correlates with subspecialty. SAN FRANCISCO — The more years in ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Janice Cohen, of Boynton Beach, refused to wait another four weeks to get an appointment with her primary care doctor. When ...

In this issue of Journal of Oncology Practice, Towle et al 1 present the findings of a study exploring collaborative practice models between oncologists and nonphysician practitioners (NPPs). 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 ...

What is the scope of practice of a medical assistant? In some states medical assistants have a clearly stated scope of practice, but in some states there is no law on the matter. Several Web sites for ...

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 ...