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Legal Issues
Assault of 2 patients results in dentist’s suspension
A dentist lost his license over nonconsensual patient conduct.
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Public Health
Dental care costs amount to 14 hours of work for U.S. adults. In some states, it’s 20.
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Team Management
Learn the business, the office, and the people: A plan to break dentistry’s burnout loop
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A child has his eyes closed as an anesthesia mask is placed over his nose and mouth.
Study ties pediatric anesthesia safety to clinician training
October 29, 2026
A woman holds her hand on her cheek with a painful expression on her face.
Is it the ear or the jaw? Symptoms that may point to TMD.
October 29, 2026
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Laser-focused: A dentist's perspective on rethinking periodontal care and oral surgery
October 29, 2026
A dental assistant assists a woman dentist in suctioning a patient's mouth.
Only 43% of dental assistants feel valued, so what can practices do?
October 29, 2026
Cases of the Week
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29-year-old asymptomatic woman with a lesion on her left mandible
A 29-year-old woman was referred to the oral surgeon by her family dentist because of a “lesion” on her left mandible.
6.5-year-old girl with mandibular swelling and a mobile primary molar
60-year-old woman with an incidental posterior maxillary lesion
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Orofacial Pain
Study ties pediatric anesthesia safety to clinician training
Orofacial Pain
Is it the ear or the jaw? Symptoms that may point to TMD.
Orofacial Pain
Laser-focused: A dentist's perspective on rethinking periodontal care and oral surgery
Smile Design
Your mouth, your choice: Why dental treatment should fit the person in the chair
Dentures
Roe Dental Laboratory launches digital overdenture workflow
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Oral-Systemic Link
Gum disease may be linked to serious eye condition
Hygiene Tools
Brush and add 1 more thing: A simple dental home care approach that sticks
Scope of Practice
W.Va. coalition seeks HPV vaccine authority for dental providers
Dental Hygiene
1 in 5 dentists waited 6-plus months to fill hygienist roles: ADA
Hygiene Tools
Kettenbach adds Profisil Free to its preventive portfolio
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Implants
Dentsply Sirona hosts 2026 MIS Education Forum
AI
Overjet launches Ivy, an AI insurance coordinator for treatment cost estimates
3D Printing
SprintRay unveils Foundation scanner and Nano Series
Imaging & CAD/CAM
Opinion: Before you beta test that new dental technology, read the fine print
Podcasts
AI, treatment planning, and the future of full-arch dental implants
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