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Oct 25, 2023

What if Dentistry Was Disorganized?

This editorial from 1931, written at the front end of the Great Depression, gives us much to contemplate.1 After all, as members of the dental profession, we continue to have a public to serve emerging from the Covid-19 Pandemic. We are entrusted by society with the right to self-regulate.

Oct 25, 2023

Pain, Pills and New Perceptions

The beauty of dentistry and medicine, in general, is the ever-present evolution and growth of evidence-based practices guided by novel understanding. The advancement of knowledge allows our “practice” of the healing arts, to be refined continuously to better serve our patients and customize treatment modalities for maximized efficacy in rendering patient care.

JAMA releases study on elimination of community water fluoridation

May 30, 2025
Removing fluoride from public water systems would increase tooth decay by 7.5% and cost $9.8 billion over five years, according to JAMA.
https://adanews.ada.org/ada-news/2025/may/jama-releases-study-on-elimination-of-community-water-fluoridation-7/