A dentist who worked for the state of Iowa last year is facing disciplinary charges of improper, lewd, or lascivious conduct. The Iowa Dental Board has charged dentist Paul Scot Kunch with unethical ...

April is recognized as Oral Cancer Awareness Month, but according to dental hygienist, educator, and nationally recognized oral cancer advocate Debra “Debbie Z” Zafiropoulos, awareness should never be ...

“Once perio maintenance, always perio maintenance” is a perpetual coding myth that the CDT Current Dental Terminology Coding Companion (Page 184) dispelled in 2023. Even so, controversy continues to ...

Some conditions can make people reluctant to show their smiles, such as tooth discoloration, missing teeth, and gingival hyperplasia, an overgrowth of the gums. Gingival hyperplasia affects not only ...

They may win titles and awards, walk red carpets, and bank the big dollars, so what else could actors, athletes, and celebrities really need? Dentists say some could really benefit from smile ...

Periodontal treatment has changed as time has allowed us to learn new facts about the disease and the best types of treatment. Different autogenous and non-autogenous grafting materials are now used ...

Recently, states in the U.S. made a new unlicensed dental auxiliary designation and instituted other changes that affect dental assistants, according to the Dental Assisting National Board's (DANB) ...

Consolidation within any industry follows a predictable trajectory, and the dental sector is no exception. Drawing from Harvard Business Review's research on consolidation curves, we can ascertain ...

As a general dentist, I’ve noticed that thyroid medications come up again and again in my patients’ health histories. And with them come questions we’ve all asked at some point: Is it safe to use ...

Oral cancer screening is now integral to a patient's routine follow-up, as well as new patient evaluations. Spurred by the rise in oral cancer cases, this examination must be performed more frequently ...

Teeth stains are commonly associated with poor oral hygiene and habits like smoking tobacco. Plaque accumulation can lead to the yellowing of teeth, while tobacco use often results in dark stains.

As dental practices in the U.S. look at the calendar for the rest of 2024, there are plenty of paid holidays coming up, including Labor Day. How do you ensure you're not only doing the right thing ...