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JoAn Majors, RDA, CSP, discusses how technology and outsourcing can improve efficiencies during COVID-19 times and beyond Recently on a call, a team member explained, “I don’t have the time to chat with my patients. With reviewing a screening form, recording temperature, timing CaviCide™ spray for 3 minutes (wipe), plus 3 more minutes, plus a …

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Lea Chatham describes ways that text messages can update and connect patients Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, dentists have faced office closings and challenges to reopening. Dentists have had to work diligently to communicate with patients effectively and within HIPAA guidelines. As patients increasingly depend on technologies such as the internet and social media for …

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Drs. Fabio Oliveira Coelho, Francesca Scilla Smith, and Larry W. White discuss the evolution and efficacy of the mandibular protraction appliance (MPA) Introduction As far back as 1880, dentists have had an obsession with correcting overbites and overjets by protracting the mandible. Kingsley1 was one of the first to describe his vulcanite plate for “jumping …

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Dr. David Alpan discusses evolving treatment plans in the wake of COVID-19 Abstract Is clear aligner treatment more effective than braces? What about during a pandemic? Evidence-based research statistically finds that clear aligner treatment facilitates improved oral hygiene compared to braces and creates fewer negative side effects.7,12 Research shows that the gingival health with clear …

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Michael Flanell, RDH, MBA, discusses mouth breathing and how clinicians can help patients make informed decisions regarding treatment Introduction From birth we are designed to breathe through the nose. Infants take their first breath through their noses once they are born. Newborn infants are considered obligate nasal breathers, hence dependent on a patent nasal airway …

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Nicole Cavalea, MS, discusses co-treatment goals of myofunctional therapy Orthodontists and pediatric dentists are often the first professionals to identify a patient’s abnormal patterning of the mouth and tongue, as these abnormalities interfere with the structural integrity of orthodontic treatment. A visual assessment of the following characteristics can indicate the need to co-treat with an …

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