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Oral Cancer
Team approach improves oral cancer outcomes
A cancer treatment center in Portland, OR, has created a unique multidisciplinary treatment program for patients with oral and head and neck cancers. The coordinated approach is seen as a better way to treat these patients, who often need expensive and complex dental rehabilitation.
January 24, 2013
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Federally Qualified Health Center
Will ACA prompt some patients to drop dental insurance?
While 5.3 million U.S. children will gain dental coverage in 2014 thanks to the Affordable Care Act, up to 11 million adults could drop their own dental coverage when their children are covered separately, dental insurers say. And parents who switch to dental coverage under their medical insurance may have to change dentists.
January 22, 2013
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Oral Cancer
DrBicuspid.com Oral Cancer & Diagnostics Insider
January 17, 2013
Oral Cancer
Leaders in Dentistry: Dr. Michael B. Prystowsky
What is driving the increase in oral and head and neck cancers associated with human papillomavirus, and what is the research community doing to try and reverse this trend? We talked with Michael B. Prystowsky, MD, PhD, a leading head and neck cancer researcher, to get his views.
January 15, 2013
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Dental Education
Calif. school features full-service dental clinic for kids
RICHMOND, CA - A California dentist who has set up a full-service dental clinic in an elementary school in a tough neighborhood in the San Francisco Bay Area has two goals: treating children who often have no access to dental care and making their first experience with dentists a positive one.
January 9, 2013
2011 05 23 16 01 01 449 Boy Dental Exam 70
Dental Education
Seattle clinic provides adult dental care to uninsured
A Seattle clinic has stepped in to fill the gap after Washington cut adult dental care from its Medicaid program. The Swedish Community Specialty Clinic is taking the pressure off hospital emergency rooms by extracting teeth before they become abscessed.
January 6, 2013
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Periodontics
ADA study finds poor quality of evidence to support MLPs
A yearlong systematic review of more than 7,000 studies on midlevel providers (MLPs) conducted by the ADA concludes that the evidence is too poor to compare the effectiveness of their treatment with that of dentists, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Dental Association.
January 2, 2013
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Regulatory Updates
Texas legislators to consider new DSO regulations
Dental service organizations (DSOs) in Texas would be subject to greater oversight under a new bill introduced to the state Legislature on December 21. The measure, which would require DSOs to register with the state dental board, seeks to ensure that dentists provide care without interference from corporate management.
December 27, 2012
2009 08 06 09 10 16 394 Texas Capitol 70
Home
Ohio dentist turns gingerbread houses into works of art
Ohio dentist John Learner, DDS, has made a name for himself not just through his dental practice in Cuyahoga Falls but with what he considers his true passion: creating large, elaborate gingerbread houses that mimic historic homes from around the U.S.
December 20, 2012
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Restorations
How will new medical device tax affect U.S. dentistry?
While most products made by U.S. dental labs will not be subject to the new federal medical device excise tax, sleep apnea devices, snore guards, and the materials and components that labs use to make many items will be subject to the 2.3% tax. In addition, labs and dentists will likely be forced to pass on the increased cost to their customers.
December 18, 2012
2009 02 24 11 51 50 990 Gov Money 70
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The Grumpy Consultant asks, 'Do you practice in Jurassic Park? Because your office has a dinosaur.'
By The Grumpy Consultant
In a way that only the Grumpy Consultant can, pull up a chair and get ready to have a little chat about that one employee who is holding you (and your practice) back.
March 4, 2025
Grumpy Dental Consultant Open Ai 200
2 DSO leaders share creative solutions to staffing shortages
By Beth Gaddis
At the Chicago Dental Society 2025 Midwinter Meeting, Beth Gaddis spoke with two dental service organization (DSO) leaders about their inventive approaches to solving staffing shortages.
March 4, 2025
Help Wanted Andriy Blokhin
Mistrial, not guilty charges reached in oral surgeon case
By Melissa Busch
An oral surgeon accused of molesting several patients was found not guilty of sexual assault, but jurors couldn't reach a verdict on other offenses.
March 3, 2025
Jury Chairs
What the tooth fairy is shelling out for lost teeth
By Melissa Busch
For the second consecutive year, the average value of a single lost tooth in the U.S. in 2025 plummeted by 14%, according to a poll.
March 3, 2025
Bills Coins R Mackay
Podcast: Inside the current dentist-dental hygienist relationship with Kelly Tanner
By Kevin Henry
Kelly Tanner, PhD, RDH, shares what she is hearing from dental hygienists, as well as her vision for enhancing the hygiene department at DrBicuspid, plus the significance of creating a supportive culture in dental practices and more.
March 3, 2025
Kelly Tanner 400
Do's and don'ts for increasing practice efficiency
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Over time, inefficiency creeps into practices, writes Dr. Roger P. Levin. But following these steps can help ensure your practice increases its revenue every year.
March 3, 2025
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Dentist sanctioned for 'competency' issues after patient loses jaw to cancer
By Clark Kauffman
A central Iowa dentist has been sanctioned for allegedly failing to detect cancer in a patient who subsequently had part of his lower jaw removed.
February 28, 2025
Agreement Legal Settlement
Light therapy may improve oral lichen planus
By Ava Barros
Low-level light therapy may be a more effective treatment for oral lichen planus than topical corticosteroids, according to a review published in the Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice.
February 28, 2025
Red Light Therapy Anna
The top 10 things you need to know about oral testing
By Melissa K. Turner
Having been introduced to salivary testing through platforms like 23andMe and Ancestry.com, dental patients are understanding firsthand how oral tests can uncover mysteries within their body, writes Melissa K. Turner.
February 28, 2025
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Dental practice accused of swiping $500K sued
By Melissa Busch
A dental practice accused of misappropriating $500,000 in management fees is being sued.
February 27, 2025
Lawsuit Eccolo
Teen develops deadly 'forgotten disease' following extractions
By Melissa Busch
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
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Podcast: What is happening to the next generation of dental leaders?
By Kevin Henry
In a wide-ranging discussion, Dr. Richard W. Valachovic, MPH, discusses why the next generation of dentists may lead differently and what that means for the profession.
February 27, 2025
2025 02 28 Richard Valachovic
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