The paper, published in the American Journal of Public Health, comes from work begun at NYU College of Dentistry and NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue. Stefanie L. Russell, DDS, PhD, MPH, now at Rutgers School of Dental Medicine, led the research...
Everyday dentistry runs on ionizing radiation. Bitewings find cavities between back teeth. A panoramic film maps wisdom teeth and jaw joints in two dimensions. Cone-beam CT (CBCT) adds a 3-D bone map before implants or impacted-tooth surgery...
That is the plain reading of the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute’s mid-2026 survey of practicing dentists, published with the Q2 2026 State of the U.S. Dental Economy update. Among respondents, 43.3% said they already use AI...
Most people will tell you the mouth belongs to the rest of the body. Acting like it does is harder. That gap is the real story in Delta Dental’s 2026 State of America’s Oral Health and Wellness Report. James W. Hutchison, president and CEO of the...
Same-day crowns already exist. In offices with chairside CAD/CAM mills, CEREC is the name many people know, the dentist can scan the tooth, design the cap on a screen, and carve it from a solid ceramic block while you wait. The whole visit is...
The liquid is 38% silver diamine fluoride, or SDF. Dentists have used versions of it internationally since the 1970s. The World Health Organization added it to its essential medicines list in 2021. In the United States, the Food and Drug...
At FAD, we have a strict “no lecture” policy. Our mouth is full of bacteria, it’s a natural part of being human and issues happen to everyone. You get it from the food you eat, your genetics, and sometimes just life getting in the way...
At Functional Aesthetic Dentistry (FAD), we believe your smile should be a source of confidence, not a DIY science project. In a city like Las Vegas, where the lights are bright and the cameras are everywhere, “good enough” usually...
Do you ever wake up feeling like you’ve been clenching your teeth all night long? Maybe you notice a dull ache in your temples, a tightness in your neck, or a jaw that feels like it’s “stuck” until you move it around a bit. In our office, we...
