Dr. Marc Cooper[email protected]Dental PracticeSecond Opinion: Medicare dental benefits are inevitableMedicare offering adult dental benefits is a "when," not an "if." In this Second Opinion piece, Dr. Marc Cooper writes that the inevitable addition of oral healthcare to Medicare will dramatically affect dental practices, third parties, and suppliers -- and that the industry isn't ready.August 17, 2021Dental PracticeThe question that determines dentistry's futureWho will dentists need to be in the future that they are not now? Dr. Marc Cooper explores why this question is a reflection of the dental industry's paradigm shift from dental practice to healthcare practice and why the answer will determine industry's future winners and losers.August 4, 2021HomeWhy the physician-dentist relationship is the biggest barrier to integrationThere are many inherent differences and prejudices between dentists and physicians. How do you close the gap? How do you bring the dentist and physician into alignment so that the necessary care is delivered for mutually shared patients? These are the questions that would be most powerful to address now rather than later, writes Dr. Marc Cooper.January 12, 2021Dental HygieneThe hygienist's transformation in the integrated dental practiceReducing costs, increasing efficiencies, and producing much better health outcomes is where the healthcare system has to go, writes Dr. Marc Cooper. COVID-19 showed the system's vulnerabilities and limited capacities, and it also showed where things could lie in the future for dentists and dental hygienists.December 23, 2020Dental PracticeWhy trends entering 2021 should be a wake-up call for dentistryIt's time to wake up, writes Dr. Marc Cooper. He believes it's time to get educated. Time to read the literature and reports. Time to rethink what the dental practice will become when it's integrated with primary care. Why? Because this is the future that's absolutely going to happen, he believes.December 6, 2020Dental PracticeThe 2 inner competencies of great leadersLeaders who lack emotional empathy and empathetic concern drive hard to make their numbers -- and they often do. But without empathetic concern, they also drive people out of their organization, writes Dr. Marc Cooper. He offers advice on the key components needed to find the right balance when leading others.October 21, 2020DSOSocial responsibility: Dentistry's costly omissionThere's a key piece missing to the true mission of dentistry right now, opines Dr. Marc Cooper. In today's world, he believes dentistry has lost sight of its mission to act in the best interest of society as a whole. He shares his thoughts and beliefs on what could turn things around in this article.September 23, 2020HomeDefragging the healthcare system and its impact on dentistsDr. Marc Cooper believes the current healthcare system is deeply fragmented: Separations exist between providers, payors, patients, vendors, and suppliers. All of the pieces are seemingly floating around and carelessly connected. He offers some thoughts on what that means for dentistry now and in the future.September 8, 2020Infection ControlDentists are in denial when it comes to their pandemic roleDr. Marc Cooper has a simple message for his colleagues: Wake up and be responsible. With dentists and dental team members facing the threat of infection from the novel coronavirus every day, now is the time to prepare for the "what if," should it become a reality.August 30, 2020Dental PracticeAre you and/or your team on the road to burnout?After weeks of delivering dentistry in the COVID-19 ecosystem, Dr. Marc Cooper is finding from many of his dental clients that they and their staffs are feeling stressed, fatigued, and exhausted. It's the perfect recipe for burnout, which can lead to personal and professional struggles.August 19, 2020Page 1 of 2Next PageTop StoriesAnesthesiaWhat you need to know about this dental anesthetic-buffering game changerIn the latest episode of "The DrBicuspid.com Podcast," we take a deep dive into BufferPro's creation and value to dentistry with leaders from Septodont and Premier Dental Products.Immune SystemAtopic dermatitis may be linked to poor oral healthOrganized DentistryADA responds to ADHA's dental workforce objectionOrganized DentistryDental society responds to risk of water fluoridation's endRegulatory UpdatesBlood infection-causing germ found in popular toothpaste