Allen Hindin, DDS, MPH[email protected]Dental EducationShould patients be used for licensure exam purposes?Somewhere, a fourth-year dental student is desperately searching for an adult who will allow a tooth to be drilled and filled in a ritual called clinical dental examinations. In this Second Opinion, Dr. Allen Hindin questions the usefulness of this practice and why this practice is still continuing.July 1, 2015Dental EducationADA misses opportunity with MLP analysisA veteran dentist and 41-year member of the ADA who works in both the public and private sectors questions the motives behind the ADA's midlevel provider (MLP) economic analysis and calls on the ADA to raise the tone and quality of the discussion.July 30, 2012Page 1 of 1Top StoriesLegal IssuesNew trial date set for dentist accused of covering up murderA dentist accused of helping his son cover up the 2023 murder of a 38-year-old woman will not have his day in court until 2026.ObesityBariatric surgery may raise oral disease riskTeam ManagementWhy dentists must have the hard conversation about dental team members nowPodcastsPodcast: Dr. Martin Mendelson on transforming dentistry through behavioral scienceVulnerable PopulationsTackling the senior oral healthcare crisis