An oral surgeon will not face another trial for misdemeanor sex assault and battery charges stemming from accusations that he molested several patients at a practice in California, according to a ...

Implementing targeted diabetes testing in dental settings for high-risk patients may be a feasible and largely accepted strategy to diagnose individuals sooner. The study was recently published in the ...

A dentist in North Carolina who lost his license after a patient who was allegedly given too much sedation during treatment and died cannot practice dentistry for at least another 10 years, according ...

Editor's note: Surcharging and questions about whether to pass along credit card fees to patients is a current hot topic. With that in mind, I sat down with Emily Edwards, director of Strategic Growth ...

For this week's video clinical tip, courtesy of CDOCS, Dr. Farhad Boltchi takes readers through an in-depth look at flapless dental implant surgery so you know when to incorporate this procedure and ...

When practitioners look across the dental industry for new materials, products, and techniques, there are myriad options to choose from. There are some products that we utilize that do very specific ...

As the stock market was rising recently, its effect on dentists' retirement plans made dental professionals feel very good about their choices. Now, though, the stock market -- and retirement plans -- ...

A man in Texas who was allegedly practicing without a dental license when he botched procedures for three women, including leaving one with a third of her teeth, was arrested, according to multiple ...

Severe caries may be associated with an increased risk of osteoporosis (OP), supporting the potential connection between oral and systemic bone health. This study was recently published in BMC Oral ...

A dentist in Arizona accused of using "rusty," unsterilized pliers to remove an implant from an immunocompromised sedated patient has had his dental license revoked, according to multiple news ...

Dr. Gustavo Avila-Ortiz, a distinguished figure in periodontics, has an extensive educational and professional background. He obtained his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree and completed a PhD training ...

Without proper intervention, the global prevalence of overweight and obesity is projected to affect nearly 60% of adults by 2050, posing significant risks to oral health. This study was recently ...