GLG News by Dentists in Private Practice (US)

I do agree that in general most dentists will continue to stay busy in a down economy but many may find patients delaying elective care such as orthodontics, implants and large cosmetic cases. Many of these procedures are stricly out of pocket thus adding pressure to an already stressed consumer. ...

This article mistakenly categorizes cosmetic dentistry as totally elective .  When dentists perform comprehensive dental esams, the following aspects of the patient should ALWAYS be considered: 1.  Overall health of patient - there are oral manifestations with diseases, illnesses, conditions...

Cosmetic dentistry is a very popular alternative for patients to look and feel younger.  The aging baby boomers have the $ or will soon inherit and don't mind spending it on their teeth.

This article fails to explain how Lipsovir will prevent breakouts of new lesions.  They say that early use of the ointment in an episode will shorten the duration about 1 1/2 days but where is the evidence that it prevent new episodes?  Also there is a lot of viral resistance to acyclovir,...

In addition to human donars, we often use Beta TriCalcium Phosphate as our graft material with good results....and its non-animal derived. There are no concerns.

New CEO already making excuses. Company facing serious competition in US Future lies elsewhere

In our Suwanee Dental Care group dental practice, the use of no interest loans has climbed steadily for the past 7 years to the point where 25% of our income per month is related to outside financing sources such as Care Credit or Dental Fee Plan, 25%  from dental benefit plans,  while the...

Treatments like pulsed radiofrequency are difficult to prove.   We need a study with a large number of participants and a good control.  University backing is essential as there is so much room for fraud in industry controlled research.

May lead to over treatmentMay be warranted in a select number of cases

This article is important only in that it reinforces the idea in the orthodontic specialty that temporary orthodontic anchors have become important in state of the art orthodontic treatment. There are several competing systems already available and Ortho Organizers only adds to the growing list of choices....