Study Group: Cosmetic, General, and Orthodontic Dentists (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...

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.

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...