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Dentists Make Few Errors Compared to Their Medical Colleagues

While most Americans have positive experiences with the healthcare system, 21% of adults have...

Dentists Wrestle with Prescribing Opioids

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

AAP Outlines Best Evidence Consensus for CBCT Usage

The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) has published its first “best evidence consensus” (BEC)...

Barriers to Dental Care Send Thousands to Emergency Rooms for Treatment

More than 12,300 visits to emergency rooms for non-traumatic dental problems in British Columbia...

FDI Offers Chairside Guide on Caries Prevention

The FDI World Dental Federation has issued its Caries Prevention and Management Chairside Guide...

Salivary Peptide Promotes Wound Healing

Wounds inside the mouth heal faster and more efficiently than wounds elsewhere on the...

Anti-Nausea Drug Could Treat Sleep Apnea

Obstructive sleep apnea can lead increased risks of coronary heart disease, stroke, high blood...

The Tooth Truck Provides Dental Care in the Ozarks

Tooth decay is the most widespread chronic childhood disease. Ronald McDonald House Charities of...

Robot Dramatically Reduces Oral Cancer Surgery Time and Trauma

Tumors on the tongue and in the throat are hard to reach, typically requiring...

New Surgical Procedure Successfully Treats Peri-Implantitis

As dental implants become more common, dentists can expect to see more cases of...