An employee at an Indiana orthodontics practice accused of stealing more than $50,000 in patient payments was sentenced to four years in jail, according to multiple news reports published on March 6.

A man was arrested on March 3 for allegedly extracting teeth and performing dental cleanings at an apartment in Texas without a dental license and faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted, ...

A dentist accused of starting a fire at his Alabama dental practice that ignited an explosion has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, according to a press release dated March 6 from the Office of ...

Habits such as tobacco use and high-sugar diets during early adulthood may contribute to an increased risk of chronic oral disease by age 40, according to a study recently published in the Journal of ...

The trial of a Virginia woman who allegedly performed illegal dental procedures at her husband’s legitimate veterinary hospital ended in a mistrial on March 3, according to multiple news articles.

Oral cancer screening is now integral to a patient's routine follow-up, as well as new patient evaluations. Spurred by the rise in oral cancer cases, this examination must be performed more frequently ...

A dentist in North Carolina who was in danger of having her license yanked for the second time in three years voluntarily surrendered her license permanently for having dirty conditions at her ...

Besides striving to improve people’s oral health, working with patients, who have their quirks, is difficult at times. In an excerpt from her new book, Dr. Teresa Yang shares eight patient behaviors ...

Some conditions can make people reluctant to show their smiles, such as tooth discoloration, missing teeth, and gingival hyperplasia, an overgrowth of the gums. Gingival hyperplasia affects not only ...

The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) released new standards for the profession in March. These standards are an update to ones released in 2016. While the new standards still explain the ...

An expert panel convened by the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs developed the guidelines, which significantly expand the ADA’s 2012 radiography guidelines. They provide direction as to when each ...

As I was reviewing postoperative instructions with my patient after her extraction, she casually mentioned that she'd been taking "water pills" along with her blood pressure medication. My pen stopped ...