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Dental Organizations Take the Lead in Fighting the Opioid Crisis

While President Trump has declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency, the federal...

Anesthesiologists Call for More Research into Pediatric Fatalities

After several tragic cases that have been reported widely in media, anesthesiologists are calling...

Best Practices for Stopping the Spread of Infections in Dental Settings

Today’s dental practices need environmental infection prevention strategies that can address a range of...

Dentists Wrestle with Prescribing Opioids

Opioid abuse continues to dominate the national conversation. In 2015, 12.5 million people misused...

CDC Guidelines Help Practices Safely Reopen After Disasters

Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria left many dental practices damaged and even destroyed. Yet...

Providers Prescribe Fewer Opioids, Though Dangers Persist

The number of opioids prescribed in the United States peaked in the United States...

Patients Notified After Breach of Infection Prevention Protocols

After a June 9 infection prevention and control inspection at Upper Middle Dental in...

What to Do about Dental Unit Waterline Contamination

Your dental unit waterlines are very likely contaminated. As discussed previously, dental unit waterline...

How Microbes Contaminate Your Dental Unit Waterlines

Every day, water used during routine dental procedures exposes patients to millions of micro-organisms....

Sjögren’s Syndrome Is About Much More Than a Dry Mouth

Saliva is one of those things in life that patients don’t really appreciate until...