Diabetes and Oral Health

by Marty Jablow DMD People living with diabetes are twice as likely to develop serious gum disease NEW YORK, NY (November 1, 2010) – For the nearly 24 million Americans living with diabetes, many may be surprised to learn about an additional complication associated with the condition – serious gum disease. According to the Center for Disease … Read more

Top 30 dental blogs – the winners

http://www.medicalbillingandcoding.org/top_dentists/ Click on “winner” in the horizontal image map….a literal treasure trove of invaluable information Image by kendosolns via Flickr Related articles DrBicuspid.com Taking Nominations for 2011 Dental Excellence Awards (prweb.com) Perio Protect Recognized Again for Top Product in Dental Industry (prweb.com) Dental Quasi-Parable (cogdogblog.com)

AAOMR, AAE issue guidance for CBCT use in endodontics

From Dr. Bicuspid: November 8, 2010 — The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) and the American Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology (AAOMR) have jointly developed a position statement on the use of cone-beam CT (CBCT) in endodontics. This document, which will be revised periodically to reflect new evidence, is intended to provide scientifically based guidance to clinicians … Read more

The whole tooth and nothing but the tooth

Mey Alhabib’s mice just might put the Tooth Fairy out of business. Alhabib (SDM’12,’14),a postdoctoral student and endodontic resident at BU’s Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, and her research supervisor, George Huang, the Herbert Schilder Chair in Endodontics and director of the school’s postdoctoral program in endodontics, have begun regenerating two major human … Read more

The war on small FOV cbCT continues unabated

Each province in Canada and each State in the U.S. regulates the use of equipment that produces ionizing radiation within their own geographical areas.  Although federal guidelines exist in each country, the provinces and states interpret and regulate based on those guidelines in different ways. The rules in North Carolina are therefore different from the rules in Texas, or Ontario, or California.,,) In … Read more

We have met the enemy and he is us…

Invisalign discontinues 10 hour continuing education requirement.  From DENTAL BLOGS.COM Are you one of the many dentists put off by Invisalign’s case submission quota and continuing education rules last year? Good news. Align Technology, Inc, the maker of the popular clear braces system Invisalign, has removed the quota from its requirements.  Editor’s note – and health … Read more

running a groupon promotion

After running a Groupon.com promotion I have been aproached by a number of dentist wanting to know how the experience was. Here is the response that ive sent out a couple of times. (If you were wondering, groupon.com sends out one heavily discounted deal everyday by email to their user base which is different for … Read more

Go green, save mold…. Most patients don’t need antibiotics before dental procedures to prevent infective endocarditis

American Heart Association scientific statement DALLAS, April 20 – Taking a precautionary antibiotic before a trip to the dentist isn’t necessary for most people, and in fact, might create more harm than good, according to updated recommendations from the American Heart Association. The guidelines, published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association,are based on a … Read more

Winter Clinic 2010–Be Sure to Attend!

If you haven’t already done so, be sure to register now for the Toronto Academy of Dentistry’s 73rd Annual Winter Clinic Meeting! The meeting is taking place on Friday, November 12th at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building and registration is open online until midnight November 10th! After that, registration is still available on … Read more

RSA Animate – Changing Education Paradigms

FASCINATING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U&feature=player_embedded# Related articles Changing Education Paradigms – Sir Ken and RSA Animate (angelamaiers.com) Changing Paradigms (neilperkin.typepad.com) Scrap Our Education System (on-purpose.blogspot.com) The surprising truth about what motivates us (guardian.co.uk) Number theory & RSA public key cryptography (mvngu.wordpress.com) RSA Animate – The Empathic Civilisation (kestalusrealm.wordpress.com)

Patient with benefits – ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

I thought Bernie Madoff – (MADE OFF) was an interesting double entendre….now we have the Leering Case……..where is Pierre Trudeau when we need someone to bar the door to the bedrooms of the populace……….apparently, all the uniform supply stores are stocking up on chastity belts, his and hers…… On February 2 the Ontario Court of … Read more

Of Genesis, Morphogenesis and Blogogenesis

The Internet is barely fifteen years old and there remains a large contingent of folks who consider it a passing fad, let’s say 15% of the population – dentists make up 14.99% of that grouping….humour, arrh, arrh.  Where this blog goes, leads, follows is all about how to make it productive and serviceable to the … Read more

Vimeo – for those who want more than YouTube

Just noodling on the Net – registered for Vimeo.com – review the welcome email below – content should suggest what it’s about…..in a world of mydentalhub.com and dentpix.com for patient education – suddenly, like Facebook, it’s gone viral…it’s YouTube on steroids, a community of tutorials about how to be mini-dental Spielbergs….it’s getting better and wilder … Read more

Sports news – nothing to do with Brett Favre’s —–

From Dental Tribune by Fred Michmershuizen:  As I was watching the New York Yankees play the Texas Rangers in Game 4 of the American League Championship Series last night, I thought I noticed something interesting. Yankees Manager Joe Girardi was being interviewed, and it looked to me like he was wearing braces. Intrigued, I investigated … Read more