Harold C. Slavkin, DDS, a tremendous contributor to dental education, dental research, and oral health promotion, passed away on December 22, 2023. A professor emeritus and dean emeritus at the Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry,…

Decisions in Dentistry’s Managing Editor Adam E. Saltz, DMD, MS, MPH, was recognized as an American Dental Association (ADA) “10 Under 10.” Established in 2017 by the ADA New Dentist Committee, the program spotlights exceptional…

The state of North Carolina recently expanded Medicaid and included dental benefits, enabling more than 500,000 North Carolinians to receive professional oral health services. Unfortunately, only about 45% of the state’s dentists accept…

The United States experienced a windfall of dental school graduates during the 1970s and 1980s. Unfortunately, this large group of dentists began to retire in 2015, which impacted the supply of dentists across the nation. This…

A recent study highlights a link between oral health and survival rates in individuals with head and neck cancer. The study of 2,500 patients emphasized that better oral health, determined by factors including natural teeth count and…

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…

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…