David Black, DDS[email protected]Dental PracticeHow does your hygiene production compare?Dr. David Black writes that many in dentistry have specific ideas about net production per hour for both dentists and hygienists. However, when he examined the data, he found that both dentist and hygiene production was down across the U.S. He looks into why and what you can do.February 27, 2018Dental PracticeData show perio production rising in U.S. practicesResearch suggests a major link between periodontal disease and wider health issues, and data show almost half of U.S. adults have some form of gum disease. So how is your practice responding? Dr. David Black looks at the per-practice data on periodontal treatment and offers some ideas to help your practice increase production.February 11, 2018Page 1 of 1Top StoriesLegal IssuesDentist accused of inappropriate contact with patients sentencedA dentist in California accused of engaging in inappropriate contact with patients was given a light sentence.PeriodonticsThis gum health intervention may cut the risk of strokeOrganized DentistryADA coalition pushes back on CMS adult dental coverage rollbackLegal IssuesDental assistant, family sentenced for illegal drug distributionSponsor ContentPodcast: Recognizing X-Linked Hypophosphatemia in Dental Patients