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Vitamin D Deficiency and Early Implant Failure: What Every Clinician Should Know

INTRODUCTION Dental implants are generally considered a safe and highly predictable surgical procedure performed...

Dental Teams Could Play Greater Role in Diabetes Identification

Dental teams could play an integral role in identifying people at high risk of...

Private Group Practice Develops Unique Mentorship Program

Our editor-in-chief, Damon Adams, DDS, interviews Steven Barrett, DDS, a founding partner and the...

Are You Prepared for an Endodontic Perfect Storm?

If there’s a perfect storm scenario that would apply to the field of endodontics,...

Dentist Agrees to License Suspension After Bacterial Endocarditis Cases

Dr. John Vecchione has agreed to a five-year license suspension and $293,500 in penalties...

Technology Upgrades in Re-treating a Hybrid Prosthesis

INTRODUCTION Technologic advances in full-arch implant reconstruction have made the process streamlined and predictable....

“Hoverboard Dentist” Found Guilty of Medicaid Fraud

Seth Lookhart, DMD, a dentist in Anchorage, Alaska, drew a lot of negative attention...

What You Need to Know About the EPA’s Dental Amalgam Rule

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requires dental practices to recycle any waste dental amalgam...

Experimental Vaccine Defeats S Aureus Infections

Janette Harro, PhD, has developed an experimental vaccine that protects up to 80% of...

Pacific Dental Services Reaches 800-Practice Milestone

Pacific Dental Services (PDS) now supports more than 800 dental practices in the United...