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When Dentists Should Prescribe Opioids—and When They Shouldn’t

Every day, 90 people die in the United States from an overdose that involves...

NIDCR Announces 2017 SOAR Awards

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) has announced 4 awards totaling...

Design Your Medical History Form for Better Oral-Systemic Treatment Planning

A dental medical history form can be used to guide a clinician through an...

The Oral-Psychiatric Link

MENTAL HEALTH IS NOT CURRENTLY A PART OF THE CONVERSATION I am not sure...

Accelerated Orthodontics for the General Practitioner

INTRODUCTION The millennium ushered in many new changes in dentistry, including minor tooth movement...

Innovative Oral Health Curriculum: Filling the Void for Physicians and Other Non-Dental Healthcare Providers

The void in physicians’ and nurses’ knowledge of diseases and conditions of the oral...

Endodontic Diagnosis: There’s an App for That!

INTRODUCTION Before you run and pick up your iPhone to download the endodontic diagnosis...

Semantics Undermines the Oral-Systemic Disease Message

On April 18, 2012, the American Heart Association (AHA) presented a position paper which...

Specialty Recognition of Oral Medicine

I have attended numerous ADA and dental society meetings, and I have been surprised...

Crown Lengthening in the Aesthetic Zone

INTRODUCTION An important synergy exists between periodontics and restorative dentistry. The gingival architecture plays...