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Why aren't perio risk assessment tools more widely used?
By Lori Roniger
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, according to a new study. Researchers delved into the reasons why and provided recommendations for overcoming barriers to their use.
May 30, 2018
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How a rural community united to reduce childhood caries
By Theresa Pablos
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 to dramatically reduce the rate of early childhood caries in a Healthy People 2020 webinar on May 24.
May 29, 2018
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Week in Review: Dental 'never events' | 3 strategies to fight caries | Key performance indicators
By Tony Edwards
May 24, 2018
Beyond brushing, flossing, and fluoride: 3 strategies to fight caries
By Theresa Pablos
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? Dr. Brian Novy, discussed three strategies to restore balance to the mouth at the recent California Dental Association's CDA Presents 2018 meeting.
May 24, 2018
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Can physician assistants help address oral health needs?
By Tony Edwards
Seeking to address the lack of available oral healthcare for tens of millions of people in the U.S., the American Association of Physician Assistants (AAPA) launched an initiative in 2010 to improve physician assistants' awareness of oral health issues. Researchers reported on the progress being made at this week's AAPA annual meeting.
May 23, 2018
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Dental never events: Moving beyond wrong-tooth extraction
By Lori Roniger
Can you identify the "never events" in dentistry -- patient care incidents that safety experts agree should never happen? The concept of these never events is familiar in medicine, but its use in dentistry is more limited. An international team of researchers developed a list of dental never events that goes beyond wrong-tooth extraction.
May 22, 2018
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CDA Presents 2018: Companies highlight new products
By Tony Edwards
The California Dental Association's CDA Presents 2018 is the largest annual dental meeting on the West Coast of the U.S. As part of our continuing coverage, DrBicuspid.com brings you a look at some new products and exclusive industry news.
May 21, 2018
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CDA Presents 2018: How do you detect early caries?
By Tony Edwards
While early caries detection is a crucial component of patient care, traditional methods of detection may not be as accurate as necessary. In a presentation at the California Dental Association's CDA Presents 2018 meeting, Dr. Ron Kaminer walked a full lecture room through a practical presentation on caries detection methods.
May 20, 2018
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CDA Presents 2018: 1st day highlights
By Theresa Pablos, Tony Edwards
ANAHEIM, CA - DrBicuspid.com offers a look at a busy first day at the California Dental Association's CDA Presents 2018 meeting, covering new products, clinical presentations, industry news, and more.
May 17, 2018
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CDA Presents 2018: How a researcher took on Big Tobacco with a stolen drawer
By Theresa Pablos
ANAHEIM, CA - A secret laboratory, stolen desk drawer, and quick escape -- learn how addiction researcher Victor DeNoble, PhD, went from being an employee at one of the largest tobacco companies to testifying before Congress about the harms of cigarettes. He shared his story at the California Dental Association's CDA Presents 2018 meeting.
May 17, 2018
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New system measures most effective way to brush teeth
By Lori Roniger
Effective toothbrushing requires a systematic approach, but previously there has been no way to measure effectiveness. Researchers have now developed and tested a new system for quantifying toothbrushing systematics, the Toothbrushing Systematics Index.
May 17, 2018
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Ariz. governor signs dental therapist bill
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Arizona has become the seventh state to allow dental therapists to practice.
May 16, 2018
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