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The acquisition expands Fluent’s suite of credentialing services to support both dental insurance payers and dental providers/DSOs.

Fluent Enhances Suite with Acquisition of Delegated DDS

These oral health probiotics from Biocidin Botanicals aim to enhance oral health, freshen breath, and improve the oral microbiome. 

Biocidin Botanicals Introduces Dentalflora™ Oral Health Probiotics

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.  

Overjet’s PARL Assist is designed to detect and outline instances of PARL on periapical radiographs for patients aged 12 years and older.

5Ws* Periapical Radiolucency (PARL) Assist

Dental consulting firm’s new program designed to inspire clinicians to maximize their dental practice’s value.

Productive Dentist Academy Unveils Investment Grade Practice Seller Readiness Program

Leading experts recommend the use of NSAIDs alone or in combination with acetaminophen to effectively manage short-term dental pain in adolescents and adults of all ages.

New Guideline Offers Acute Pain Management Solutions for Adolescent and Adult Dental Patients

Texas-based dental lab is focused on bringing overseas manufacturing back to the United States by leveraging new digital manufacturing processes.


 DGTL’s Network of Dental Labs Looks to Use Digital Manufacturing to Deliver Economical, Quality Restorations

ADA Council on Scientific Affairs’ recommendations include appropriate, justiﬁed use of dental x-rays, and discontinuing use of lead abdominal aprons and thyroid collars.

New ADA Guidelines for Enhanced Radiography Safety Suggest No Longer Using Lead Abdominal Aprons

A recent study, sponsored by the Delta Dental Institute, highlights a substantial improvement in caregivers' attitudes toward providing oral hygiene care for individuals living with dementia through the utilization of a cutting-edge mobile app.

University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics Research Reveals Breakthrough in Dementia Care with Innovative Mobile App

John Flucke, DDS, is in private practice in Lee’s Summit, Mo. He also serves as chief clinical editor and technology editor for 

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Chief Dental Editor and Technology Editor John Flucke, DDS, reflects on artificial intelligence’s impact and how vital it might become in 2024.

Is Artificial Intelligence in 2024 a Need or a Want?

Lorne Lavine, DMD, founder and president of The Digital Dentist, has more than 30 years invested in the dental and dental technology fields. A graduate of USC, he earned his DMD from Boston University and completed his residency at the Eastman Dental Center in Rochester, N.Y. He received his specialty training at the University of Washington and went into private practice in Vermont until moving to California in 2002 to establish TDD, a company that focuses on the specialized technological and HIPAA needs of the dental community. He can be reached at drlavine@thedigitaldentists.com or 866-204-3398.

Here are ways to ensure you begin 2024 on a good foot regarding technology systems in the dental practice. 