“Not particularly worried” is the most popular response for concerns about the chemicals in dentistry among dentists, according to a new The Wealthy Dentist survey, but the results are pretty evenly split. The online survey asked dentists from the U.S. and Canada if they are concerned about the safety of dental composite and sealants. 54% […]
Read moreWhile Portland, Oregon, the second-largest city in the country without fluoride in the water, is considering adding fluoride to their water supply, a Harvard study has been published stating that fluoride impacts children’s neurodevelopment. The objective of the Harvard study was to perform a systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies to investigate the effects […]
Read moreThe U.S. Government Accountability Office, the investigative arm of Congress, is reporting that approximately 7,000 health providers in New York, Texas, and Florida owed back taxes while collecting payments from Medicaid. As reported in Bloomberg News, dentists and other health care providers in these three states allegedly owe $791 million in back taxes on the […]
Read moreAccording to a recent The Wealthy Dentist survey, the average cost of Invisalign treatments is $4,823 from general dentists and $5,411 from specialists. A year ago when we ran this same survey, the results revealed that Invisalign treatment costs an average of $4,622, when provided by a dentist, and $6.945 when treated by a specialist. […]
Read moreSummer is the busiest season for dental tourism. Statistics on this trend are hard to come by, but it is estimated that each year over one million people from around the world travel outside their country for some form of dental treatment. While filling a cavity might be a simple dental procedure to have abroad, […]
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