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Today, I attended a lecture at the Florida Dental Association Annual Meeting. The lecturer has these ititals after the name, MD, DDS, MS. For you who may wonder what this means, the lecturer is a medical doctor, a dentist and the MS is a masters in periodontology. The subject was periodontics and systemicSystemic lupus erythematosus Systemic lupus erythematosus rash on the face disease. Fosomax is a biophosphonate drug. The biophosphonate drugs have been known to cause osteonecrosis (infection causing loss of bone) of the jaw. A disease you do not want to get. The lecturer said she would never recommend anyone taking them. Having an extraction or even a root canal after taking these drugs can initiate the infection in the bone.