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Breakthrough Clinical's Editorial Director Dr. Stacey Simmons has a plaque in her office that says: “If you ignore them, they will go away.” When patients come in and expect a miracle but have limited finances, dental fears, and other barriers, is there a secret to keeping them on board with proposed dental treatment?
Opioid addiction presents an equal-opportunity problem that cuts a swathe through the North American population at all economic levels. Is there anything dentists can do about the national prescription drug epidemic caused by the lure of opiates? Dr. Normand Bach says yes.
Some of the most difficult cancers to detect are human papillomavirus-related oral cancers. Read this informative dialogue between Dr. Stacey Simmons and Academy of General Dentistry Spokesperson Dr. Gerald J. Botko about the dentist's role in HPV detection, types of treatment, how to educate patients about this alarming disease, and the importance of oral cancer […]
Oral pathology case from Dr. Stacey Simmons: A 77-year-old male presents for his annual checkup and exam. CC: A white spot on the left side of his tongue that had been present for just less than a year. Based on the clinical assessment, can you diagnose this lesion?
Dr. Kevin J. Connor gives his diagnosis and recommended treatment for the oral pathology case of a 71-year-old female who was referred to his office by her general dentist. A clinical exam revealed a 2.5 cm diameter round, greyish-pink mass in the right posterior mandible directly behind tooth No. 31. Dr. Connor explains how the […]