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Heartbreaking details of plane crash that killed dentist, wife
The cause of the private plane crash in March that led to the death of a North Carolina dentist and his wife has been released.
May 8, 2025
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Will your teeth be sorry if you use vegan toothpaste?
Despite not causing enamel hardness loss or adverse effects on mineral content or morphology, there may not be enough evidence to support using vegan toothpaste.
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Smile Design
Clinical tip: How custom tissue formers can benefit your dental patients
Gavel Money Lawsuit
Malpractice
Dentist involved in patient death is fined $7.5K by licensing board
Handcuffs Gavel
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Dentist accused of covering up murder headed to trial in 2025
Kidney
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Chronic kidney disease may affect oral health
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Will your teeth be sorry if you use vegan toothpaste?
By Ava Barros
Despite not causing enamel hardness loss or adverse effects on mineral content or morphology, there may not be enough evidence to support using vegan toothpaste.
May 28, 2025
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Clinical tip: How custom tissue formers can benefit your dental patients
By Kevin Henry
This clinical tip, courtesy of CDOCS, focuses on custom tissue formers and how they can help with the dental implant healing process.
May 28, 2025
Boltchi Farhad
Dentist involved in patient death is fined $7.5K by licensing board
By Clark Kauffman
A central Iowa dentist involved in an operation that ended with the patient’s death has been fined $7,500 by the Iowa Dental Board.
May 28, 2025
Gavel Money Lawsuit
Dentist accused of covering up murder headed to trial in 2025
By Melissa Busch
A trial date has been set for a dentist accused of helping his son cover up the 2023 murder of a woman.
May 27, 2025
Handcuffs Gavel
Chronic kidney disease may affect oral health
By Ava Barros
Chronic kidney disease may affect oral health, potentially leading to changes that directly increase the risk of developing caries, according to a study recently published in Health Science Reports.
May 27, 2025
Kidney
Do’s and don’ts for protecting your practice from the competition
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Dr. Roger P. Levin outlines the do’s and don’ts for building a profitable, thriving dental practice immune to increasing competition.
May 27, 2025
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Men, gum disease may be really bad news for sperm
By Melissa Busch
Periodontitis may be significantly associated with poor sperm quality, according to a review.
May 27, 2025
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Assistant accused of assaulting patient faces more charges
By Melissa Busch
An ex-dental assistant accused of sexually assaulting an unconscious man lying in a dental chair awaiting treatment is now facing more charges.
May 23, 2025
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Is skipping meals the key to healthier gums?
By Karie Neeley Anderson
Intermittent fasting -- an eating pattern cycling between periods of eating and fasting -- may help soothe gum inflammation and improve other health markers even when oral hygiene is subpar.
May 23, 2025
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The red lipstick lesson: What executive presence looks like in dental leadership
By Chavelle Galton-Rice
Chavelle Galton-Rice writes that the goal of leadership is not perfection but consistency, empathy, and the confidence to lead your team through whatever comes next.
May 23, 2025
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15 former employees sue dentist over secret camera
By Melissa Busch
A dentist who allegedly planted a surveillance camera in a staff-only bathroom at his dental practice has been sued by 15 of his former employees.
May 22, 2025
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These lung problems may be linked to jaw fractures
By Ava Barros
Patients may be at an increased risk of pulmonary complications following mandibular fracture surgery if they have certain predisposing factors, according to a study recently published in BMC Oral Health.
May 22, 2025
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