Rabia Mughal

Whitening
Do drug holidays and CTX testing help reduce BONJ risk?
Is there anything that can be done to mitigate the risk of bisphosphonate-related osteonecrosis of the jaw (BONJ)? Options such as drug holidays and serum CTX testing exist but aren’t fully reliable at this point, according to an expert panel at the recent ADA Annual Session.
October 30, 2012
2010 10 14 14 14 41 155 Ada Show Report
Infection Control
Expert: Go green, but don't compromise patient safety
The trend of green practices is growing, but when it comes to infection control, patient safety takes priority over environmental concerns, according to a presentation by Mary Govoni, RDH, MBA, at the ADA Annual Session. She offers several tips to help dental offices make smart product choices.
October 25, 2012
2012 10 25 14 44 34 70 Recycle 70
Sleep Dentistry
Leaders in Dentistry: Dr. James Metz on sleep apnea
After losing 100 pounds in 2004 and alleviating his own obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), James E. Metz, DDS, vowed to help eradicate OSA on a global scale. Dr. Metz discussed dentists' role in detecting OSA, the need to collaborate with physicians, and some of the challenges of treating the condition.
October 24, 2012
2012 10 17 13 16 50 543 James Metz 70
Whitening
Bisphosphonates not alone in causing ONJ
SAN FRANCISCO - Osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) can no longer be called just bisphosphonate-associated ONJ since other drugs also play a role in prompting the condition, according to Cesar Migliorati, DDS, during an expert panel today at the ADA Annual Session.
October 18, 2012
2010 10 14 14 14 41 155 Ada Show Report
Periodontics
Appealing to patients' emotions improves hygiene compliance
SAN FRANCISCO - Dental patients are notoriously inattentive to oral hygiene instructions, but there is something hygienists can do to make them pay more attention, according to a presentation today at the ADA Annual Session: Appeal to their emotions.
October 17, 2012
2010 10 14 14 14 41 155 Ada Show Report
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October 17, 2012
Dental Education
Court tells NYU to grant degrees to dismissed student
A former student at the New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry who says she was dismissed from the school and denied her degrees after she fell short of completing the $21,000 quota in clinical work required by the school has won a lawsuit to have her degrees honored.
October 16, 2012
2010 04 20 11 15 47 357 Cap Diploma 70
Infection Control
Dental offices inconsistent in infection-control compliance
U.S. dental practices need to improve their compliance with and implementation of infection-control guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a study in the current Journal of the American Dental Association.
October 10, 2012
2008 08 18 14 48 26 421 Bacteria 70
Whitening
Teeth-whitening booth shut down at Okla. state fair
A temporary restraining order filed by the Oklahoma Board of Dentistry against a nondentist vendor providing teeth-whitening services at the Tulsa State Fair was granted by the state yesterday after investigators discovered that those providing the whitening services were not licensed to practice dentistry.
October 2, 2012
2009 12 03 14 54 58 936 Smile 70
Whitening
At-home whitening system features LED technology
A patented, hands-free system that combines a blue light-emitting diode (LED) device with a proprietary mouthpiece and a specially formulated gel is one of the latest additions to the booming at-home teeth-whitening market.
October 2, 2012
2012 10 03 11 16 32 265 Whiten Light 70
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Dental Specialties
Those aren’t baseballs: A N.Y. homeowner uncovers a mastodon jaw
A New York gardener’s "baseballs" were mastodon molars still seated in a complete fossil mandible.
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Practice Sales
Buyer beware: What ‘active patient count’ really means in a practice sale
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Hygiene Tools
Confession: I keep my flossers by my couch, in my car, and beside my computer ... and I tell patients to do the same
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Legal Issues
Dentist arrested for aggravated assault
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Dental Hygiene
Do this, and you may keep your hygienist from leaving
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Former dentist sentenced for illegal dentistry
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Fluoridation is valuable, and dentists should tell patients that
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