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Are you properly anesthetizing dental patients who use drugs like Ozempic?

Clinicians may need to reconsider how they anesthetize and sedate dental patients who are taking glucagonlike peptide 1 agonists like Ozempic.

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Ex-NBA player sentenced in multimillion-dollar dental fraud scam

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Dental students lack knowledge of antibiotic prophylaxis, infective endocarditis

The lesser-known deal terms make all the difference

April 25, 2024

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Man arraigned for unlicensed dentistry

April 24, 2024

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Gum disease, invasive dental care linked to young onset stroke

April 24, 2024

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9.5-year-old girl with gingival lesions

A 9.5-year-old girl presented to the oral surgeon's office, referred by her family dentist, because of painless "growths" on her anterior maxilla.

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Surgery Female Surgeon

Are you properly anesthetizing dental patients who use drugs like Ozempic?

BMF's ultrathin veneer material gets FDA nod

Simple test may assess pulp status of avulsed teeth

Stronger enamel, more may hinge on rodents' terra cotta teeth

Antibiotics Concept

Dental students lack knowledge of antibiotic prophylaxis, infective endocarditis

Gum disease, invasive dental care linked to young onset stroke

What every dental practice must know about getting paid for oral cancer screenings

What pomegranate juice may do to patients' teeth

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Heartland Dental, VideaHealth complete dentistry's largest-to-date AI implementation

SprintRay introduces Midas 3D printer

Dentist spots shocking find in parents' renovated home: An ancient human mandible

Formlabs launches new 3D dental printer

Podcast: Unmasking the 3 silent killers lurking inside your dental practice

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Embracing the evolution: The rise of dental-related AI in 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) in dentistry has been developed over several years and has reached a pivotal moment in terms of technology and market demand, as two experts discuss in our latest podcast.

April 25, 2024

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UNMC Dental names director of CE

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) College of Dentistry has named Connie Kugel, RDH, as its director of continuing education (CE).

April 25, 2024

Connie Kugel, RDH. Image courtesy of UNMC.

DSO The Smilist secures $285M to fund growth

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dental service organization (DSO) The Smilist has secured a $285 million debt facility to fund its growth.

April 25, 2024

BMF's ultrathin veneer material gets FDA nod

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given 510(k) clearance to Boston Micro Fabrication's (BMF) UltraThineer material.

April 25, 2024

Heartland Dental, VideaHealth complete dentistry's largest-to-date AI implementation

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dental service organization Heartland Dental has implemented artificial intelligence (AI) imaging software VideaAI into its supported practices.

April 24, 2024

SprintRay introduces Midas 3D printer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

SprintRay introduced the Midas digital press 3D printer at its summit, 3DNext 2024, which was held in April in Miami.

April 24, 2024

The Midas digital 3D printer. Image courtesy of SprintRay.

Simple test may assess pulp status of avulsed teeth

An oxygen saturation test may be a dependable way to evaluate pulp health two weeks after permanent teeth have been knocked out and replanted, according to research recently published in the Journal of Endodontics.

April 24, 2024

Cellerant CEO series: The future of dental equipment with Jinesh Patel of Uptime Health

Are we nearing the day when broken dental equipment is a thing of the past? We discuss what lies ahead with everything from compressors to cone-beam computed tomography units in this interview.

April 24, 2024

Jinesh Patel of Uptime Health

What every dental practice must know about getting paid for oral cancer screenings

By Estela Vargas

There is no question that oral cancer screening is important for every practice, but what about the insurance side of the equation? Estela Vargas, CRDH, has some advice that can help on that front.

April 23, 2024

Estela Vargas, CRDH.

Dentist spots shocking find in parents' renovated home: An ancient human mandible

By Karie Neeley Anderson

A dentist visiting his parents' home spotted a jaw-dropping finding in the travertine tile that was installed in the newly renovated home -- a human jawbone.

April 23, 2024

Image courtesy of Reddit/Kidipadeli75.

Dental appointment interrupts Trump trial

By Melissa Busch

A dental appointment delayed the New York criminal trial involving an alleged hush money scheme to quell negative stories about former President Donald Trump before the 2016 election.

April 23, 2024

U.S. jury indicts man accused of threatening to kill dental staff

By Melissa Busch

A man has been indicted for threatening to shoot the staff at a dental practice in New Mexico.

April 23, 2024

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