{"id":70384,"date":"2021-03-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2021\/03\/12\/dental-assistants-our-heart-goes-into-every-smile\/"},"modified":"2022-09-02T17:44:46","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T22:44:46","slug":"dental-assistants-our-heart-goes-into-every-smile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2021\/03\/12\/dental-assistants-our-heart-goes-into-every-smile\/","title":{"rendered":"Dental assistants &#8211; our heart goes into every smile"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\"><p>We celebrate our incredible dental assistants for Dental Assistants Recognition Week, March 7-13! Our dental assistants are vital members of the College of Dentistry team. Not only do they help create smiles that boost patients&rsquo; health and confidence, they greatly enhance our students&#39; educational experiences. Thank you for all you do!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Dental Assistants &#8211; Our Heart Goes Into Every Smile&quot; is the theme for 2021 from the American Dental Assistants Association. 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