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New resource offers guidance on opioids for pregnant women

By Theresa Pablos

What considerations should you have when prescribing opioids for pregnant women? The National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center created a new guide to help dentists answer this very question.

December 6, 2018

Legal Cases: Disruptive patient and incomplete restorative work

By William S. Spiegel and Marc R. Leffler, DDS

In their latest Legal Cases column, William S. Spiegel and Dr. Marc Leffler present a case in which a patient became disruptive and had to be removed from the dental office by the police after incomplete restorative work. Read on to learn how the case was resolved and what you can do to help your practice.

December 4, 2018

Questionnaire helps distinguish between types of orofacial pain

By Theresa Pablos

A questionnaire originally developed for patients with lower back pain may be able to help distinguish between different types of orofacial pain. Researchers found that higher scores on the painDETECT screening questionnaire were able to help rule out pain that is musculoskeletal or dental in nature.

December 3, 2018

Study: Opioid prescriptions by dentists linked to abuse risk

By Tony Edwards

Opioid prescriptions by dentists and oral surgeons may lead to a statistically significant increased risk of persistent opioid use and abuse for adolescents and young adults, according to a major new study in JAMA Internal Medicine on December 3.

December 3, 2018

Endodontics Insider: What determines nickel-titanium rotary instrument usage?

By Tony Edwards

December 2, 2018

Week in Review: Hybrid toothbrushes | Increasing practice revenue | Narrow-diameter implants

By Tony Edwards

November 29, 2018

New product: Digital workflow for dentures released

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Ivory Digital Denture has announced that its digital workflow system is now available in the U.S., Canada, and throughout the world.

November 28, 2018

Columbia Univ. receives grant for mobile dental clinic

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Columbia University College of Dental Medicine has been awarded a $585,000 grant for a new mobile dental clinic from the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation.

November 27, 2018

How did I contract multiple myeloma?

By Dr. Alvin Danenberg

Dr. Alvin Danenberg announced to his blog readers in September that he'd been diagnosed with multiple myeloma. In this column, he raises questions every dental team member should ask themselves about the health risks they may face while serving their patients and their community.

November 27, 2018

How do results with narrow-diameter implants measure up?

By Lori Roniger

How well do narrow-diameter implants perform compared with regular-diameter ones? Are crestal bone loss and survival rates similar? Since research is limited and contradictory in this area, one investigator performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to learn more.

November 27, 2018

Week in Review: Oral health Black Friday deals | Coding & reimbursement | Dentists & Medicare

By Tony Edwards

November 20, 2018

New product: Ultradent debuts disposable retainer and matrix

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Ultradent Products has introduced a new disposable retainer and matrix.

November 20, 2018

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