Endodontics
It’s a Big Issue About a Little Tissue
A famous endodontist once said that , “It’s a big issue about a little...
Hygiene
A Review of the ADA Mercury Hygiene Recommendations
More than a decade ago, the ADA established recommendations for appropriate mercury hygiene within...
Hygiene
Professional Standards, Personal Responsibility
One of the best parts of being a hygienist in a dental practice is...
Restorative
Bridging the Diagnostic Void: A Case Study in Early Detection and Modern Conservative Care
Over the years there has been a persistent frustration in diagnostic restorative dentistry that...
Endodontics
Innovations in Endodontics Instruments and Techniques: How They Simplify Treatment
After a relatively static 30-year period from the 1950s to the 1980s endodontic practitioners...
Aesthetics
Conservative Aesthetic Treatment of Dark Necrotic Teeth: Efficient Internal Bleaching
In dental school, in the mid-1980s, we learned of the “walking bleach technique.” A...
Computers
Clinical Dentistry and the Internet: A Marriage Made in Heaven?
There are few practices today that are running without the assistance of at least...
Materials
Seventh-Generation Adhesive Systems
Over the past two decades, the evolution of adhesive techniques has transformed the scope...
Photography
Digital Photography Enables Better Soft Tissue Screening, Diagnosis, and Case Acceptance
Figures 1 to 3. Pretreatment and immediate post surgical digital photographs taken with the...
Legislation
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) became law in 1996. The purpose...