Dentists Weigh In on the Dental X-ray and Brain Tumor Debate

Given the recent negative publicity surrounding dental X-rays and brain tumors, our recent The Wealthy Dentist survey covered whether dental practices will change how they use X-rays. We asked: “According to a recent study, dental X-rays may be linked with brain tumors. Will this news change how your practice uses X-rays?” Here’s how dentists responded: […]

A new Duke University-led study looked at fluoride in the groundwater in the Main Rift Valley of Ethiopia, where as many as 8 million people depend. They discovered that the residents are at high-risk of dental and skeletal fluorosis as a result of their long-term exposure to high levels of naturally occurring fluoride in the region’s […]

Dental practice management is being challenged in the North Carolina legislature. Last year, The Wealthy Dentist twice reported on the story of the North Carolina Senate Bill 655 that would require the North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners to examine all business contracts entered into by dental practices in their state. Our first article, Dentists […]

In a recent article in the journal Cancer, the American Cancer Society published study findings linking dental patients who had dental X-rays in the past with a certain type of brain tumor. The Wealthy Dentist decided to conduct a survey asking dentists if the findings and news reports would change how their practices use X-rays. […]

The American Dental Association (ADA) Council on Scientific Affairs agrees with the conclusions of a recent report that current scientific evidence does not establish a direct cause and effect relationship between gum disease and heart disease or stroke. Additionally, the evidence does not establish that gum disease increases the rate of heart disease or stroke. […]