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Dental Practice
Dental Practice Made Simple: Overdue hygiene patients
Patient longevity is one of the factors that separates the top 10% highest performing dental practices from the rest, according to Dr. Roger P. Levin. Scheduling overdue patients is key to patient longevity.
July 6, 2021
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Oral Bacteria
Week in Review: Retainer results in tooth loss | Lighting up oral bacteria | Independence Day weekend
July 1, 2021
Dental Practice
Dental Practice Made Simple: Recognizing and avoiding burnout
Dental professionals who have burnout cannot meet the levels of production they could otherwise, according to Dr. Roger P. Levin. He discusses burnout and ways to prevent or reverse it in the latest episode of Dental Practice Made Simple.
June 29, 2021
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Restorations
Zirconia shines in review of systematic reviews
Zirconia received satisfactory marks in a new review of systematic reviews of the restorative material. While zirconia-ceramic restorations came with technical, biological, and aesthetic complications, many of these complications did not affect restoration functionality and could be fixed during routine care.
June 28, 2021
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Dental Therapists
Week in Review: New OSHA standards | Dental therapists gaining traction | Implant adverse events
June 25, 2021
Dentures
AI can be a powerful tool for predicting tooth loss
Artificial intelligence (AI) can be a powerful tool for predicting tooth loss, according to the findings of a June 18 study in PLOS One. Algorithms that included medical and socioeconomic data showed promising performance for predicting edentulism, tooth loss, and lack of a functional dentition.
June 24, 2021
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Restorations
Restoratives & Cosmetics Insider: Zirconia shines in review of systematic reviews
June 23, 2021
Dental Practice
Dental Practice Made Simple: Blocking your schedule
It's time to go back to the basics, according to Dr. Roger P. Levin in the latest episode of Dental Practice Made Simple. He details how to block your days to prioritize financially valuable patients and at the same time increase customer satisfaction.
June 22, 2021
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Orofacial Pain
Dental Dose: The brief history of cocaine in dentistry
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, cocaine was an anesthetic agent of choice in dentistry, explains Tom Viola, RPh, in the latest episode of Dental Dose. But perhaps more surprising, cocaine has accepted medical uses as an anesthetic agent to this day.
June 17, 2021
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Dental Practice
Kids skip the dentist after general anesthesia procedures
Researchers from Scotland found a significant drop in dental care visits after children in the U.K. underwent general anesthesia for dental procedures in a recent study. The findings were published on June 4 in the European Archives of Paediatric Dentistry.
June 16, 2021
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Air embolism during routine dental care leads to woman’s death
A woman died hours after developing an air embolism during a routine dental restoration procedure, according to a case report.
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Gum disease may be an independent risk factor for stroke
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Dr. Roger Levin on the customer experience revolution in dentistry
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Why every dentist needs a reliable glass ionomer in their toolkit
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Legal Issues
DSO-linked firm, more agree to settle fraud allegations
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Which syringe to use? Hygienists go with tradition.
By Ava Barros
Dental hygiene students and faculty may prefer traditional metal syringes over disposable safety syringes, according to a pilot study published by the American Dental Hygienists' Association.
April 10, 2025
Syringe Hand Diana Vyshniakova
Dentist reprimanded following patient death
By Melissa Busch
A dentist in Florida accused of failing to stop the implant replacement of a sedated patient who died days after the procedure has been reprimanded.
April 9, 2025
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What gun violence may mean for your teeth
By Melissa Busch
Increases in exposure to gun violence may be associated with going to the dentist less frequently and tooth loss, according to a large U.S. study.
April 9, 2025
Gun Pistol
Clinical tip: Chromic and PTFE suturing
By Kevin Henry
This tip of the day video is on suturing with a chromic gut suture and a cytoplast polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) suture, courtesy of Dr. Doug Smail with CDOCS.
April 9, 2025
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Bottle-feeding may be linked to dental decay
By Ava Barros
Bottle-feeding toddlers to sleep may contribute to early childhood caries, emphasizing the importance of phasing out bottle-feeding when appropriate, reports a study recently published in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health.
April 9, 2025
Bottle Feed Toddler Robert Kneschke
EPA to take critical look at water fluoridation
By Melissa Busch
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on April 7 that it will swiftly review new scientific data on the potential health risk associated with adding fluoride to public drinking water.
April 8, 2025
Water Drink
Coroner makes ruling in dental patient's death
By Melissa Busch
A county coroner in Ohio has determined the cause of death of a man who became unresponsive and eventually died after being sedated and undergoing multiple dental procedures.
April 8, 2025
Lab Microscope Slide
3 times more likely to have impaired cognition with this problem
By Melissa Busch
Middle-age and older individuals who have this problem may be nearly three times more likely to experience cognitive impairment, according to a large study.
April 8, 2025
Older Man Eating Svetlana
Top trends for DSOs heading into spring 2025
By Beth Gaddis
Three dental service organization (DSO) leaders share the challenges they're seeing and the solutions they're evaluating as they navigate a rapidly changing industry.
April 8, 2025
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The surprising way aligners may give oral health a boost
By Ava Barros
Orthodontic treatments, particularly clear aligners, may improve oral health by stabilizing the oral microbiota and minimizing plaque buildup, according to a study recently published in the International Dental Journal.
April 8, 2025
Invisible Aligner Woman Chinnarach
Iowa Dental Board cancels hearing, removes documents detailing patient death
By Clark Kauffman
The Iowa Dental Board has canceled a scheduled disciplinary hearing for a dentist who is alleged to have contributed to a patient's death.
April 7, 2025
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These anesthetics may be linked to serious adverse reactions
By Melissa Busch
Patients given ester-based local anesthetics may be at greater risk of having serious complications when they are administered numbing agents, according to a study.
April 7, 2025
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