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Oct 25, 2023

What if Dentistry Was Disorganized?

This editorial from 1931, written at the front end of the Great Depression, gives us much to contemplate.1 After all, as members of the dental profession, we continue to have a public to serve emerging from the Covid-19 Pandemic. We are entrusted by society with the right to self-regulate.

Oct 25, 2023

Pain, Pills and New Perceptions

The beauty of dentistry and medicine, in general, is the ever-present evolution and growth of evidence-based practices guided by novel understanding. The advancement of knowledge allows our “practice” of the healing arts, to be refined continuously to better serve our patients and customize treatment modalities for maximized efficacy in rendering patient care.

Oct. 1, 2020: DEA Registration Fee Increase

Oct 1, 2020
Effective October 1, 2020, the US Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) fees for the 3-year DEA registration cycle are increasing from $731 to $888. This fee increase applies to all new registration applications and renewals submitted to the DEA on or after October 1, 2020. Dentists prescribing Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substances must register with the DEA and maintain an active registration. Controlled substances requiring dentists to have a DEA registration include narcotic analgesics, such as hydrocodone and oxycodone, as well as for hydrocodone combination products (HCPs) which were recently reclassified as Schedule II.