Allen Hindin, DDS, MPH[email protected]Dental EducationShould patients be used for licensure exam purposes?Somewhere, a fourth-year dental student is desperately searching for an adult who will allow a tooth to be drilled and filled in a ritual called clinical dental examinations. In this Second Opinion, Dr. Allen Hindin questions the usefulness of this practice and why this practice is still continuing.July 1, 2015Dental EducationADA misses opportunity with MLP analysisA veteran dentist and 41-year member of the ADA who works in both the public and private sectors questions the motives behind the ADA's midlevel provider (MLP) economic analysis and calls on the ADA to raise the tone and quality of the discussion.July 30, 2012Page 1 of 1Top StoriesDenturesThese patients may be more likely to experience denture failurePatients with these characteristics may be more likely to require procedures on abutment teeth, increasing the risk of removable partial denture failure. This study was recently published in the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry.Oral-Systemic LinkPatients with lupus, RA may want to wake up on oral healthLegal IssuesCyberattack hits DSO Chord Specialty Dental, affecting 170KDental EducationGeneral dentistry may be on the verge of deathBrainResearchers to study gum disease germ's link to Alzheimer's disease