Laura Dorr

How the dental adhesives we know and love evolved from early discoveries that changed the way we practice restorative dentistry.

Why identifying appropriate cement choices and proper handling are key to successful results with veneers and other esthetic restorations.

How Devdent’s complete sleep system is helping patients sleep easier and improving oral-systemic health.

How Devdent’s complete sleep system is helping patients sleep easier and improving oral-systemic health.

How to simplify the zirconia-bonding process for successful restorations.

How Carolina Hemp Company is transforming the way the dental industry manages pain and anxiety with Carolina Hemp Naturals.

How SICAT Implant/Galileos Implant planning software has simplified implant treatment for one clinician.

How the new elements™ e-motion endodontic motor enables optimal endodontic care.

How one doctor is providing effective periodontal care for her patients with the LANAP protocol and PerioLase MVP-7.

How 3M™ Filtek™ Universal Restorative is helping one practitioner provide better shade matching with more efficiency.

How Crest Gum and Sensitivity toothpaste can help both you and your patients.

The story behind our year-end issue.

It’s a weird, weird world out there but these tales prove that the dental world might be one of the weirdest. Dentistry seems like it should be a straightforward occupation: You spend time studying dutifully, learn to provide expert care, treat patients, perform procedures and feel satisfied at the end of the day.

It’s a weird, weird world out there but these tales prove that the dental world might be one of the weirdest.

Dental research came a long way this year, and some studies stood out above the rest.

Dental research came a long way this year, and some studies stood out above the rest.

What you need to know about the future of the dental practice, how solo practices can thrive in a changing industry and determining whether a DSO is right for you. Are DSOs the future of dentistry? Group practices and DSOs are a certainly a growing trend in the dental industry-one that has many solo practitioners and practice owners a little nervous.

What you need to know about the future of the dental practice, how solo practices can thrive in a changing industry and determining whether a DSO is right for you.

Sometimes things get pretty weird in the dental practice. These are those stories. You’ve probably got a whole practice full of perfectly nice, normal patients who behave predictably. But then there’s that one who is full of … surprises. 

Sometimes things get pretty weird in the dental practice. These are those stories.

What you need to know about transitioning to EHR, negotiating contracts and how to stay HIPAA compliant. Knowing the ins and outs of EHR could make a huge difference for your dental practice.

What you need to know about transitioning to EHR, negotiating contracts and how to stay HIPAA compliant.

We polled you, our readers, for your stories of the patients that will always stick out in your memory-for all the wrong reasons. From the infuriating to the disgusting, the bizarre to the absurd, your tales did not disappoint.

These simple tweaks may prevent the chronic pain that often ends careers prematurely.

These simple tweaks may prevent the chronic pain that often ends careers prematurely.

The new method of detecting bacteria during root canal treatments could eliminate secondary infections and the need for follow-up visits.