Dr. Alan Stern

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Dental Assistant
Stop looking for dental assistants and start building the careers they want in your practice
Money isn't the whole story, writes Dr. Alan Stern. Practices need to rethink what a dental assistant career can offer and whom they hire.
September 3, 2026
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Infection Control
3 steps to resolving dental teams' clashes over PPE
The recent struggle over personal protective equipment (PPE) is just one that dental practices have faced since reopening. Inevitably, there will be plenty more. The bottom line is that the strategy you use to approach any conflict will affect its resolution, writes Dr. Alan Stern.
June 23, 2020
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Team Management
The importance of leadership to defuse the industry's current tension
Dr. Alan Stern believes that leadership is a key piece to solving the tension flaring up within the industry. He offers some thoughts on what leadership really means and why it makes a difference in the dental practices that do or do not exhibit it on a daily basis.
May 27, 2020
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Legal Issues
Dental student, fiancé killed in accident
An engaged couple's future was shattered in seconds by a tragedy.
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Orofacial Pain
This treatment may hit the right chord for 3rd-molar surgery
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Patient Communication
Onions, QR codes, and 'Your tongue loves me.' Turn-offs that cost you dental patients.
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Podcasts
Why more dentists are partnering with DSOs, and 2 mistakes to avoid
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Legal Issues
Police investigate patient death following dental cleaning
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Dental student, fiancé killed in accident
By Melissa Busch
An engaged couple's future was shattered in seconds by a tragedy.
October 22, 2026
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This treatment may hit the right chord for 3rd-molar surgery
By Melissa Busch
A study revealed that music therapy may affect physiological factors during oral surgery.
October 22, 2026
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Onions, QR codes, and 'Your tongue loves me.' Turn-offs that cost you dental patients.
By Dr. Katelyn Gunn
Katelyn Gunn, DMD, offers a tongue-in-cheek list of 10 ways dental teams lose patients.
October 22, 2026
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Why more dentists are partnering with DSOs, and 2 mistakes to avoid
By Kevin Henry
Tusk's Connor Jorgensen explains why burned-out dentists are partnering with DSOs and why preparing years before a sale matters.
October 22, 2026
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Police investigate patient death following dental cleaning
By Melissa Busch
Police are investigating two cases in which one patient died and another went into cardiac arrest following dental cleanings.
October 21, 2026
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Why I keep saying yes: One dentist's story of a patient, a risk, and a tray of fruit
By Dr. Marie Alejandrino- Buell
A dentist who arrived in the U.S. with $400 explains how saying yes to a patient changed her life and why she keeps saying yes.
October 21, 2026
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Why a few bad Google reviews may actually help your dental practice
By Kevin Henry
Don't fear a bad Google review, says Dr. Len Tau. Under Google's new rules, here's how to ask patients for feedback.
October 21, 2026
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Man accused of gunning down dentist dies in shootout with police
By Melissa Busch
A loose tooth sparked a deadly confrontation that ended in tragedy and bloodshed.
October 20, 2026
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Prosthodontist accused of running drug ‘party house’
By Melissa Busch
A prosthodontist was charged with two felony charges for allegedly running a "party house."
October 20, 2026
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This may have a positive effect on adult oral health
By Melissa Busch
Childhood dental habits may help as you grow older, according to a study.
October 20, 2026
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Why is Mom still making the dental appointment?
By Dr. Jennifer You
Dr. Jennifer You has some ideas on how dental practices can help young patients take ownership of their healthcare.
October 20, 2026
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Dentist to pay to settle U.S. privacy allegations
By Melissa Busch
A dentist accused of failing to provide timely access to a patient’s protected health information has agreed to settle the case.
October 19, 2026
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