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Periodontal Treatment Versus Antibiotics

The systemic use of antibiotics to adjunctively treat periodontal disease has the endorsement of...

John Kempton, DDSApril 1, 20176 Mins read

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Prophy or Perio Patient – What’s Your Why?

Not too long ago, I was in a client’s dental office for a day...

Debra Seidel-Bittke, RDH, BSMarch 1, 20176 Mins read

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Proud Defenders of Dentistry

As dentists, we love to build patient relationships, tinker, solve problems, focus (quite literally)...

Richard Mounce, DDSFebruary 1, 20176 Mins read

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Corporate Healthcare: Important Contracts

There exist 3 common contracts doctors sign with corporate dentistry. These include employment contracts,...

Michael W. Davis, DDSJanuary 1, 20177 Mins read

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Clean Out the Closet! Use the New Gingivitis Code

Let’s imagine that you have a patient who presents with inflamed and hemorrhagic gingiva,...

Patti DiGangi, RDH, BSDecember 1, 20167 Mins read

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The Future of Pediatric Dentistry

WE HAVE COME A LONG WAY There has been a technological explosion in pediatric...

Lance Kisby, DMDOctober 1, 20166 Mins read

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The Occlusion Myth

What is it about occlusion that gets dentists so worked up? Occlusion is a...

Louis Malcmacher, DDSSeptember 1, 20167 Mins read

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Incommensurability in Endodontics: The Role of the Endodontic Triad

Scientific progress is generally hindered by trying to take the past into account as...

John A. Khademi, DDS, MS, and David Clark, DDSAugust 1, 20167 Mins read

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Challenges Faced by Foreign National Dentists

BACKGROUND ON INTERNATIONAL DENTAL STUDENTS A modern dental school program in the United States...

Michael W. Davis, DDSJuly 1, 20163 Mins read