A 25-second eye exam and a cognitive assessment, added to the office cannabis policy. Every combination of tests beat every single test. Free downloads.
The cannabis office policy just got 5 new findings Read More »
Update, August 2026. This policy has been revised since it was published. It now carries a 25-second eye exam and a cognitive assessment, 5 findings that were not in the original. The downloads on this page are the current versions. Here is what changed and why. By David MH Lambert, DDS Half of dentists say
The cannabis patient is already in your chair. Does your office have a policy? Read More »
By David M. Haas Lambert Pick up one of the hemp THC seltzers now sitting in grocery coolers and you’re holding a pharmaceutical drug-delivery system in consumer packaging. I mean that as a formulation claim, not a rhetorical one. And once you see how it’s built, the chairside implications for a dental practice follow directly.
A drug in a can: the pharmaceutics of the THC seltzer, and why it matters chairside Read More »
By David M. Haas Lambert There’s a drug on the grocery shelf right now, sold as a beverage, and it’s worth three minutes of a clinician’s attention before the rules change this November. Not because it’s exotic. Because the gap between how it’s marketed and what it actually is tells you something about how a
The THC seltzer on the grocery shelf: what a clinician should know before it sunsets Read More »
If AI Sets the Standard… Who Owns the Decision? Yesterday I introduced the idea of an AI-Adjusted Standard of Care. If that’s true, there’s a second question that follows: If AI raises the standard… who is actually responsible when something goes wrong? Because the reality is: AI does not make decisions in isolation. It: But
If AI influences your decision…who’s liable? Read More »
Federal data show that U.S. overdose deaths declined through most of 2025—marking the longest sustained drop in more than twenty years. Roughly a 20% year-over-year reduction is not statistical noise. It is real movement. And it raises an uncomfortable question: If progress is possible now, why was it politically impossible before? Policy Is Not Neutral.
Overdose Deaths Are Falling. So Why Didn’t We Change Course Sooner? Read More »
Recent changes to North Carolina’s Controlled Substances Reporting System (CSRS) now permit licensed delegates, including registered dental hygienists, to run PDMP queries on behalf of a supervising prescriber. While this option may be appropriate in certain institutional or high-volume environments, our practice has made a deliberate decision not to delegate CSRS access. This decision reflects
Why Our Practice Does Not Delegate CSRS (PDMP) Queries Read More »
In our debut podcast, Mysty Blagg Esq of Poyner Spruill, Sean Kurdys of Old Well Consulting, and Chris Roberts DDS of North Wilkesboro, NC join Dr David Lambert to discuss topics of current interest: We continue to monitor the progress of SB599. While it’s sponsors tout the objective of making the NC Dental Board less
Dentistry Unplugged: The Drill Down 25:1 (05/08/2025) Read More »
Organized dentistry continues to promote the idea of “wellness” so much so the American Dental Association has partnered – along with it’s state components – with the Mayo Clinic to make available to members it’s “Well Being Index” mental health awareness self assessment tool. The elective assessment is offered freely – and ostensibly “anonymously” –
Hard Pass: ADA – Mayo Clinic’s “Well-Being Index” Assessment Tools Is A “No Go” Read More »
For our 3rd installment on moral injury, Dr Jenny Byrne MD PhD describes an encounter with a female medical student who weighed her vocational path against perceived work-life balances. The concept of “leaning out,” where individuals reduce professional engagement to balance personal priorities, is increasingly observed in healthcare worldwide. This trend aligns with millennial values
Leaning Out: Moral Injury III Read More »
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