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ADA survey: Debt, gender influence career choices

By Tony Edwards

Dentists who graduated with higher debt were less likely to specialize and more likely to enter private practice than other primary occupations, according to the findings of a new survey in the Journal of the American Dental Association.

October 27, 2015

CDA Presents 2015: Prevention is key for sports trauma

By Theresa Pablos

Nearly every dentist will need to address sports-related trauma at some point, and the best time to educate patients about injuries is before they occur, according to a presentation by Dr. Ray Padilla at the recent California Dental Association's CDA Presents 2015 meeting.

September 2, 2015

Meet the dentist who helped 360 athletes -- in 7 days

By Theresa Pablos

If athletes are suffering from severe dental pain, how are they supposed to compete at their best level? They can't, which is why several organizations partnered to offer free healthcare screenings and treatment to participants in the 2015 Special Olympics World Games. Dr. Santosh Sundaresan, from the University of Southern California Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, led a team that provided dental treatment to the athletes.

August 5, 2015

Smart mouthguard could detect bruxism, concussions

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A "smart" mouthguard that could help detect bruxism, dehydration, and concussions has been developed by researchers at the University of Florida.

July 6, 2015

6 tips for your male patients' oral health

By George Koumaras, DDS

As Father's Day is this weekend, DrBicuspid.com asked Dr. George Koumaras of Anthem to list six tips you can relate to your male (and female) patients all year to help them improve their oral health.

June 17, 2015

Top 10 stories of 2014: Part 1

By Tony Edwards

With 2014 coming to a close, DrBicuspid.com reviews the most popular articles of the year. In part 1, we'll look at articles six through 10, which touched on dental radiography, a new bone repair device, and the dental needs of NHL players, among other topics.

December 28, 2014

SISU partners with CCM Hockey on mouthguards

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

SISU Guard and CCM Hockey have entered into an exclusive brand partnership to offer cobranded CCM mouthguards powered by the SISU technology. The partnership will create a larger retail network for the introduction of innovative, high-tech SISU mouthguards to athletic markets, according to the companies.

November 18, 2014

Mouthguards offer prevention for fall and winter sports

By Leslie Townsend, DDS

As Dr. Leslie Townsend writes, adults who grew up playing hockey sometimes joke about the teeth they left behind at the rink. But think how much better their lives would have been with one small preventive measure: a mouthguard. She advocates educating parents and patients about the importance of mouthguards.

November 6, 2014

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