The dental license of a Texas dentist accused of feeding drugs and alcohol to a female high school student and sexually assaulting her multiple times in 2025 has been temporarily suspended, according ...

Dentists reported having confidence in the economics of their practices and the dental sector in the first quarter of 2026 but continue to feel the “fiscal squeeze,” according to the ADA Health Policy ...

The ADA's Code Maintenance Committee has approved 67 updates to the Current Dental Terminology (CDT) 2027 code set. The changes include 28 new codes, 33 revisions, and six editorial changes. The ...

A Utah dentist who surrendered his license in 2023 following convictions for trespassing and other offenses has been arrested for unlicensed dentistry, according to multiple news stories published ...

Dr. Tom Giacobbi has an important message for every member of the dental team, and it concerns listening to your patients and giving them the answers they need. Check out his latest installment from ...

As a general dentist, I’ve noticed that thyroid medications come up again and again in my patients’ health histories. And with them come questions we’ve all asked at some point: Is it safe to use ...

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 ...

Recently, states in the U.S. made a new unlicensed dental auxiliary designation and instituted other changes that affect dental assistants, according to the Dental Assisting National Board's (DANB) ...

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 ...

They may win titles and awards, walk red carpets, and bank the big dollars, so what else could actors, athletes, and celebrities really need? Dentists say some could really benefit from smile ...

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 ...

Teeth stains are commonly associated with poor oral hygiene and habits like smoking tobacco. Plaque accumulation can lead to the yellowing of teeth, while tobacco use often results in dark stains.