The Minnesota Dental Association (MDA) has serious concerns about the inconclusive nature of findings in a report issued by the Minnesota Department of Health on the early impact of dental therapists on the delivery of and access to dental services. Read More »

Minnesota dentists will provide free dental care services for children in need, during the Minnesota Dental Association’s Give Kids a Smile event on February 7 and 8, 2014. This unique, charitable dentistry event will provide care to 6,000 children at over 200 dental clinics throughout the state. Read More »

A new appreciation for the direct relationship of mouth health to systemic health is forcing re-evaluation of previous concepts of oral health strategies. Although a person shows adaptation to loss of some permanent teeth, it appears a threshold of 10 functional pairs or 20 teeth have linkage to a number of disabling diseases of aging. Read More »

Due to social, psychological, nutritional, functional, and esthetic motivations, individuals are expecting satisfactory intermediate fixed prosthetic options when seeking treatment for their compromised dentition. In addition, an interim immediate denture (IID) can be used by the restorative dentist to assess the available inter-occlusal space, create a radiographic surgical guide, direct implant placement, and provide diagnostic information for the final prosthesis. The aim of this article is to provide a case study where a maxillary immediate denture was used to drive all phases of the fullarch implant rehabilitation. Read More »

The treatment of cancer patients using chemotherapy or radiation precipitates many oral side effects that can lead to serious local and systemic complications. Oral health care management is necessary to prevent or limit oral side effects as well as to provide palliative treatment for oral complications. Read More »

Two dentists from northeastern Minnesota were recently awarded the first installment of a loan forgiveness grant as part of the Martha Mordini Rukavina Loan Forgiveness Program. Dr. Alex Lund and Dr. Whitney Johnson Cobby each received a check for $30,000. Read More »

The Minnesota Dental Association recently held its annual House of Delegates meeting at the Hampton Inn and Suites in Bemidji where new officers were elected. The newly elected 2013-2014 officers include: Dr. Michael Perpich, as President; Dr. Daniel Rose as President-Elect; Dr. Pete Cannon as First Vice President; Dr. Kevin Dens as Second Vice-President; and Dr. Travis Schmitt as Treasurer. Read More »

The Minnesota Dental Association recently held its annual House of Delegates meeting at the Hampton Inn and Suites in Bemidji where Michael Perpich, D.D.S. was elected as the Association President. Read More »

The Minnesota Dental Association and the Minnesota Dental Foundation hosted its Minnesota Mission of Mercy on June 14 and 15 in Bemidji, providing free dental care to children and adults who face barriers to accessing dental care. Read More »

The Minnesota Dental Association and the Minnesota Dental Foundation are bringing the Minnesota Mission of Mercy for the first time to northern Minnesota on Friday, June 14, and Saturday, June 15, to provide free dental care to children and adults who are uninsured, underinsured and not able to obtain dental treatment. Read More »