June 4, 2021 Most dental offices’ patient volume nearing normal, data suggests A San Francisco-based oral surgeon is seeing patient volume return to near normal after pandemic-related closures shuttered three of four locations and placed the majority of staff on leave.
April 29, 2021 Dental opioid prescriptions ups overdose risk for patients, families: study A large-scale study analyzing national claims data linked dental opioid prescriptions with an increased risk for an overdose among patients and their family members.
January 27, 2021 Wisconsin girl, 7, dies after tooth removal, family says A Wisconsin family is awaiting the results of an autopsy after their 7-year-old died following a trip to the dentist.
October 15, 2020 Coronavirus infected less than 1% of dentists nationwide, study suggests Less than 1% of U.S. dentists were infected with coronavirus amid the pandemic, a new study suggests.
September 19, 2020 Dentists warning against TikTok trend that has people grinding down teeth with nail fail Irreparable damage can be caused in the latest TikTok trend.
September 16, 2020 Dentist who extracted tooth on hoverboard sentenced to 12 years in prison An Alaska dentist who extracted a patient’s tooth while riding on a hoverboard has been sentenced to 12 years behind bars for that stunt and other wheel-y bad crimes.
September 8, 2020 Amid coronavirus pandemic, dentist reports uptick in tooth fractures One dentist voiced an uptick in tooth fractures amid the coronavirus pandemic in a new report.
August 10, 2020 Will Smith’s teeth seemingly knocked out by Jason Derulo during golf lesson Will Smith appeared to have his teeth knocked out by singer Jason Derulo during a golf lesson gone wrong.Â
May 5, 2020 Florida dental hygienists raise concerns over resuming elective procedures Dental hygienists in Florida raised concerns after state orders allow for elective procedures.