Dear DrBicuspid Member,
Following months of often-heated debate in the state Legislature, the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry this week published rules governing the use of mobile dentistry. Foremost among the new regulations: a requirement that, when working with pediatric patients, mobile dentists talk to the children's guardians before treating them. Read more.
In clinical news, a study in this month's Journal of the American Dental Association concludes that a higher concentration of carbamide peroxide in dentist-supervised at-home bleaching kits does not yield better tooth-whitening results.
And the debate between endodontists and implant specialists over root canals versus implants as the optimum treatment for troubled teeth doesn't appear to be ending any time soon. This week saw the American Association of Endodontists and the American Academy of Implant Dentistry once again trading press releases and barbs. Read more.
Finally, over on the Second Opinion page, Dr. Allan Farman shares his thoughts on the future of 3D imaging in dentistry following his recent travels to Singapore for the FDI World Congress of Dentistry.
