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Legal Issues
Charges to be dismissed against ex-dental employee
A former dental employee accused of embezzlement has reached a deal to have the charges dismissed against her.
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Office Management
Dr. Tom Giacobbi on rethinking your dental practice's scheduling habits
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Imaging & CAD/CAM
Who’s using in-house restorative CAD/CAM systems?
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3 dental imaging and CAD/CAM stories that mattered
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Up 20, tied, or down 20? A championship coach shares how dental leaders should finish the year.
November 12, 2026
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Dental board makes licensing decision in patient death case
November 11, 2026
Figure 1: Clear aligner attachments visualized using the Valo X black light diagnostic feature, providing enhanced visualization of clear aligner attachments for easy removal.
The X-factor in curing: A clinical look at the Valo X
November 11, 2026
Cases of the Week
Check out our Cases of the Week!
8-year-old boy with an enlarged pulp chamber and atypical dentin
An 8-year-old boy, asymptomatic, presented to the dentist for a new patient exam. X-rays revealed an anomaly with an incisor.
3-year-old boy with yearlong lower lip swelling
29-year-old asymptomatic woman with a lesion on her left mandible
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Smile Design
Essential Dental Systems introduces Belixa Injectable+ and Bulk Fill composites
Smile Design
The X-factor in curing: A clinical look at the Valo X
Smile Design
How menopause shows up in the dental chair
Anesthesia
Meet Flavalta: Lidocaine with flavoring agents
Orthodontics
Angelalign unveils SuperElastic aligner material for complex cases
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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
What the oral cancer guidelines don’t tell you: How to talk to the patient in the chair
A dental assistant uses an intraoral scanner to scan a woman patient's maxilla.
Imaging & CAD/CAM
Who’s using in-house restorative CAD/CAM systems?
Imaging & CAD/CAM
3 dental imaging and CAD/CAM stories that mattered
Imaging & CAD/CAM
Dental 3D printing market projected to top $10B by 2031
Implants
Implant-supported or abutment-supported? How the ADA's coding change could affect your dental claims.
Implants
BioHorizons launches Ceralog metal-free ceramic implant
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