Many health care professionals not aware of health problems associated with mouth breathing For some, the phrase "spring is in the air" is quite literal. When the winter snow melts and flowers bloom, pollen and other materials can wreak havoc…
Mannitol Enhances Effectiveness of Dental Anesthesia Mannitol can increase the success of local anesthetics in the inferior alveolar nerve block. The most common local anesthetic injection is the inferior alveolar nerve block but it has a failure rate of anywhere…
Study Claims Dentists Could Aid in Healthcare There are about 20 million Americans who see a dentist and not a doctor each year. That's why a New York University study is stating that it could be beneficial if dentists began…
Government auditing to ensure HIPAA compliance The federal government is conducting audits to ensure medical professionals and businesses are complying with the privacy, security and breach notification provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Original Page: http://www.ada.org/news/6626.aspx
The economy continues to be poor and continues to affect dental practices, but dentists also continue to respond to their patients’ changing needs. Original Page: http://www.ada.org/news/6624.aspx