Melissa Busch

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Imaging & CAD/CAM
Teen develops deadly 'forgotten disease' following extractions
A teen developed a rare, life-threatening "forgotten disease" following sepsis from mandibular osteomyelitis after third-molar extractions, according to a case report.
February 27, 2025
2025 02 27 Lemierre's Syndrome 400
Legal Issues
How to spot and deal with 'red flag' patients
A presenter at the Chicago Dental Society 2025 Midwinter Meeting offers tips on handling "red flag" patients.
February 25, 2025
Patient Woman Listening Frei
Legal Issues
Man sentenced for giving mislabeled drugs to dental patients
A man accused of regularly traveling from Ecuador to the U.S. to perform dentistry and dispense misbranded prescription drugs to patients was sentenced.
February 24, 2025
Legal Scales 400
Wellness
These procedures stress out clinicians
Certain procedures may make clinicians extra anxious, according to a study.
February 20, 2025
Stressed Dentist Framestock
Legal Issues
Dentist accused of murder faces new charges
A dentist accused of killing his wife by lacing her protein shakes with poison in 2023 faces new charges.
February 19, 2025
Legal Scales Bench Moodboard
Legal Issues
Invasive recording leads dentist to surrender to police
A dentist accused of taking an invasive video at one of his dental practices has surrendered to police.
February 14, 2025
Handcuffs
Legal Issues
Dentist accused of attacking doctor with golf club cleared
A dentist accused of beating a doctor with a golf club during a dispute that arose over pedestrian traffic on a golf cart pathway at a country club was found not guilty, according to a story.
February 13, 2025
Judge Gavel
Legal Issues
Dental professor caught with 100+ nitrous tanks arrested
A dentist who is also a dental school assistant professor was arrested after he was caught with more than 100 tanks of nitrous oxide following a car chase, according to a story.
February 11, 2025
Police Light
Organized Dentistry
ADA executive director resigns immediately
Dr. Raymond Cohlmia has resigned from his position as ADA's executive director.
February 10, 2025
2025 02 10 Raymond Cohlmia 400
Legal Issues
Imposter dental assistant gets jail time
A woman who reportedly falsely claimed to hold an expanded function dental assistant license and worked briefly for three dentists has been sentenced to prison.
February 7, 2025
Modern Prison Unit
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2026 03 02 Spontaneous Dentin Bridge 400
CBCT
Very rare spontaneous dentin bridge forms after dental trauma
A tooth's remarkable self-healing mechanism defied dental expectations after trauma.
Brain General
Brain
This brain disease may be a risk factor for advancing gum disease
Mary K. Hughes, RDH.
Office Management
Hygiene wages aren't the problem: Your business model is
Levin Practice Success 400
Insurance
Do’s and don’ts for increasing insurance reimbursements
2026 02 26 Odontogenic Infection Gas 400
Imaging & CAD/CAM
This may indicate the severity of dental infections
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Dentist fined in death of implant surgery patient
By Melissa Busch
A dentist who performed implant surgery on an 81-year-old woman has agreed to resolve the case.
October 28, 2025
Ekg Death Portokalis 400
Want to live? Maybe keep your teeth
By Melissa Busch
The risk of all-cause death appeared to rise significantly with the rapid progression of tooth loss, according to a study.
October 28, 2025
Smiling Older Man Alessandro Biascioli
What dental practices need to know about Halloween emergencies
By Kevin Henry
What can your dental practice do to prep for Halloween candy-related emergencies? We asked Dr. Jason Auerbach for his tips.
October 28, 2025
Dentist Exam Woman
Do you know the risks when dentists give pediatrics opioids?
By Melissa Busch
About 1 in 10 pediatric dental visits involving opioids were linked to overdose or persistent use.
October 27, 2025
Pediatric Dentist Matea Michelangeli
Smartphone imaging may be key to early oral cancer diagnosis
By Ava Barros
Rice University researchers created an affordable smartphone-based imaging system to support the early detection of potential oral cancers.
October 27, 2025
Smartphone Man Kite Rin
How to confidently collect in your dental practice at the time of service
By Ashley Bond
Confidently request and receive payment at the time of service using these tips from Ashley Bond.
October 27, 2025
Ashley Bond.
Do’s and don’ts for evaluating your financial factors
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Providing excellent patient care alone won’t fund your future. Dr. Roger P. Levin reveals the financial factors that ensure a secure retirement.
October 27, 2025
Levin Practice Success Resized 400
Man sentenced for assaulting women he promised teeth whitening
By Melissa Busch
A man convicted of sexually assaulting women, including those he lured into his teeth whitening salon, was sentenced to 26 years in prison.
October 24, 2025
Prison Door Lock Bibiphoto
There may be an issue with women and root canals. Period
By Ava Barros
Women receiving root canal treatment may experience increased dental anxiety during certain phases of their menstrual cycle, a Scientific Reports study asserts.
October 24, 2025
Woman Dentist Toothache 400
The importance of adding medical billing to the dental practice
By Christine Taxin
Mastering dental and medical insurance is vital for dental practices to optimize their reimbursement processes, writes Christine Taxin.
October 24, 2025
Office Manager Billing Chart
Dentist arrested for soliciting undercover cop posing as boy
By Melissa Busch
A dentist was arrested after allegedly attempting to solicit a teenage boy online who was an undercover officer.
October 23, 2025
Handcuffs Fingerprints Justin
Higher dental caries may be linked to cardiovascular risk
By Ava Barros
The decayed, missing, and filled teeth (DMFT) index may predict cardiovascular disease risk, according to recent research.
October 23, 2025
Older Woman Dentist
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