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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,...
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The Future Dental Auxillary Is Here
You step into your operatory and greet your patient. Then, the local anesthetic is...
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The Future of Pediatric Dentistry
WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY There has been a technological explosion in pediatric...
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The Occlusion Myth
What is it about occlusion that gets dentists so worked up? Occlusion is a...
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Incommensurability in Endodontics: The Role of the Endodontic Triad
Scientific progress is generally hindered by trying to take the past into account as...
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Challenges Faced by Foreign National Dentists
BACKGROUND ON INTERNATIONAL DENTAL STUDENTS A modern dental school program in the United States...
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Competition: Are You Ready?
Competition! It is here, and it’s not going anywhere. In fact, it is only...
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Oral Cancer Screening
Oral cancer is the sixth leading cancer worldwide, and the mortality for this disease...
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Plea From an Oral Cancer Survivor
THE NEWS THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING It was Christmas, 2006. I was “just a dentist”...
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Splints and Occlusion Get No Respect
Be of good cheer! You thought there was a causal relationship between occlusion and...