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Time to add fluoride varnish to your bag of tricks?
Despite its many proven advantages to improving dental health, fluoride varnish is still not used regularly in many U.S. dental offices. But a number of recent product improvements could change all that.
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Dentist accused of soliciting undercover cop arrested again
A dentist who allegedly offered money in exchange for sex to an undercover officer posing online as a teen boy was arrested on new child sex crime charges.
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A dentist who allegedly offered money in exchange for sex to an undercover officer posing online as a teen boy was arrested on new child sex crime charges.
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Critical advice when selling your practice to a DSO
By Nate Williams, CPA, CFP
DSOs aren’t offering dentists freedom or wealth. They offer a cleverly disguised payday with too many strings attached, writes Nate Williams.
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A 74-year-old man allegedly shot a woman inside a dental practice, fled, and turned the gun on himself before he was arrested.
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Delta Dental of Virginia says it's experienced a data security incident that may have affected the personal information of about 146,000 people.
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A Denver Post report spotlighted practices allegedly driving costly, unnecessary treatments. DrBicuspid asked dentists how they safeguard patient trust.
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“Individuals with insomnia exhibited a consistently higher incidence of TMD than those without,” reports a study published in BMC Oral Health.
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Dental employee accused of stealing half a million from employer
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A former dental office employee accused of stealing more than $600,000 from her employer was arrested on November 18.
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By Kevin Henry
A practice’s culture should support employee safety and respect while allowing for a healthy release of stress. Learn how to strike a healthy balance.
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We get it ... you were busy before Thanksgiving. Now that the holiday is in the rearview mirror, catch up on the biggest dental stories you didn't see last week.
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Guiding regeneration forward
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Learn why Catapult Education evaluators found Striate+ to be a next-generation collagen membrane for predictable bone and tissue regeneration.
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