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New data break down dentist stats by state, specialty

By Theresa Pablos

General dentists are once again the most common type of dentists, according to newly published data from the Kaiser Family Foundation. The data break down dentist statistics by gender, specialty, and state.

April 9, 2018

How to overcome your patients' 4 most common fears

By Scott Shamblott, DDS

Dr. Scott Shamblott's practice focuses on patients with dental anxiety and phobias. Over time, he's been able to categorize these fears into four categories: fear of pain, fear of needles, fear of lectures, and fear of losing control. He offers practical, tested techniques to help you help your patients overcome these fears.

April 5, 2018

Dental products featured on proposed U.S. tariff list

By Tony Edwards

The dental industry has gotten caught up in the trade showdown between the U.S. and China, with a number of key dental products showing up on a list of products and materials that will have tariffs slapped on them.

April 3, 2018

Anesthesia & Pain Management Insider: Does IV acetaminophen offer relief after third-molar surgery?

By Tony Edwards

April 3, 2018

Race, sex affect Medicaid opioid prescription rates

By Lori Roniger

Dentists are writing fewer opioid prescriptions than other practitioners, but prescribing patterns differ by a patient's race, ethnicity, and sex, as well as by provider type. That's according to a new study of Medicaid recipients published in the April issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association.

April 1, 2018

JADA: Dentists are prescribing more opioids than ever

By Theresa Pablos

The number of opioids prescribed by dentists appears to be increasing over time, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Dental Association. Dentists prescribed more opioids in 2015 than they did in 2010, the researchers found.

March 29, 2018

AADR 2018: Local anesthetic does not improve post-op comfort in kids

By Lori Roniger

Does providing postoperative local anesthetic in addition to intravenous analgesics improve comfort in children undergoing dental surgery under general anesthesia? Research presented on March 24 at the 2018 American Association of Dental Research (AADR) meeting in Fort Lauderdale, FL, took a look.

March 27, 2018

ADA announces new opioid policy

By Tony Edwards

The ADA has announced a new policy on opioid pain medications in an attempt to address the ongoing opioid epidemic in the U.S. The policy has three key components: mandatory continuing education, limits on duration of opioid use, and registering with prescription drug monitoring programs.

March 26, 2018

New U.S. spending bill allocates billions for opioid crisis

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a $1.3 trillion spending bill on March 23 that includes billions of dollars in funding to combat the opioid epidemic.

March 25, 2018

Infographic: Trends in dental anesthesiology

By Theresa Pablos

The average dentist anesthesiologist is a man who works at least four days per week and is optimistic about the future of the profession, according to a recent survey of more than 200 dentist anesthesiologists in the U.S. and Canada.

March 19, 2018

Dental fear associated with pain, caries

By Theresa Pablos

Fear of the dentist may have broad consequences for oral health, according to the findings of a new study. Children who expressed dental fear were more likely to experience caries, pain, and a poor perception of their own dental health.

March 18, 2018

Pharmacy, not dentist, is 1st stop when kids have oral pain

By Tony Edwards

Less than a third of children with oral pain saw a dentist before their parents went to a pharmacy for pain medication in a recent survey. In addition, about the same percentage of children saw a physician or school nurse rather than a dentist for a diagnosis of their oral pain, researchers found.

March 11, 2018

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