New York City-based NYU College of Dentistry's Yu Zhang, PhD, received two grants from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, totally $3.7 million.

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The opioid epidemic continues to surge with increasing numbers of prescriptions being written for pain medication and dentists continue to write millions of prescriptions each year, according to NPR.

In our fast-paced environment, dental lasers provide patients a minimally invasive treatment option for various dental procedures. Samuel Low, DDS, chief dental officer of Biolase, shared the impacts and appeal of dental lasers.