Kevin Henry

Regulatory Updates
What states could be impacted next by the dental compact?
Legislation in two states is being monitored by a group keeping dental professionals updated on where they could be able to practice next.
September 21, 2024
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Hygiene Tools
Paying honor to heroes and their dental connection, plus this week's top stories
We remember those who were prisoners of war and missing in action and recap the week's biggest headlines.
September 20, 2024
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Smile Design
Clinical tip: Get the most out of your dental investment with CEREC Primemill
Our weekly collaboration with CDOCS is back, this time focusing on the CAD/CAM part of the dental practice.
September 18, 2024
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Infection Control
Dental infection control: Have you seen our interview series on dental unit waterlines?
Midway through our series on dental unit waterlines and the infection control needs you may be overlooking, now is a great time to catch up on what you may have missed.
September 16, 2024
Kevin Henry and Tija Hunter on the set
Dental Assistant
Looking to hire a new dental assistant? These are the interview questions you should ask
In a new episode of "The Dental HR Podcast," Alan Twigg of Bent Ericksen & Associates discusses what to do and not to do when it comes to the hiring process for your dental practice.
September 14, 2024
Alan Twigg.
Dental Assistant
Podcast: How dentists create and motivate the productive dental assistant
Our chat with Productive Dentist Academy Co-Founder and CEO Victoria Peterson reveals how some dental practices are getting the most out of their dental assistants.
September 14, 2024
Victoria Peterson of Productive Dentist Academy
Wellness
Prioritizing wellness for dentists and dental team members, plus this week's top stories
We revisit a recent article to get more wellness tips and ideas from the author and share the stories from the past week that made the biggest headlines.
September 13, 2024
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Podcasts
Podcast: 1 wish for every member of the dental team for the rest of 2024
As we head toward the fourth quarter, DrBicuspid.com's Editor-in-Chief Kevin Henry asks a dental assistant, dental hygienist, and dental office manager for their best pieces of advice.
September 12, 2024
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Smile Design
Clinical tip: Orthodontic attachment templates with Dr. Shalin Shah
Ready for another great tip that can improve your clinical skills in the dental practice? Check out this week's words of wisdom from CDOCS.
September 11, 2024
Dr. Shalin Shah
Podcasts
Real talk about the value and future of the dental hygienist
In an open and honest conversation, DrBicuspid's Editor-in-Chief Kevin Henry and Rachel Wall, the CEO and founder of Inspired Hygiene, discuss the value of dental hygiene and dental hygienists as the end of 2024 approaches.
September 10, 2024
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Legal Issues
State trooper convicted of slaying dentist seeks new trial
An ex-state trooper serving a life sentence without parole following his conviction for the murder of a dentist is seeking a new trial.
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AI
AI may predict orthodontic extractions
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DSO
What are the differences between a DSO vs. a DPO?
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Practice Sales
Evaluating dental practices during litigation: Beyond the sale
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Legal Issues
Iowa dentist, charged with incompetence, surrenders license
More in Home
Rise of oral preventive assistant has new group advocating for RDHs
By Tracee Dahm
Born out of urgency and conviction, according to its founder, here's what the Oral Health Awareness Project is and what it's doing to help dental hygienists.
August 8, 2025
Lisandra Maisonet, RDH, and Tracee Dahm, RDH
Dr. Tom Giacobbi on building the pediatric portion of your dental practice
By Kevin Henry
Dr. Tom Giacobbi continues his Just a Minute, Doc series by sharing tips on winning over children and their parents for your dental practice.
August 8, 2025
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Appeals court rules dentist must pay $11M malpractice verdict
By Melissa Busch
An appellate court has upheld a jury verdict requiring a dentist to pay $11.5 million for allegedly not evaluating a patient’s tongue sore that ended up being cancerous.
August 7, 2025
Lawsuit Gavel Money
Tooth nerves may be multitaskers
By Ava Barros
Neurons inside teeth not only sense pain, but they may help protect them from sustaining further damage by triggering a jaw-opening reflex, according to new research from the University of Michigan.
August 7, 2025
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Bleeding cash? Why disconnected financial systems are the silent killer of profitability
By Stephen Fong
Is your cash flow more like a cash trickle or a cash drought? Outdated, disconnected financial systems, writes Planet DDS Chief Financial Officer Stephen Fong, could be hindering your practice.
August 7, 2025
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Preschooler develops 1st case of dental-related eye drooping
By Melissa Busch
A 5-year-old developed ptosis, or eye drooping, after having a pulpotomy with sedation. It is believed to be the first case to be linked to a dental procedure.
August 6, 2025
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Ozonated water may treat pericoronitis
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A recent study published in BMC Oral Health reported that ozonated water may be as effective as saline solution in managing pericoronitis, highlighting it as an alternative treatment.
August 6, 2025
Dental Unit Waterline
How AI may revamp restorations
By Karie Neeley Anderson
Artificial intelligence (AI) can create music, make immersive games, and even aid in the diagnosis of tooth decay. Soon, AI may help make dental fillings, according to a University of Texas at San Antonio news article.
August 6, 2025
Dental Composite Anatoliy Gleb
Cracked teeth: 5 steps to diagnosis and treatment planning
By Dr. Deepika Ganne
Dr. Deepika Ganne explains how to diagnose and manage cracked teeth, detailing crack types, identification techniques like transillumination and cone-beam computed tomography, and the challenges in predicting long-term outcomes.
August 6, 2025
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Oral surgeon agrees to pay $532K to settle case
By Melissa Busch
An oral surgeon has agreed to pay over $532,000 to Oklahoma to resolve claims that he allegedly fraudulently billed for tobacco cessation counseling for non-tobacco users and more.
August 5, 2025
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Gum disease may raise gastric cancer risk by up to 25%
By Ava Barros
New research links periodontal disease to a 25% increased risk of gastric cancer near the esophagus.
August 5, 2025
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Exploring the top DSO-related dental trends of 2025, Part 2
By Beth Gaddis
Dental service organization (DSO) leaders reveal the challenges they're facing and what they are doing to stay agile and resilient.
August 5, 2025
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