August 12, 2025

Advanced-Practice Providers Filling Rural ER Gaps

Rural emergency rooms across the U.S. are increasingly staffed by physician assistants and nurse practitioners instead of physicians, raising debates over care quality, staffing shortages, and access to emergency services.

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August 08, 2025

Oral Surgeon Settles Over 500K in Billing Fraud Case

The state says the dentist upcoded and double-billed over 3-year period.

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August 06, 2025

Fewer Risks with Unilateral Robotic Tonsil Surgery

Unilateral transoral robotic surgery for HPV-positive tonsillar squamous cell carcinoma is associated with fewer complications, shorter hospital stays, and comparable survival compared with bilateral surgery.

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August 05, 2025

Nature’s Mouthwash: Better Breath, Fewer Risks?

Researchers report significant improvements in breath odor and oral health after four weeks using a natural essential oil rinse in patients with obesity and periodontitis.

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August 05, 2025

Periodontal Disease: Systemic Associations Across Multiple Organ Systems

Evidence links periodontal inflammation to systemic dysfunction across cardiovascular, endocrine, renal, respiratory, and neurologic systems.

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July 31, 2025

Trial Tests Fixed Nitrous Oxide for Dental Scaling

Researchers aim to improve dental patient care by testing a fixed nitrous oxide–oxygen mix to address anxiety and discomfort during routine ultrasonic scaling procedures.

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July 22, 2025

Might That Lip Lesion Be BCC?

New research has documented 4 cases of lip basal cell carcinoma presenting as smooth yellow nodules—a rare clinical presentation that may be mistaken for benign mesenchymal tumors, potentially resulting in diagnostic delays and postponed treatment.

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May 28, 2025

Kennedy Proposes NIH Publishing Ban

"We're probably going to stop publishing in The Lancet, New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, and those other journals because they're all corrupt."

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June 05, 2025

Risky College Behaviors Harming Oral Health?

First-year university students who adopted unhealthy habits such as poor diet, vaping, and reduced brushing frequency experienced significant declines in self-reported oral health over 6 months.

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