Doniger on talking to your patients; probiotics research; Nobel Biocare sues Neodent

Dear DrBicuspid Member,

In her latest Sheri's Solutions, Dr. Sheri Doniger highlights the importance of talking with patients at every visit about every medication they are taking. She notes that patients won't always remember all their medications unless you ask. Read her solution here.

A leading researcher on probiotics speaks with DrBicuspid.com about the impact of probiotics in the oral cavity and what dentists need to be aware of when it comes to their patients' use of probiotics. As researchers have found that certain probiotics have the ability to linger in a patient's mouth, new treatment options may arise. Read more here.

Nobel Biocare has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Neodent USA, alleging infringement of two patents relating to the design of Nobel Biocare's NobelActive line of dental implants. Read more here.

The drug afatinib significantly improves progression-free survival in recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer patients, according to a presentation at the recent European Society for Medical Oncology congress. Read Features Editor Donna Domino's article here.

Next week is the ADA Annual Meeting in San Antonio. Are you going? What are you looking forward to if you are? If you are not going, I'm interested in hearing why and what you would like to see change.