Melissa Busch[email protected]Legal IssuesDentist headed to prison for dozen-plus yearsA dentist arrested at a Florida airport after allegedly flying there to meet a mother and her 8-year-old daughter for sex was sentenced March 11 to 15 years in prison.March 14, 2025Regulatory UpdatesConn. proposes ending license fees for dental hygienistsConnecticut is proposing to eliminate fees for obtaining and renewing occupational licenses, including those for dental hygienists.March 13, 2025Legal IssuesFake dentist arrested for leaving a patient without many teethA man who was allegedly practicing without a dental license botched procedures for three women, including leaving one woman with a third of her teeth.March 12, 2025Legal IssuesDentist cops to hiding million from U.S. governmentA dentist who was indicted for allegedly using an illegal tax shelter to conceal more than $3.5 million from the IRS pleaded guilty on February 28.March 7, 2025PediatricsWhat the tooth fairy is shelling out for lost teethFor the second consecutive year, the average value of a single lost tooth in the U.S. in 2025 plummeted by 14%, according to a poll.March 3, 2025Legal IssuesWhy dentists get slapped with disciplinary actionsThese are the most common disciplinary actions general dentists face, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Dental Association.February 26, 2025PediatricsThis may help cut early tooth decay in kidsThis method may be a protective factor against early childhood caries, according to a new study.February 19, 2025Patient CommunicationDo patients know they have gum disease? It's complicatedDental patients aren't certain whether they've been diagnosed with periodontitis or have been treated for it, according to a study.February 13, 2025ImplantsThis antibiotic may make dental implants more likely to failPatients who take this antibiotic before dental implant surgery may experience a lower implant survival time, according to a study.February 12, 2025PeriodonticsGum disease therapy leads to rare condition that affects movementA woman was diagnosed with a rare condition that causes severe neck pain that can lead to spinal cord compression, which was triggered by periodontitis treatment, according to a case report.February 11, 2025Previous PagePage 2 of 121Next PageTop StoriesImplantsPeeing our way to more dental implant materialUniversity of California, Irvine researchers have devised a system transforming human urine into hydroxyapatite, a material used in dental implants, with promising larger environmental implications.NutritionHigh iron levels may be linked to gum diseaseInsuranceWhat comes next for the current Medicaid challenges in dentistry?Orofacial PainInnovation over drugs to mitigate dental anxietyCardiovascularCan heart disease be seen on dental CBCTs? A study is in the works.
