The last patient is gone, the team has left, and you've addressed the most urgent notes on your desk. All is quiet except your mind, which is spinning a hundred miles an hour. What is rolling around ...

Tooth loss may disrupt the oral-gut microbiota balance by shifting bacterial proportions, potentially impacting intestinal and overall health. This animal study was published earlier this month in BMC ...

Patients may not be the only ones to get anxious at dental practices. Clinicians experience performance anxiety when performing certain procedures, according to a study recently published in the ...

A dentist in Colorado accused of killing his wife by lacing her protein shakes with poison in 2023 faces new charges related to plotting the killings of four people, including a lead investigator in ...

Dentists enter the workforce four to five years later than many of their contemporaries, increasing their student loan debt and delaying income generation. The hope, of course, is that your practice ...

Exclusively breastfeeding an infant for the first six months after birth may be a protective factor against early childhood caries, according to a new study published on February 12 in the Journal of ...

It can be daunting to determine the best way to fund your dental practice's growth. At the Yankee Dental Multi-Site Summit in Boston on January 30, a panel of experts ranging from a bank lender to ...

Teeth grown in a lab using pig and human tooth cells, which may perform as well as real teeth, could be the answer to damaged teeth in the future, according to an article published in MIT Technology ...

February 2025 is American Heart Month -- a reminder of the importance of physical and financial health. Is your dental practice's cash flow thriving, or does it feel like a slow trickle instead of the ...

Short-term juice-only diets may negatively affect oral microbiota and increase gut bacteria linked to digestive issues, inflammation, and mental decline. This study was recently published in Nutrients ...

Acute periapical abscesses (PAs) may occur more often in patients with periodontal disease (PD) than in those without the disease, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Dental ...

What is a key metric your dental practice should track closely in 2025? According to Ashley Bond, co-founder and chief billing officer of Wisdom, the collection percentage is one of the most important ...