Theresa Pablos[email protected]Orofacial PainAnesthesia & Pain Management Insider: Vibrations and cold may ease kids' injection painDecember 16, 2018Dental HygieneHygiene Insider: Want to improve teens' oral hygiene? Text themDecember 11, 2018OpioidsNew resource offers guidance on opioids for pregnant womenWhat considerations should you have when prescribing opioids for pregnant women? The National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center created a new guide to help dentists answer this very question.December 6, 2018Dental PracticeJAMA: Nearly a quarter of U.S. dentists were born abroadThe need for healthcare professionals is expected to grow as the U.S. population ages, so researchers explored the current field of U.S. health professions, including dentistry, and how country of origin and citizen status vary among them. Almost a quarter of U.S. dentists were born in other countries, they reported in a new research letter published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.December 4, 2018Orofacial PainQuestionnaire helps distinguish between types of orofacial painA questionnaire originally developed for patients with lower back pain may be able to help distinguish between different types of orofacial pain. Researchers found that higher scores on the painDETECT screening questionnaire were able to help rule out pain that is musculoskeletal or dental in nature.December 3, 2018Oral-Systemic LinkCDC: Number of U.S. adult smokers hits record lowAlthough teen tobacco use is on the rise, the number of U.S. adults who smoke cigarettes has reached a record low, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). However, about 1 in 5 U.S. adults still uses tobacco products.November 26, 2018Hygiene ToolsBest oral health deals this Black FridayWhen you think of Black Friday, you probably think of deals on televisions, appliances, and the latest tech gadgets. But did you know you can score some big discounts on oral healthcare products, too?November 19, 2018Oral-Systemic LinkCDC: Teen e-cigarette use rose sharply from 2017The use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) by middle and high school students may be an epidemic, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More than 20% of high school students report using e-cigarettes on a regular basis, almost double the number from 2017.November 15, 2018Federally Qualified Health Center3 states vote to expand MedicaidVoters in three U.S. states elected to expand Medicaid benefits in the midterm election on November 6. The expansion will provide healthcare coverage to thousands of more people in Idaho, Nebraska, and Utah, but only beneficiaries in some states will gain access to dental benefits.November 8, 2018SugarU.S. voters decide on dental-related issuesU.S. citizens headed to the polls on November 6 to weigh in on a number of dental-related issues in the midterm election. Local and state ballot measures ranged from community water fluoridation to the future of soda taxes, and five dentists were elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.November 6, 2018Previous PagePage 12 of 45Next PageTop StoriesLegal IssuesDentist accused of drug deal near his office enters pleaA dentist entangled in a 2023 fatal hit-and-run case has pleaded not guilty in a separate case in which he allegedly was involved in a drug deal near his dental office.FluorideWhat’s stopping kids from getting fluoride at well visits?Oral-Systemic LinkWhen it comes to smoking, teeth don’t liePodcastsPodcast: The keys to transforming patient relationships in dentistryRegulatory UpdatesOpinion: Why advocacy in dentistry matters
