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Managing Our Patients in the Information Age

The field of dentistry continues to change at an exponential rate. From the introduction...

Learning From Biofilms: An Overview, History, and the Lessons They Provide for the Dental Team

Dental professionals can learn lessons from biofilms. Biofilms are both resilient and adaptive. They...

The New Standard?

The New Standard? This decade will most likely bring another great shift in how...

Medical Consultations for Dental Patients in 2014

Due to the rising number of dental patients with increasingly more complex medical histories,...

Orthodontic Solutions for the Hygiene Patient

As dentistry evolves, the registered dental hygienist must stay up-to-date with all the latest...

Get Your Hygiene Patients “Off the Fence”!

Dental caries and periodontal disease are transmittable bacterial infections of the teeth and gums.1,2...

Small-Diameter Implants for Single-Unit Restorations

INTRODUCTION By now, many dentists have heard about the use of mini dental implants...

Dentist to Physician Patient Advocacy for Health’s Sake

INTRODUCTION An advocate is “one who speaks, pleads, or argues in favor of.” Every...

Improving the Local Anesthesia Experience for Our Patients

Figure 1. Gate principal of nerve sensation and pain. Among healthcare professionals, dentists are...

Endodontics: A Key Opinion Leader Colloquy

Diwakar Kinra, DDS, MS; L. Stephen Buchanan, DDS; and Lisa Germain, DDS, MScD An...