Melissa Busch[email protected]Hygiene ToolsWhen is it OK to give 'healthy' gifts, like toothbrushes?Go ahead, wrap that toothbrush and give it for your upcoming holiday celebration. Just make sure the recipient is about 24 years old. By that age, people in the U.S. are tickled to receive toothbrushes, books, or underwear as gifts, according to the results of a new survey.December 22, 2019Dental PracticeDentist gunned down in front of Fla. practice diesA Florida dentist who was shot outside her office in November has died. One of the accused shooters is the brother of a man she was set to testify against about a theft at her practice, according to news reports.December 19, 2019Dental Specialties5,700-year-old 'chewing gum' offers snapshot of ancient peopleA complete human genome, oral microbes, and human pathogens were retrieved from a 5,700-year-old type of "chewing gum," untapping a new source of ancient DNA and shedding light on the person who chewed it, according to research published on December 17 in Nature Communications.December 19, 2019Dental PracticeNew Calif. law requires lactation accommodations at workA new California law takes effect on January 1 that requires workplaces to provide certain lactation accommodations for employees. The law also expands protections for nursing mothers and increases penalties for those businesses that fail to comply with the requirements.December 18, 2019Dental SpecialtiesEx-dentist pleads not guilty to threatening 3 judgesA former Missouri dentist has pleaded not guilty to threatening three court judges as part of a divorce and child custody, according to news reports. The dentist was arrested after a standoff with police earlier this month.December 18, 2019Dental PracticeTenn. practice may have exposed patients to HIV, hepatitisPatients may have been exposed to bloodborne infectious diseases, including HIV and hepatitis B and C, at a Tennessee dental practice that failed to properly sterilize tools and equipment. The state recommends patients who were treated at the practice's two offices during the last three years get tested, according to news reports.December 17, 2019Dental PracticeDentist ordered to pay $1.7M for Medicaid fraudA dentist in Connecticut was ordered to pay $1.7 million for engaging in a long-term, extensive scheme of creating fake patient records for dental work he never completed to defraud the state's Medicaid program.December 16, 2019Legal IssuesAnother dentist sues Delta Dental, following ADA's leadA dentist in Mississippi has filed a class-action suit against Delta Dental plans and the Delta Dental Plans Association, accusing the largest dental insurer in the U.S. of fixing prices and conspiring to reduce the amounts paid to clinicians.December 16, 2019Regulatory UpdatesADA calls for ban on vaping products not OK'd by FDAThe ADA took a new, more aggressive stance against vaping and electronic cigarettes on December 16, calling for a total ban on any products that have not been approved for tobacco cessation purposes by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).December 15, 2019Dental SpecialtiesTime to play 'Would You Rather' dental editionHoliday time is the perfect time to play some "Would You Rather," the party game that forces participants to reveal surprising facts about themselves, providing insight into what they value most. DrBicuspid.com presents the dental edition of the game, featuring questions involving dental hygiene.December 15, 2019Previous PagePage 111 of 122Next PageTop StoriesDental EducationDental school dean resigns over anti-Semitic images in course workA dean of dentistry resigned following an external investigation concerning the use of anti-Semitic imagery in course materials.TMJ/TMDTMDs may be ruining patients’ livesRegulatory UpdatesInside the Dental Trade Alliance’s strategy for Capitol HillLegal IssuesCharges to be dismissed against ex-dental employeeOffice ManagementDr. Tom Giacobbi on rethinking your dental practice's scheduling habits
