Joe Hannan

Discover which states have the best oral health. Make your next trip a bit easier with handy travel apps. Find out about a bizarre dental crime in Minnesota. Improve your marketing efforts to reach Millennials. And prepare for this year's Hinman Dental Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.

A U.K. dentist's viral video of an Ed Sheeran parody takes the internet by storm. What can dentists learn from this? It serves as a guide for tweaking your approach to social media and marketing. Plus, a celebrity dentist surrenders her license, and a Texas dentist has created a mobile dental office to better serve his community. Find out what other dental news stories are the buzz in the industry this week.

As dentists and dental professionals from across the country converged in Chicago for the annual Midwinter Meeting, leadership factored prominently in their thoughts on Thursday, Feb. 23. The theme for this year's Midwinter Meeting is Leadership: Cornerstone for Success. Continuing education lecturers provided Meeting-goers with the leadership skills they need for business success.

Your weekly roundup of the most popular stories from Dentist's Money Digest. Here, you'll discover the 11 states where dentists make the most money. Get an in-depth look at how dental service organizations are changing the world of dentistry. Find out how a lichen could improve future dental treatments. And understand why Americans will be staying at home for summer vacation this year.

Massachusetts and Kansas are considering legislation that would permit dental therapists to work in each state. This news comes on the heels of a similar debate in Arizona. On a lighter note, a robbery suspect in Minnesota left behind a key piece of evidence: a full impression of his teeth.

The study on the potential impact of doctors who frequently prescribe opioids was published Wednesday, Feb. 16 in the New England Journal of Medicine. It is believed to be the first of its kind, examining the validity of the assumption that addiction often begins with legitimate prescriptions. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 15,000 people in the U.S. overdosed on opioids in 2015.

These 5 stories were the most popular on Dentist's Money Digest last week.

If you're still on the fence about which continuing education courses to attend at the Chicago Dental Society 2017 Midwinter Meeting, these are some promising-looking options for the business-minded dentist. You'll learn about marketing, new-patient acquisition, keeping your practice drama free, and which performance indicators to monitor for success. Dentist's Money Digest will be covering these Midwinter Meeting sessions if you cannot attend in person.

Miriam T. Furlong, DMD, has created a homey orthodontic practice in Jackson, New Jersey. Many of her patients she calls them guests in her practice introductory video ask her where they can find some of the finishes she selected. The comfort and efficiency of her team also factored heavily into her choices.

These 5 stories were the most popular on Dentist's Money Digest last week.

What can dentists do to help combat opioid abuse? Two experts offered solutions in this continuing education session at the Yankee Dental Congress on Thursday, Jan. 26.

The Yankee Dental Congress is New England's largest gathering of dental professionals, including more than 450 exhibitors, more than 30 free continuing education course, and hosting more than 28,000 dental professionals.

As a dentist, you're super busy. You want to make sure that you get the most out of the time you invest in reading. With that in mind, here are five approachable books all of which have nothing to do with dentistry that will feed your mind.

According to Tax Foundation, the 10 least business-friendly states in 2017 have earned this designation because of their complex tax codes and high tax rates.

These 5 stories were the most popular on Dentist's Money Digest last week.

A team of researchers has presented their findings on this new implant, which uses a reservoir and a semi-porous implant surface, to deliver the drugs over time.

The study, performed by researchers at the Tokyo Dental College, looked to determine whether dental patients preferred propofol or sevoflurane.

Heartland Dental has selected Patterson Dental as its preferred vendor, giving Patterson exclusive access to its network of more than 750 dental practices.

These 5 stories were the most popular on Dentist's Money Digest last week.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects employment in dentistry to grow 18 percent between 2014 and 2024.

According to Tax Foundation, the 10 most business-friendly states in 2017 all have one thing in common: they've done away with one or more of the major taxes, which, according to the foundation, include corporate income, individual income or sales tax.

We sat down with Derek Pearson, the vice president of Business Development at Banyan, a company dedicated to improving social media performance for dentists, to find out what dentist can do on the web to attract patients to their practices.

These 5 stories were the most popular on Dentist's Money Digest last week.

According to a recent study published in the journal Science of Nature, a team of researchers were able to determine what some of our ancient ancestors ate, how they prepared their food, and even how they cared for their teeth by examining the calcified plaque found on human teeth.

It remains unclear whether twenty-first-century dental science, information technology, interprofessional practice, and population health needs can be mounted onto the current nineteenth-century dental care delivery model, writes analysis author Elizabeth A. Mertz, an associate professor in the Department of Preventive and Restorative Dental Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco.

A recent pilot study conducted by a dental student at the University of Buffalo found that the rigors of SCUBA diving can lead to oral pain and dental issues. The findings were published in the most recent issue of the British Dental Journal.

The Keene Sentinel of Keene, N.H., reports that Ayman A. Jacobs, DMD, 54, was convicted on two drug possession charges that stemmed from an incident in 2014. He received a 12-month jail sentence, but the sentence was suspended for four years as long as he takes part in drug treatment.

An Illinois dentist has equipped his practice with a turntable and speakers, and allows patients to select the records they want to listen to while he works.

Researchers say that by 2026, 47 percent of Americans will visit the dentist. That's an estimated 334 million visits.

An article in the most recent issue of Health Affairs explores two options for expanding access to oral health care for senior citizens: expanding coverage under Medicare and the virtual dental home model.