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UNLV dental students learn anatomy with plastinated human heads

By Melissa Busch

Students at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) School of Dental Medicine are learning head and neck anatomy and its relation to the oral cavity through the use of specially preserved, or plastinated, human specimens.

March 11, 2021

Kulzer debuts HVE tool for smaller arches

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Kulzer has launched Ivory ReLeaf Minis, a high-volume evacuation (HVE) tool that can be used to treat patients with smaller arches, such as children.

March 9, 2021

How to recognize the ideal team player

By Dr. James V. Anderson

All leaders want team players, but they may be hard to come by. In this column, Dr. James Anderson shares the three virtues of a team player and one example of how a real-life team player helped get a claim paid.

March 9, 2021

Imaging leads to removal of rare intranasal tooth

By Melissa Busch

Imaging aided in the treatment of a woman who experienced months of nasal congestion and blood-tinged secretions due to a rare intranasal tooth thought initially to be a rhinolith. The case report was published on February 28 in the Cureus Journal of Medical Science.

March 8, 2021

COVID-19 or dental work: What caused man's death from sinus thrombosis?

By Melissa Busch

Imaging helped diagnose a COVID-19-positive man with cavernous sinus thrombosis, according to a recent case report. The condition may have resulted from his teeth being pulled; however, it could also have been caused by the novel coronavirus, clinicians found.

March 7, 2021

95% of opioid prescriptions are for 5 dental procedures

By Melissa Busch

Dentists wrote about 2.7 million opioid prescriptions to patients during a five-year period, according to a study published on February 23 in the Journal of the American Dental Association. About 95% of these prescriptions were written for five dental procedures.

March 4, 2021

Searches for toothaches up during COVID-19 lockdown

By Hannah Welk

The COVID-19 lockdown increased online searches for toothaches in Iran, according to a study published on February 15 in BMC Oral Health. Pain is seen as one of the biggest dental complaints around the world.

March 4, 2021

No one-size-fits-all solution for antibiotic resistance

By Joseph Constance

There is no one-size-fits-all solution to tackling antibiotic resistance, according to a commentary published in the International Dental Journal. Instead, a variety of approaches are needed to craft tailor-made solutions for locally relevant factors that drive the unnecessary use of dental antibiotics.

March 3, 2021

Patterson's dental sales spike in fiscal Q3

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Patterson Companies reported higher sales in its dental segment for the third quarter of fiscal year 2021.

March 2, 2021

What are the risks of counterfeit or DIY dental materials?

By Dr. Michael W. Davis

A Washington dentist elected not to follow the standard of care with endodontic cold vitality testing for patients. He allegedly swapped an approved refrigerant with an off-label product used to dust off computer keyboards. In this column, Dr. Michael W. Davis warns dentists not to make the same mistake.

March 2, 2021

Dentists must watch for COVID-19 vaccine's side effects

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The COVID-19 vaccine may cause side effects that dentists must be aware of, according to a letter published on February 26 in the British Dental Journal.

March 1, 2021

New OSHA standards, unannounced inspections may be coming

By Melissa Busch

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) may soon issue new infectious disease standards that include unannounced inspections at dental practices, according to a February 26 session at the virtual 2021 Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting.

March 1, 2021

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