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When I became a hygienist and started working in private practice, I was always taking every opportunity to do community outreach. This turned into a desire to start a non-profit organization.

How a dental hygienist started her own non-profit organization

Stan Goff is a Managing Editor with MJH Life Sciences, which includes Dental Products Report, Dental Practice Management, Dental Lab Products, Modern Hygienist, and Dentist's Money Digest. He has covered the dental industry since 1999 and can be reached at sgoff@mjhlifesciences.com.  

Dr. James Thomas, DDS, MS, of Bellevue, Wash., explains how using Curve Dental practice management software has helped his practice work more efficiently, thrive.

How Curve Dental helped build this pediatric practice

Brenda McNulty is a Jameson Advisor and Chief of Pediatric and Orthodontic Services for Jameson, a dental management, marketing and hygiene coaching firm that helps dentists and teams become more productive, more profitable and ultimately more fulfilled in their practicing lives. With over 20 years of experience in dentistry, Brenda brings a depth of knowledge in both clinical and business realms through speaking and coaching that support the unique scenarios found not only general practices, but also those of orthodontic and pediatric. For more information on Brenda and Jameson can help your dental practice, visit www.jamesonmanagement.com or call 877.369.5558.

Parents trust your office with their most prized possessions, and can often cause far more drama than the patients themselves. Your team should go to great lengths to connect with both the patients and their parents.

10 ways to handle parents of your pediatric patients

Henry Schein, Inc. today announced that it has donated more than $25,000 in health care products to the Henry Viscardi School at The Viscardi Center, a Long Island-based school for children with severe physical disabilities who often require life-sustaining medical treatment throughout the day.

Henry Schein donates more than $25,000 in health care products to Henry Viscardi School for children with physical disabilities

This month little teeth will get a big amount of attention as endodontists, general practitioners and many other dental professionals come together to recognize National Children's Dental Health Month.

The big deal about little teeth: National Children's Dental Health Month

Young children (ages six to 10) with severely protruded upper front teeth, commonly called “buck teeth,” are at increased risk for dental trauma and may benefit from an orthodontic correction, according to a study published recently in the American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics.

New study finds children with buck teeth may benefit from early orthodontic intervention

Laura Dorr is the former executive editor of DPR's Modern Dental Network and a regular contributing author.

It’s a no brainer that smoking is bad for your health, and the health of those subjected to your secondhand smoke. Now, researchers say that secondhand smoke can have even more detrimental effects than previously believed – on the dental health of children.

Study finds secondhand smoke exposure linked to increased dental decay in children

A new study could help dentists give caretakers better instructions for caring for children after dental anesthesia.

Study finds home care of children crucial after oral sedation

Pregnancy is stressful enough without having to worry about a child’s future dental health. But, researchers now say, mothers may need to be thinking about just that.

Study finds children of stressed mothers are more likely to develop cavities

When dental problems necessitating surgery arise, the logical response is to treat the condition. However, recent research has found that numbing children up for dental procedures may be causing damage to the very teeth the dentist is trying to treat.

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