Study: U.S. opioid deaths increased 300% from 2001 to 2016

2018-06-01

The number of opioid-related deaths in the U.S. increased by more than 300% from 2001 to 2016, according to a new study. Researchers found that

NYU researcher receives NIH grant to study bone loss

2018-05-31

The U.S. National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry researcher a

Week in Review: Perio risk assessment tools | Rural oral care | U.S. opioid deaths

2018-05-31

Dear DrBicuspid Member, Dental practitioners in solo and small group practices don’t widely use periodontal disease risk assessment tools, although a new study finds they’re

2 questions may accurately identify oral health problems

2018-05-31

A simple, two-question survey appears to accurately identify adults with oral health problems, according to researchers from New York. The survey may be the first

Why aren’t perio risk assessment tools more widely used?

2018-05-30

Dental practitioners in solo and small group practices don’t widely use periodontal disease risk assessment tools even though they say they’re open to using them,

How a rural community united to reduce childhood caries

2018-05-29

Collaboration may be the key to improving the oral health of young children. Dental professionals from rural Oklahoma discussed how they partnered with outside organizations

China product tariffs to be announced June 15

2018-05-29

The dental industry will know on June 15 if key products and materials imported from China will have a 25% tariff imposed by the U.S.

Beyond brushing, flossing, and fluoride: 3 strategies to fight caries

2018-05-24

You tell your patients to brush and floss and also praise the merits of fluoride, so why are they still coming back with cavitated lesions?

When a toothache isn’t really a toothache

2018-05-23

A patient comes into your practice complaining of a toothache, so you perform a careful examination and take radiographs. But what happens next puzzles you.

Does CAD/CAM prep cause tooth volume loss?

2018-05-22

One concern when using CAD/CAM milled restorations for mandibular first molars is the potential loss of volume during preparation compared with conventionally fabricated restorations. But

Practice Management Insider: Make the most of your practice management software

2018-05-22

Dear Practice Management Insider, You likely use practice management software, but do you know how to make the most of it? Practice management expert Lee

CDA Presents 2018: How do you detect early caries?

2018-05-20

How does your office detect early caries? This is the question Ron Kaminer, DDS, asked of an audience at last week’s California Dental Association’s CDA