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Woman arrested for scamming dentist
A woman claiming to be a disgruntled former patient stole thousands of dollars from a dentist before she was arrested.
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Pediatrics
Dentists may be stigmatizing these patients
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Do’s and don’ts for increasing practice production
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Dentistry’s 'age of disorder': What DSOs, practices, and suppliers must do differently
November 9, 2026
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Court upholds conviction of dentist serving 75-year sentence
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These factors affect burnout in dentistry
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Beyond Google: 2 new ad platforms every dental practice should be watching
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3-year-old boy with yearlong lower lip swelling
A 3-year-old boy was referred to the oral surgeon by the family pediatrician because of progressive swelling of the inferior lip.
29-year-old asymptomatic woman with a lesion on her left mandible
6.5-year-old girl with mandibular swelling and a mobile primary molar
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Pediatrics
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'But it doesn’t hurt.' How to talk to patients about cracked teeth before they break.
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Dentists seem to take TMD treatment personally
Smile Design
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Oral-Systemic Link
3rd annual Oral Health Prevention Summit to focus on turning prevention into practice
Brain
What you may not know about gum disease, cognitive functioning
Scope of Practice
ADA opens CDHC course to practicing hygienists, assistants
Oral-Systemic Link
When dental disease delays surgery: A case for closer medical-dental communication
Oral Cancer
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Implants
BioHorizons launches Ceralog metal-free ceramic implant
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AI
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