Scheduling is the most critical system in the dental practice. In an era where overhead and inflation are higher and increasing production is the best way to increase profitability every year, you ...

Dental loupes (DL) may improve dentists' posture, reducing ergonomic risks and potentially lowering the likelihood of occupational musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). The study was recently published in ...

Patients may not only be willing to attend an initial dental consultation or review via video, but they may also be willing to pay what they would if they attended in-person visits. The study was ...

Patients given ester-based local anesthetics may be at greater risk of having serious complications when they are administered numbing agents, according to a study published on March 31 in the ...

The San Diego County Department of the Medical Examiner has provided new information about the 9-year-old girl in California who died hours after she was administered anesthesia and underwent dental ...

As dental consolidation continues to move forward, there is a natural maturation cycle that also takes place. In the early stage of dental consolidation, it was primarily a "land grab" whereby private ...

A dentist in Kansas filed on March 31 a U.S. antitrust lawsuit against multiple insurers, including Zelis Healthcare and UnitedHealth Group, accusing them of operating a price-fixing conspiracy to ...

Many dental patients in the U.S. may need to do better. They may not be doing enough when it comes to visiting the dentist regularly or maintaining a consistent oral hygiene routine, according to a ...

Dental patients may be less satisfied with their restorations after viewing intraoral scanning (IOS)-generated images and using magnifying mirrors. The study was published recently in the Digital ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) may answer patients' frequently asked questions (FAQs) better than orthodontists. This study was published in March in the Journal of the World Federation of Orthodontists ...

Imaging assisted in the diagnosis and removal of a dental drill head from the airway of a 76-year-old patient who aspirated the object during a procedure, according to a case report recently published ...