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Week in Review: Top 10 DSOs | Patients' top 4 dental fears | Dental products on tariff list
By
Tony Edwards
April 5, 2018
JADA: People with diabetes visit the dentist less often
By
Theresa Pablos
New research published in the
Journal of the American Dental Association
found a link between a patient's diabetes status and dental visits. People with diabetes and prediabetes visit the dentist less frequently than those without diabetes, the study found.
April 5, 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
The 4 pillars of health
By
Dr. Alvin Danenberg
When patients visit periodontist Dr. Alvin Danenberg, it is usually to talk about gum health or other issues. However, what he sees in an increasing number of his patients is some form of chronic disease. For these and other patients, Dr. Danenberg goes back to basics and has a wider-ranging conversation encompassing the four pillars of health.
April 3, 2018
What do you need to know about teledentistry? Part 1
By
Dr. Marty Jablow
Whether it be in a public health setting or a private practice environment, the main barriers to access to care are time, distance, efficiency, and cost. It is possible to overcome these barriers in an efficient, affordable, and secure manner by using the promising technology of teledentistry, writes Dr. Marty Jablow in the first of a two-part series.
April 2, 2018
Study: Positive results for placing restorations in schools
By
Theresa Pablos
Should restorations be added to school-based sealant programs? A new study found that a school-based caries prevention program in which hygienists place interim therapeutic restorations and sealants may be more effective than placing sealants alone.
April 2, 2018
NIDCR gives $2M for perio disease and diabetes research
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) has awarded researchers from the New York University College of Dentistry and the University of Pennsylvania Dental Medicine a $2.2Â million, five-year grant to study diabetes-related periodontal disease and bone loss.
April 1, 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
Week in Review: Dentist opioid prescriptions | CAD/CAM materials | Insurance participation
By
Tony Edwards
March 29, 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
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