CE Courses, Events and Webinars

Nikki Sowards, PharmD; Michael O’Neil, PharmD;  and Tyler Dougherty, PharmD; discuss how prescription drug monitoring programs play an important role in monitoring controlled substances Introduction Although not first-line therapy, prescription opioids play an important role in the management of acute dental pain. However, all medications carry risks, which in the case of opioids can lead …

Practical considerations for utilizing Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs (PDMP) — a primer Read More »

Dr. Amy Jackson discusses retention as an important part of orthodontic treatment Retention is the unspoken, fairly unmonitored phase of orthodontic therapy, and arguably one of the most important parts of orthodontics. There is no perfect tool for retention based on the fact that every tool, even permanent retainers, requires some type of compliance and …

Fixed lingual retention: the gold standard or a relic of orthodontics past? Read More »

Ali Oromchian, JD, LLM, offers suggestions to find out about your potential new hires without legal concerns When you’re in the position of leading a company or charged with hiring a team to run a practice, you want to make sure you’re hiring the best possible candidates. However, when your business is a dental practice, …

The five best dental job interview questions to ask — and two to avoid — to build an outstanding team Read More »

Drs. Barry Glassman, Don Malizia, and Daniele Manfredini discuss various viewpoints on occlusion, pain, and dysfunction Introduction The study of dental occlusion and its potential contribution to pain and dysfunction has been a fascinating topic for generations of dentists who spent careers assuming a rather direct relationship. In 1957, Campbell wrote that while dentists should …

TMD-occlusion-orthodontic connection revisited Read More »

Speech pathologist Sharon Moore discusses orofacial-nasal-pharyngeal function in the management of sleep-disordered breathing This article outlines connections between medical and dental science, the whole-body health axis, the oral health-function axis, and sleep. The clinical relationship between the speech pathologist, who is dealing with processes and functions in the upper airway that govern alimentation and communication, …

Sleep, orthodontics, and myofunctional therapy Read More »

Drs. Barry Glassman and Don Malizia delve into sleep-breathing disorders and the orthodontists’ role in this medical subspecialty Introduction Sleep medicine is a young medical subspecialty. The medical community, as well as the population at large, is becoming more aware of the significant role that quality sleep plays in patients’ general health. Physicians who treat …

Basic principle review of sleep medicine Read More »

Dr. David Alpan shares his expertise with two digital tooth-moving technologies Abstract I thought it would be interesting to do a retrospective comparison6 of two different digital-based treatment outcomes with patients who presented with similar mal-occlusions, treatment time, age, and a desire for similar outcomes. This article will focus on two digital-based treatment systems while …

A comparison of digital-based treatments — Invisalign® versus LightForce® Read More »

Drs. Bridgette Jones Brooks, Bryan Keith Blankenship, and Jared Stasi continue their exploration of the literature regarding clear aligners as compared to traditional braces Introduction The aim of this study is to review the appropriate literature concerning adverse physiological events experienced by patients being treated with Invisalign® appliances and comparing this literature to that of …

Evaluation of adverse physiological events during Invisalign® treatment: part 2 Read More »