Michael Ventriello

Aug 2, 2024 | drbicuspid.com | Sarah Crow |Kevin Henry |Karie Neeley Anderson |Michael Ventriello

"Top Chef" finalist and known cooking competitor Shirley Chung announced that she has been diagnosed with stage IV tongue cancer after experiencing a series of dental problems, including a tongue bite that didn't go away and a fractured tooth. During a video Chung shared on social media in which she shaved her head, the chef explained that her dental problems started in December 2023 but at the time, she believed her heavy tooth grinding was the cause of her fractured tooth.

Jul 8, 2024 | drbicuspid.com | Kevin Henry |Karie Neeley Anderson |Michael Ventriello |Ava Barros

ADPIE (assessment, diagnosis, plan, implement, and evaluation) is a process of care that has been taught in both medical and dental educational institutions all over the U.S. since the 1950s and sets the standards for clinical dental hygiene practice. It's within these five words that dental hygienists construct our appointments with each patient. It's as if each phase of the appointment leads us to the next as we systematically document each critical detail and step.

May 16, 2024 | dentistryiq.com | Brett Kelman |Anna Werner |Michael Ventriello |Angie Wallace

The FDA never inspected Johns Dental Laboratories during more than a decade in which it made the Anterior Growth Guidance Appliance, or “AGGA,” a dental device that has allegedly harmed patients and is now the subject of a criminal investigation.

May 16, 2024 | dentistryiq.com | Michael Ventriello |Margaret Scarlett |Amelia Williamson DeStefano |Angie Wallace

Retail giant Walmart recently shocked the health-care world with the bombshell announcement it will be closing all 51 Walmart Health Clinics. The company’s telehealth operation that formed three years ago after acquiring the telehealth platform, MeMD, will also be shutting down. So, what happened? This news came approximately one month after Walmart planned to add four more health clinic locations in Texas.

May 7, 2024 | drbicuspid.com | Ava Barros |Karie Neeley Anderson |Michael Ventriello |Melissa Busch

Poor occlusal support conditions may be independently and significantly correlated with erectile dysfunction (ED) in men, but the mechanisms behind the link remain unclear, according to a new study published on May 2 in the International Journal of Urology. However, the number of remaining teeth and periodontal health status were not linked to ED, the authors wrote.