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CT Scans Overused in Patients With Dental Infections

Computed tomography (CT) is used excessively for scanning dental infections even though history and...

First-Time Opioid Prescription Rates Decline

A national call for restraint in opioid prescribing has yielded dramatic progress in clinician...

Protections for Children with Dental Sedation (Part 1)

Children are far more vulnerable to morbidity and mortality from sedation than adults, reports...

ADA Asks for Input on Antibiotic Guidelines

The ADA is inviting its members to share their expertise and insight about the...

Guidelines Explain Head and Neck Cancers to Patients

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) has published the first of three guidelines for...

FGDP(UK) Publishes Standards in Dentistry, Second Edition

The Faculty of General Dental Practice (UK) (FGDP(UK)) has published the second edition of...

ADA Releases Caries Management Guideline

The ADA Council on Scientific Affairs and the ADA Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry have...

Panel Sets Weight Management Guidelines for Apnea Patients

The American Thoracic Society (ATS) has published new guidelines for the role of weight...

OHF Releases Guidelines for Proper Denture Care

A global taskforce of academic experts assembled by the Oral Health Foundation (OHF) has...

CDC Asks for Comments on New Fluoride Level Proposal

For more than 70 years, fluoride has been added to community water systems to...