Dental teams can help protect patients from costly surprises by explaining deferred interest, clarifying repayment terms, and ensuring patients understand their financing options before signing up.
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A Fast Track to Dental Careers
Colleges are exploring new educational pathways to strengthen the dental workforce amid persistent staffing shortages.
Could the Dental Office Be the Next Stop for HPV Vaccination?
A new legislative push in West Virginia may empower dentists and dental hygienists to administer the vaccine, eliminating an extra…
The Warning Signs of Blood Disorders Hiding in the Mouth
Explore the oral manifestations of immune thrombocytopenia, autoimmune hemolytic anemia, and Evans syndrome, along with strategies…
What Really Works in Periodontal Therapy?
Explore the evidence behind air polishing, salivary testing, adjunctive antibiotics, and laser therapy to determine which…
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Improve Your Cultural Competency
We practice in a variety of settings—private practice, public health, academia, and research, to name a few. As essential members of the oral health care team, we may provide treatment to people of various cultural backgrounds and belief…
CDC Cautions That Kids Are Using Too Much Toothpaste
Almost 40% or children between the ages of 3 and 6 are using too much toothpaste, putting them at increased risk of developing dental fluorosis, according to a new US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study.
ADA Foundation Awards $120,000 in Funding to Eight Organizations
The ADA Foundation has awarded a total of $120,000 in funding to eight organizations working to improve the oral health of the public.
Study Examines Oral Health and Frailty
Researchers with the Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery at Hyogo College of Medicine in Japan report physical frailty in older adults may affect the oral hygiene status of the remaining dentition.
FDA Chief Promises Repercussions for e-Cigarette Manufacturers
US Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, acknowledged his efforts to get e-cigarette companies to voluntarily stop marketing to youth has not been successful.
Improving Sealant Retention
Caries can lead to a lifetime of oral health problems, making the prevention of tooth decay an important health issue. Sealants are one component of the caries prevention armamentarium. Developed in the 1960s to reduce caries risk, sealants…
MouthWatch Launching TeleDent™ 2.0 During CDS 2019
MouthWatch, LLC a leader in innovative teledentistry solutions, digital case presentation tools and intraoral imaging devices, will be launching and demonstrating the first major new release of its TeleDent all-in-one teledentistry platform…
TeleDent MobileOp™ Makes Teledentistry More Portable and Flexible
DNTLworks Equipment Corporation and MouthWatch LLC will introduce a fully-equipped mobile teledentistry cart during the 2019 Chicago Midwinter Meeting at MouthWatch Booth #4243.
Senate Bill Aims to Increase Transparency and Health Care Options Through Marketplace Competition
Sen. Steve Daines (R-Montana) and Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont), have introduced S. 350, the “Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act.”
Inflammation and Diet
Consuming a diet containing fewer pro-inflammatory foods and more anti-inflammatory foods may create less systemic and periodontal inflammation. One such diet, the Middle Eastern diet—which is consumed in countries such as Saudi Arabia,…
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