I have seen prophylaxis pastes advertised that claim to whiten teeth while polishing. Are these worth a try?

I see patients every day from 7:30 am to 4 pm. Lately, I have been experiencing back problems specific to my dominant side, just at the bottom of my scapula. Do you have any suggestions for exercises or stretches that might help?

Do patients need to be comprehensively charted at each periodontal maintenance visit?

What is the best daily oral hygiene routine for patients with periodontal attachment loss?

In my dental practice, prophy angles are bagged individually, unlike other single-use items.

In our office, patients return for a 5-week re-evaluation after localized or full-mouth scaling and root planing (SRP). In the past, our office used a D4910 (periodontal maintenance) code at the reevaluation appointment, which was not…

I have a patient who is interested in tooth whitening—both in office and at-home. However, she has one porcelain laminate veneer on an anterior tooth. What should I recommend?

I had a small drop of ultrasonic cleaner splash into my eye while sterilizing instruments. I immediately flushed it with saline solution and sterilized my contact. Is there any risk of bloodborne infection?

We have a couple of patients in our pediatric dental practice who do not tolerate dental care well.

What is the correct protocol for a patient who presented with a suspicious lesion and is at increased risk for oral cancer (long-time smoker) but who did not follow up with our referral to an oral surgeon for biopsy?