In-Depth Research

Dental Health Information: "For the Dental Patient"

"For the Dental Patient" is prepared by the American Dental Association (ADA) in cooperation with The Journal of the American Dental Association and the ADA Council on Scientific Affairs. This list and the linked articles appear by permission of the the ADA.

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A

Access to Dental Care/Oral Health Care
Accreditation
Allergy to Latex Rubber
Amalgam (Dental Filling Options)
Amalgam Separators
Amalgam Waste, Best Management
Anesthesia & Sedation
Antibiotics and Your Heart
Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Antiplatelet Therapy
Anorexia Nervosa (Eating Disorders)
Anxiety,Dental

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B

Baby Bottle Tooth Decay (Early Childhood Tooth Decay)
Baby Teeth
Bad Breath (Halitosis)
Benefits/Insurance
Bioterrorism
Bisphenol A
Bisphosphonate Medication (Fosamax, Actonel, Boniva, Aredia, Bonefos, Didronel or Zometa) (see Osteonecrosis of the Jaw)
Bitten Lip or Tongue (Manage Your Oral Health: Dental Emergencies)
Bottled Water
Braces and Orthodontics
Bridges
Bruxism (Teeth Grinding)

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C

Caduceus (Emblem of Dentistry)
Careers in Dentistry
Cancer Treatment and Oral Health
Cancer, Oral
Canker Sores, Cold Sores & Common Mouth Sores
CDC Guidelines for Infection Control
CDT (Code on Dental Procedures and Nomenclature)
Chewing "Spit" Tobacco (Smoking Cessation)
Choosing a Dentist (Tips for Choosing a Dentist)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Claim Form
Classroom Presentations
Cleaning Your Teeth & Gums
Clinical Trials
Complaints/Resolving Disputes (You & Your Dentist: FAQ)
Cosmetic Dentistry
Cost
Crowns

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D

DDS/DMD
Dental Grills
Dental Practice (Practice Management)
Dental Practice Parameters
Dental Products for Home Use
Dental Records (You & Your Dentist: FAQ)
Dental Sealants
Dental Tourism (Dental Care Away from Home)
Dentures
Diabetes
Diagram of Mouth (Primary Teeth/Permanent Teeth)
Diet and Oral Health
Direct Reimbursement (FAQ)
Disability Support/ Disabled Dentists
Disaster Planning (Disaster Planning & Recovery)
Disease, Gum (Diseases, Periodontal)
Drug Use
Dry Mouth
Dry Socket

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E

Endocarditis
Endodontic Treatment (Root Canal Treatment)
Eruption Charts (Tooth Eruption Charts)
Ethics (Principle of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct)
Evidence-Based Dentistry

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F

Facial Pain (TMD/TMJ)
Financing Dental Care
Fluoride & Fluoridation
Fluoride Supplements
Foreign-Trained Dentist (U.S. Licensure Information in Dental Professionals)
Forensics in Dentistry
Frequently Asked Questions

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H

Halitosis (Bad Breath)
Health Information Technology (National Health Information Infrastructure)
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Health Observances
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)

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I

Implants
Infection Control
Infective Endocarditis
Insurance (Manage Your Oral Health: Insurance)
Insurance: Medicare/Medicaid

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J

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)

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L

Lasers
Licensure

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M

Managed Care
Medicaid
Medicaid Principles
Medicaid Reports
Medicare
Meth Mouth
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
Monitoring Sterilizers
Mouthguards

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N

National Children's Dental Health Month
National Health Information Infrastructure (NHII)
National Provider Identifier (NPI)

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O

Oral Longevity
Oral Piercing
OSHA
Osteonecrosis of the jaw

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P

Partial Dentures, Removable
Patient Referral (Referring Patients)
Payment Options
Peer Review
Periodontal Screening and Recording
Pit-and-Fissure Sealants
Plaque
Pregnancy

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S

Safety Alerts
Saliva
Salivary Diagnostics
Sensitive Teeth
Smile Healthy Program
Space Maintainers
Special Needs

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T

Teething
Thumbsucking
Tongue Splitting
Tooth
Tooth Decay
Tooth Extractions
Tooth Whitening Treatments
Tuberculosis

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V

Veneers

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W

Waterlines, Dental Unit
Wisdom Teeth
Women's Oral Health (Oral Health Care Series)

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X

X-rays/Radiography

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