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California Legislation Covers SDF Through Medi-Cal

The California Dental Association (CDA) is sponsoring state legislation that will allow dentists who...

97% of Patients Satisfied by Their Dental Care

According to the United Kingdom’s General Dental Council (GDC), 97% of patients who have...

Checking for Child Abuse Can Save Lives

When a child sits in your chair, you expect to fix a cavity, not...

The Dentist’s Role in Treating Patients with Eating Disorders

The popular media often portrays people with eating disorders as vain young women obsessed...

Social Networks Have Significant Influence in Oral Health

While dentists play a key role in encouraging oral health, friends and family can...

Child’s Attitude Plays a Big Role in Sedation’s Success

Dentists need to know whether their patients will cooperate during their treatment before the...

Bullied Adolescents With Braces Tweet About Their Struggles

This February, dentistrytoday.com celebrates National Children’s Dental Health Month with news stories, interviews, and...

Try Communication, Not Sedation, in Pediatric Dentistry

This February, dentistrytoday.com celebrates National Children’s Dental Health Month with news stories, interviews, and...

Stigmergy May Explain Biofilm Growth—And Bacterial Consciousness

Just as flocks of birds and schools of fish seem to simultaneously and suddenly...

How to Spot Child Abuse Among Your Patients

About 702,000 children were substantiated victims of child abuse or neglect in 2014, according...