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AAPD 2015: Full-coverage restorations results in fewer caries relapses

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

SEATTLE - The current U.S. standard of care for treating early childhood caries results in inadequate clinical outcomes, according to a poster presentation on May 22 at this week's American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) 2015 annual meeting.

May 21, 2015

Great Expressions adds DoseSpot e-prescribing

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

More than 240 Great Expressions Dental Centers have integrated the DoseSpot platform into their practices. This platform allows dentists to e-prescribe controlled and noncontrolled prescriptions to more than 65,000 U.S. pharmacies.

May 14, 2015

AACD 2015: QuickSplint touts interim bite plane

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

SAN FRANCISCO - QuickSplint is showing its multipurpose, custom-fit, interim bite plane this week at the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry's (AACD) 31st Annual Scientific Session.

May 5, 2015

ATSU to add dedicated anesthesia suites

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The A.T. Still University (ATSU) Center for Advanced Oral Health will install permanent anesthesia suites, increasing the clinic's capacity to provide treatment to older patients for whom anesthesia is necessary during dental care.

April 19, 2015

Ill. bill seeks coverage for sedation of special needs patients

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A bill sponsored by Illinois legislators would require insurance companies to cover sedation during dental procedures for special needs patients.

April 15, 2015

Quarter of patients misuse opioids for pain management

By Theresa Pablos

About 1 in 4 patients misuse opioids prescribed for chronic pain, according to a new study. Dentists are in a prime position to help prevent such prescription drug abuse by educating patients about drug misuse.

April 15, 2015

ICCMO unveils new website

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. division of the International College of Cranio-Mandibular Orthopedics (ICCMO) has launched a new website.

April 9, 2015

Referrals to facial pain specialists take more than a year

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Patients with facial pain usually see two or more physicians and wait more than 17 months before being referred to a specialist, according to a new study. This delay can cause the pain to escalate from acute to chronic, the authors noted.

April 2, 2015

Additional sedation attention needed for special needs patients

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Treating patients with autism, cerebral palsy, and intellectual disability can be a challenge, even more so when these patients also have epilepsy. When these patients need anesthesia, what, if any, treatment precautions are necessary? Researchers from Japan studied how these patients reacted to sedation with propofol and how antiepileptic medications affected their response to sedation.

April 1, 2015

DrBicuspid.com Anesthesia & Pain Management Insider: Propofol use in special needs patients

By Tony Edwards

March 25, 2015

Still time to enter March Mayhem! Also, new study on patient anxiety; Doniger on Sat. hours

By Tony Edwards

March 17, 2015

IADR 2015: Dentists underestimate patients' desire for sedation

By Tony Edwards

BOSTON - Dentists overestimate patients' anxiety about dental treatment but underestimate their desire for sedation and general anesthesia, according to a presentation on March 13 at the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) 2015 General Session.

March 16, 2015

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