A Lawrence, Massachusetts dentist is hoping to avoid throwing the proverbial baby out with the bathwater in light of the recent announcement from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) — part of the World Health…

Strengthening the ties between education institutions, East Carolina University’s (ECU) School of Dental Medicine in Greenville, North Carolina, and the University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP) have collaborated to offer an early…

The Alberta Dental Service Corp (ADSC) in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada gave into a ransomware demand following the theft of more than 1.4 million patient records, some of which contained payment information. Orchestrated by 8base, a…

Scam artists are posing as members of the California State Dental Board to swindle unsuspecting dentists. They call dental practices noting that the dentist’s license has been suspended due to suspicious drug prescribing practices and then…

Following completion of her pediatric residency at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry, Gail Rohlfing, MS, DDS, began a 30-year career providing dental care to children in Greensboro and…

Belmont Business Media is pleased to introduce Adam E. Saltz, DMD, MS, MPH, as the new managing editor of Decisions in Dentistry. He joins an editorial team led by Editor in Chief Thomas G. Wilson Jr., DDS. Introduced in 2015, Decisions…

A group of parents in Buffalo, New York, has filed a class action lawsuit in state Supreme Court to ensure fluoride is added back to community water supplies after an 8-year hiatus. Buffalo stopped fluoridating its water in 2015, citing…

The CareQuest Institute for Oral Health has funded $2.7 million in grants to foster more equity in the provision of dental care. A national nonprofit focused on creating a more accessible, equitable, and integrated oral health system,…

Cindy Cho — who practiced dentistry as Cindy Kang, DDS — was killed during a mass shooting at an outlet mall in Allen, Texas, on May 6, along with her husband Kyu and their 3-year-old son James. The couple’s 6-year-old son William survived…

A report from the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine shows that close communication between dental and medical providers improves health outcomes and reduces barriers to care. As noted in the study, “Medical-Dental…