Dental Practice: Page 7

Opinion: How OPAs will work with and not replace dental hygienists

By Dr. Lisa M. Bosch

Dr. Lisa Bosch hopes that dental hygienists see the oral preventive assistant (OPA) role as a valuable complement to their work rather than as competition.

May 13, 2025

Swallowed implant driver leads to major lawsuit

By Melissa Busch

A man claims negligence led him to swallow a dental implant driver that required surgery and led to disfigurement.

May 12, 2025

Do’s and don’ts for no-shows and cancellations

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

Implementing these do’s and don’ts will eliminate frustrating patient no-shows and cancellations in no time, writes Dr. Roger P. Levin.

May 12, 2025

Healthy boy dies while sedated for dental treatment

By Melissa Busch

A boy died May 6 while under sedation for a dental procedure at a practice in Oklahoma.

May 9, 2025

Baptism by fire: My 1st day in the dental practice

By Lisa Newburger

Lisa Newburger has heard the pain that new dental employees are feeling and offers her take on how to make it through the early days and into a comfort zone.

May 9, 2025

Possibly pickled dentist sued for groping, botching smile

By Melissa Busch

A man is suing, claiming that a New York City dentist was “under the influence of some mind-altering substance” when she inappropriately touched him and left him with a crooked smile.

May 9, 2025

Texas investigating illegal marketing of fluoride toothpastes

By Melissa Busch

The attorney general in Texas has launched investigations into Colgate-Palmolive and Procter & Gamble for illegally marketing fluoride toothpaste.

May 9, 2025

Heartbreaking details of plane crash that killed dentist, wife

By Melissa Busch

The cause of the private plane crash in March that led to the death of a North Carolina dentist and his wife has been released.

May 8, 2025

Dental Trade Alliance discusses tariffs, fluoride, Medicaid issues affecting dentistry

By Kevin Henry

In this conversation, Kevin Henry interviews Greg Chavez, CEO of the Dental Trade Alliance (DTA), about dentistry's current state amid significant policy changes in Washington.

May 7, 2025

Woman enters plea in fatal shooting of dental director

By Melissa Busch

The woman accused of fatally shooting a dentist and dental director during a dispute over loud music at an apartment complex in Wisconsin entered a plea.

May 7, 2025

9 tips for managing dental insurance plans for efficient reimbursement

By Michelle Repash

Michelle Repash offers strategies to help dental offices navigate the complex landscape of dental insurance and prepare for accurate reimbursement.

May 7, 2025

Dental patient files suit over gouged tongue

By Melissa Busch

A man is suing a health center and other unnamed individuals, claiming that part of his tongue was gouged out during a dental procedure.

May 6, 2025

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