Working on a mobile dental truck can be a challenge compared to treating patients in a full-size well-equipped dental office. But, imagine providing dental care in a tent without electricity and only the most basic supplies. One of the dental assistants for Delta Dental of South Dakota’s Mobile Program discovered that it is challenging, but […]
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