Educational, preventive dental programs are being presented to new mothers by nondental practitioners as a way to reduce the prevalence of early childhood caries. Researchers
SmileDirectClub has opened four retail locations in the U.K. The newly opened retail locations are in London and Birmingham. The company also announced plans to
Four more organizations have endorsed new guidelines that call for two trained personnel to be present when providing deep sedation or general anesthesia to children.
Dear DrBicuspid Member, Is your practice consistently running behind because that new patient who needs root scaling and planing wasn’t accounted for in your schedule,
Which dental materials are responsible for the most contact allergies? Researchers looked at patient data and found metals topped the list, but other common culprits
Pocket probing depth (PPD) and bleeding on probing (BOP) are useful for assessing periodontal conditions, but are these the best measurements to evaluate the health
A former Colorado dentist was sentenced to three years in prison on July 29 for charges related to distributing Percocet and other drugs to employees.
A 7-year-old boy in India had more than 500 teeth pulled from a tumor-like growth along his lower right jaw, according to a July 31
Patients needing orthognathic surgery generally have orthodontic treatment before and after. Researchers wondered if clear-aligner therapy was a valid option for patients who need this
The science is in: Long-term periodontal therapy appears to prevent tooth loss and tissue damage. A new study found that decades-long periodontal treatment at a
Are general or pediatric dentists better at identifying when a patient needs orthodontic treatment? Which group is more likely to refer a patient to an
Mercury exposure during amalgam removal procedures may be seven times higher than the limits recommended by some occupational safety organizations, a new study has found.