guidelines

FGDP(UK) Endorses Antibiotic Prophylaxis Guidelines

The Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FGDP(UK)) has endorsed new advice for dentists...

Cut the Processed Carbs for Better Oral Health

Cutting carbs is more than trendy advice for losing weight. It also may improve...

Tinanoff Takes Award for Evidence-Based Pediatric Dentistry

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) has named Norman Tinanoff, DDS, the recipient...

High Ambient Oxygen Levels Present Combustion Risks

The use of anesthesia is not unusual during oral surgery, and the risk of...

Patient Safety Depends on Dental Office-Based Anesthesia Inspections

  As a result of fatalities during dental treatment, dentistry is under attack. Offices...

Accurate Coding Saves Lives

Opioids including prescription drugs, heroin, and fentanyl killed more than 42,000 people in 2016,...

Seven Keys to Preventing More Patients from Dying from Dental Sedation

The number of patients—and, particularly, children—who have been injured or killed by dental sedation...

AAE White Paper Outlines Endodontic Guidelines for General Dentists

All dentists are trained in endodontics, but that training varies greatly, as does the...

FDI and Sunstar to Develop Oral Cancer Treatment Guidelines

The FDI World Dental Federation is partnering with Sunstar to produce a guideline on...

Most Dental Associations Lack a Plan for Monitoring Periodontitis

Though periodontitis affects most adults across the globe, only 40% of the world’s national...