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Children's school-based dental: An imperative priority

By Jay W. Friedman, DDS, MPH

A basic tenet of a just society is that children, because they are least able to help themselves, be given priority for healthcare. In this Second Opinion, Dr. Jay W. Friedman advocates that as poor and minority children have the most oral disease, they should be given the highest priority for allocating oral healthcare resources.

December 21, 2015

Grant aids research into improving extraction outcomes

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The New Jersey Health Foundation/Nicholson Foundation has awarded a $50,000 grant to Antonio Valdevit, PhD, to advance research into a medical device that could reduce local trauma and improve outcomes for people requiring tooth extractions.

December 20, 2015

Legal Cases: Failure to diagnose and treat periodontal disease

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

DrBicuspid.com is pleased to present the next column from two lawyers who spend every day defending dentists in litigation and before the licensing board. The purpose of this column is to offer our readers a fresh perspective on common practice and risk management issues from attorneys who litigate these issues. This case concerns periodontal disease and notes in charts.

December 20, 2015

Week in Review: Dental dams and root canals; ICD-10; U.S. oral health

By Tony Edwards

December 17, 2015

DrBicuspid.com Dental Excellence Awards 2015 finalists

By Tony Edwards

DrBicuspid.com is pleased to announce the finalists chosen by our readers in the 2015 Dental Excellence Awards. We want to thank the hundreds of readers who participated in the voting.

December 16, 2015

Many dentists don't use dams during root canal therapy

By Theresa Pablos

Less than half of general dentists always use rubber dental dams during root canal therapy, according to a new study. The finding is concerning because dental dam use increases patient safety and improves the chances of a successful treatment.

December 14, 2015

Nobel Biocare gets mixed ruling in patent lawsuit

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Nobel Biocare got a mixed ruling on its patent infringement lawsuit against Neodent USA, alleging infringement of two patents relating to the design of Nobel Biocare's NobelActive line of dental implants.

December 13, 2015

Dallas paper: 85 Texas dental deaths since 2010

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Eighty-five Texas dental patients have died since 2010, according to an investigative report by the Dallas Morning News published December 10.

December 9, 2015

Should you repair or replace that restoration?

By Theresa Pablos

Should you repair or replace that restoration? The findings of a new study may help you answer that question. Researchers found that replaced restorations had a lower overall failure rate, but repaired restorations that failed needed less-severe treatment.

December 9, 2015

Atlanta to get orthodontic residency program in 2016

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Georgia School of Orthodontics plans to open an orthodontic residency program in Atlanta in 2016.

December 8, 2015

Study linking fluoride, hypothyroidism criticized

By Donna Domino

A study linking fluoride with hypothyroidism used "highly selective and biased" evidence, according to a commentary in the British Dental Journal. The author of the opinion piece chided the researcher for abandoning his scientific objectivity to reinforce his opposition to fluoridation, saying the paper's conclusions should be dismissed.

December 8, 2015

Semifinal voting continues for 2015 Dental Excellence Awards

By Tony Edwards

Several of the nine categories in the 2015 DrBicuspid.com Dental Excellence Awards are very close in terms of votes. Add yours to the tally. Voting continues until midnight on December 9.

December 8, 2015

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