When your dental practice is doing well and you decide it’s time to bring in a little help, it’s important to choose the right associate or partner to join your practice. Bringing on the wrong person could cost your practice valuable time…

Explore the latest advancements in implant placement procedures, including static and dynamic computer-aided techniques.

Organizations, such as the North Carolina Oral Health Collaborative, have long advocated for changes in the way dentistry is practiced in the state to expand access to care for all North Carolinians. However, there has not been much forward…

Rodrigo Lacruz, PhD, MSc, a molecular pathobiology professor at New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry, secured a $1.5 million grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research and the National Institute of…

Six months ago, Finding Our Voices was launched with the goal of helping victims of domestic violence receive dental care in the state of Maine. Thus far, 18 dentists — including periodontists and oral surgeons — and two dental labs have…

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 952 into law, which requires dental insurers to clearly disclose whether a patient’s plan is state or federally regulated when dental providers are ascertaining a patient’s coverage. The…

North Carolina’s Medicaid Expansion initiative is set to begin October 1. Despite the fact that the state’s General Assembly has yet to allocate funding for the program, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) is…

Sterisil, a subsidiary of Solmetex, offers valuable solutions for effective DUWL management, as Decisions in Dentistry speaks with Amy Gagne, RDHEF, about the significance of consistent protocols and the role of silver technology in…

Following in the footsteps of Iowa — the pioneer — Washington, and Tennessee, Pennsylvania introduced legislation on July 25 to participate in the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact. After a minimum of seven states join the compact,…

Amy Gagne, RDHEF, Solmetex’s vice president of clinical affairs and education, sheds light on the environmental effects of dental mercury waste and provides recommendations for safe and compliant handling of this hazardous material.