alternatives

Henry Schein to Be Dismissed from Summit County Opioid Litigation

The plaintiff in the opioid litigation involving Summit County, Ohio, presently before the US...

NIH Grant to Support Development of Opioid Alternative Strategies

Associate professor David Seminowicz, PhD, of the University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMSOD)...

Review Highlights Strategies for Reducing Sugary Beverage Consumption

Sugary drinks can cause tooth decay as well as systemic health issues like obesity,...

Opioids Versus Over the Counter: Pain Relief in Dental Care

According to The Journal of the American Dental Association, a review of oral analgesics...

Anesthesia Shortages Impact Dentistry

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) reports that 98% of the respondents in an...

Adolescent Alternative Tobacco Users More Likely to Try Conventional Cigarettes

Nonsmoking adolescents who use electronic cigarettes, smokeless tobacco, or tobacco water pipes are more...

Levy on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Sinks Their Sales by 11%

A levy of 10 pence per drink added to the price of sugar-sweetened beverages...

Dentists Wrestle with Prescribing Opioids

Opioid abuse continues to dominate the national conversation. In 2015, 12.5 million people misused...

Conference Discusses the Future of Dental Amalgam

The international discussion about the use of mercury in dental procedures continues as more...

Surgeon General Campaign Aims to Reduce Opioid Prescriptions

With opioid overdose deaths quadrupling since 1999, US Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy, MD,...