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DocumentIn the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, when almost all U.S. dentists had temporarily closed their doors, Ravina Kullar’s mother shut down her dental practice for good. At 70 …

Would you do your own plastic surgery? If you broke your leg, would you try to set the bone yourself?  How about your own cardiac surgery? Why would you think …

For most people, having health insurance is a no-brainer. Even if you’re pretty healthy, you want that reassurance that if something serious happens, your insurance will pay for most of …

Many of my colleagues and I believe that dental insurance is too confusing for patients and difficult to manage for dental offices. While insurance provides the means to access new …

When patients are looking for a new dentist, Google is usually one of the first places they will go. However, a simple Google search for “dentist” yields more than 488 million results. …

Do you want to align your teeth but confuse, you need to see a dentist or orthodontist? This is a big question that people ever ask. There are many differences …

When should my child stop using a pacifier? “The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) recommends that children stop using a pacifier by age 3 or younger,” says Joe Castellano, DDS, president …

We all grew up learning you should brush your teeth twice a day, floss and see a dentist for regular checkups. We learned that on occasion you might have a cavity …

After examining data gathered over an 11-year period in a first-of-its-kind provincial study, University of Toronto clinician-scientist Marco Magalhaes has one vital message: dentists in Ontario are detecting more cases …

The very product you are using to whiten your teeth may be damaging them, a new study suggests. In three experiments, researchers found the active ingredient in tooth whiteners, hydrogen peroxide, can …