Todays Dental News

Cytokines May Tie Obesity to Periodontal Disease

As physicians continue to wrestle with rising rates of both obesity and gum disease,...

Adherence to Guidelines After Dental Trauma Ensures Positive Outcomes

Dental trauma occurs daily. When protocols aren’t followed, healthy teeth are lost and the...

Jamaican Dental School Graduates Its First Class

Jamaica may be a tropical paradise when you’re on vacation. But it faces many...

Online Pharmacies Add to Growing Antimicrobial Resistance Dangers

Dentistry accounts for approximately 10% of the antibiotics prescribed in the United Kingdom, according...

The Quest for Whiter Teeth Can Lead to Unintended Dental Disasters

Most advertising has the same basic strategy—convince consumers that they have a problem, and...

Smoking Increases the Risk of Marginal Bone Loss

Smoking doesn’t just damage respiratory and cardiovascular health. It also impacts the oral cavity,...

Use Phone Tracking to Improve Your Appointment Rates

It’s sad but true. Your patients have been lying to you. Your hygienists face...

How to Build a Practice That’s Less Dependent on Dental Insurance

Are insurance companies killing your profits and scaring away your potential patients? I recently...

When and How to Say No to Facial Injectable Patients

If you go through the exercise and expense of becoming properly trained in the...

Emergency Room Visits for Dental Problems Continue to Increase

As many people continue to wrestle with insurance coverage for routine dental care, they...