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Research By Dentist Anesthesiologists Offers Significant Contributions

Anesthesia Progress– Dentist anesthesiologists (DAs) are a small but effective group when it comes...

The Risk of Omission: Performance of Screening Exams

INTRODUCTION Legal proceedings have a large financial impact and consume a considerable measure of...

Laser Technology: Real World Applications

INTRODUCTION Remember the last time you were thinking about acquiring some new technology for...

Basic Life Support and Medical Emergency Preparedness

 Every dental team member needs basic life support and medical emergency training once...

New Device Set to Combat Fear of the Dentist’s Drill

An innovative device that cancels out the noise of the dental drill could spell...

Ethical Considerations for Adjunctive Screening Technologies

INTRODUCTION Early detection of potentially premalignant oral mucosal abnormalities is essential in the battle...

Exhibition probes history of dentistry

People who hate going to the dentist can get an idea of the real...

Mercury Debate Resurfaces in the United States

The long-debated subject of the safety of mercury fillings has resurfaced in several areas...

Bone Grafting and Implants: Always the Best Treatment?

Figure 1. Patient before treatment, showing 2 missing maxillary anterior teeth with a large...

Hypnosis in Pediatric Dentistry

Managing pediatric patients can be a challenge for dentists; various nonpharmacological meth­ods have been...