Overcoming Dental Anxiety: A Guide to Stress-Free Dental Visits
2024-01-30
For many individuals, the mere thought of a dental appointment can evoke feelings of anxiety and fear. Dental anxiety is a common phenomenon that can
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Alliance of the ADA conference heads to sunny San Diego
2024-01-30
From thought-provoking lectures to fun social gatherings, the Alliance of the American Dental Association’s upcoming Conference 2024 in San Diego will offer a variety of
Stop the Bleeding! Choosing Effective Hemostatic Agents
2024-01-30
Effective hemostasis and patient safety top the list of concerns when purchasing hemostatic agents. Here are key factors to look for when choosing your materials. Types
Disposable vape ban ‘may not go far enough’, says dentist
2024-01-30
The government has announced that disposable vapes will be banned to protect children’s health – but what does the dental profession think? Ella Samuel –
3 new dental CFOs in 2024
2024-01-29
Here are three new CFOs to know: 1. Fort Worth, Texas-based Rodeo Dental & Orthodontics appointed Jeremiah Radandt as CFO. 2. Charlotte, N.C.-based Flagship Specialty
Texas dental clinic operator convicted in $6M Medicaid fraud scheme
2024-01-29
Rene Gaviola admitted to submitting fraudulent claims to Medicaid for pediatric dental services that the clinic did not provide between 2018 and 2021, according to
Buffalo poised to resume fluoridation of city’s water supply
2024-01-29
Brendan P. Dowd, D.D.S, moved to Buffalo, New York, nearly a decade ago. “For the last eight-and-a-half years, I thought I was using fluoridated water,”
BIOLASE Reports Unaudited Revenue Growth for Full Year 2023 and Provides Outlook for Full Year 2024
2024-01-29
BIOLASE, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIOL), the global leader in dental lasers, announced preliminary unaudited revenue results for 2023 based on currently available information and expects to
California dentist to forfeit $1M in property, pay $8.5M in restitution for Medicare fraud
2024-01-29
Javad Aghaloo, DDS, and his former billing manager, Melissa Rosas, conspired to commit Medicare fraud by billing for procedures that were not covered, not performed
Study on oral stem cells opens new doors for regenerative medicine
2024-01-29
A team of researchers from the ADA Forsyth Institute and University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill recently announced that it had used single-cell transcriptomic
AGD President Awarded Prestigious James Frank Collins Lifetime Achievement Award by FLAGD
2024-01-29
The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) is pleased to announce that AGD President Merlin Ohmer, DDS, MAGD, was recently awarded the James Frank Collins Lifetime
Category Spotlight: Perio Tray Therapy
2024-01-29
What’s an easy, effective, at-home treatment to combat gum disease? It is so easy, in fact, that patients make it part of their at-home oral