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Clean Out the Closet! Use the New Gingivitis Code

Let’s imagine that you have a patient who presents with inflamed and hemorrhagic gingiva,...

The Future Dental Auxillary Is Here

You step into your operatory and greet your patient. Then, the local anesthetic is...

The Future of Pediatric Dentistry

WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY There has been a technological explosion in pediatric...

The Occlusion Myth

What is it about occlusion that gets dentists so worked up? Occlusion is a...

Incommensurability in Endodontics: The Role of the Endodontic Triad

Scientific progress is generally hindered by trying to take the past into account as...

Challenges Faced by Foreign National Dentists

BACKGROUND ON INTERNATIONAL DENTAL STUDENTS A modern dental school program in the United States...

Competition: Are You Ready?

Competition! It is here, and it’s not going anywhere. In fact, it is only...

Oral Cancer Screening

Oral cancer is the sixth leading cancer worldwide, and the mortality for this disease...

Plea From an Oral Cancer Survivor

THE NEWS THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING It was Christmas, 2006. I was “just a dentist”...

Splints and Occlusion Get No Respect

Be of good cheer! You thought there was a causal relationship between occlusion and...