My View: Modern-day myth-busting
2025-07-07
Goiter is a funny word and a funny name for a not-so-funny disease. In the 1920s, goiter was a lethal disease that plagued 30%-60% of
Opinion and Editorials
Letter to the Editor: Promoting fluoride
2025-07-07
As many of you know, community water fluoridation has been front and center in the news (“ADA leaders: Continue covering preventive services, fluoride,” June ADA
My View: New guidelines emphasize safer, more effective pain management
2024-02-05
Dr. Gordon Pain is a primary reason for patients seeking dental care and also results from many dental procedures. As dentists, it is our professional
Letter: Saliva-based testing
2023-09-12
The article “August JADA Explores Saliva-Based Testing,” was very interesting. Unfortunately, what was omitted from the article was which clinical applications it could be used
Letter: Value of ADA tripartite
2023-09-12
Thirty-four state dental associations filed dental insurance reform legislation in 2023 resulting in 28 new laws in 13 states. I don’t believe any of this
Letters: EPA and fluoride
2023-08-14
EPA and fluoride I was made aware that the Environmental Protection Agency has proposed that certain dangerous chemicals can be removed through filtration equipment in
My View: Lessons in life and leadership
2023-08-07
Dr. Patel After a decade of work in my chosen profession — both in the office, and out — I can confidently say that all
Searching for certainty in the absence of evidence
2021-12-13
Dentists are traditionally independent and don’t like regulatory agencies telling them what to do. That changed with the arrival of COVID-19. r. Smiley Practitioners needed
My View: It’s time to acknowledge safety in dentistry
2021-12-13
The dental profession has been diligent in its embrace of evidence-based dentistry and its benefits for patients and in creating a more efficient and equitable
My View: Will the perfect doctor please stand up?
2021-12-13
I’ll never forget the night that the most popular guy at my high school broke down and cried on my shoulder minutes after a varsity
My View: Electronic fund transfers: Now is a better time than ever
2021-12-13
As dentists, our lives have been rocked by this global pandemic. We are re-evaluating every aspect of our business, from updating clinical protocols to streamlining
My View: My volunteer experience at a Native American dental clinic
2021-12-13
ALL DENTAL PROFESSIONALS NEEDED. I was sitting on a plane, reading the most recent Journal of the American Dental Association, and I, once again, saw
