Exploring Alternative Payment Models for Oral Health Care
An examination of the cost and utilization of alternative payment models for oral health care over a patient’s lifetime.
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Trends in Local Anesthesia Delivery
Innovations in technology and materials are helping clinicians better manage procedural and postprocedural pain.
Sedation Regulation Changes and Their Impact on Dental Practice
An examination of how regulatory trends in dental anesthesia align with professional guidelines and evidence-based care.
Risk-Based Treatment Planning
Oral health risk assessment helps support comprehensive, personalized therapy that contributes to better care and optimal outcomes.
Analysis of the Two-Stage Injection Technique
The evidence supporting this approach to minimizing pain during local anesthesia administration is limited.
Utilization Standards for Local Anesthesia Delivery by Nondentists
Even though dental hygienists have been administering local anesthesia for more than 40 years, there is still no consensus on national education standards or utilization guidelines.
Considerations for Sedation In Dentistry
As the use of minimal and
moderate sedation in dental practice has grown, new models, methodologies and guidelines have emerged.
Considerations for Pediatric Local Anesthesia
A look at drug selection and methodologies for administering local agents to pediatric patients