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Overtreatment, Lax Scientific Standards Raise Concerns in Dentistry
Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:52:33
Publish Date: 2019-05-21 12:00:00
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Chances are a dentist has told you to floss more. But studies from the Cochrane Institute and the American Dental Association have found that many common oral health recommendations such as biannual cleanings, yearly x-rays and flossing have not been verified through scientific research. Forum discusses efforts to steer dentistry toward more evidence-based practices and we’ll talk about challenges facing the field, including charges that many dentists overtreat their patients.

Mentioned on Air:
The Truth About Dentistry (The Atlantic)
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