Critical Issues in Dental Education Gender Trends in Dental Leadership and Academics: A Twenty-Two-Year Observation By Judy Chia-Chun Yuan, D.D.S., M.S.; Damian J. Lee, D.D.S.; et al The purpose of this study was to examine gender disparities in dental leadership and academics in the United States. Nine journals that represent the dental specialties and high publishedimpact factors … Read more
I have no affiliation with any product being shown in this You Tube video. I find it unconscionable that I cannot purchase and use small FOV cbCT in my Ontario office to facilitate diagnosis at a level consistent with nine other provinces in this country. While others are seamlessly integrating their PM software with scan … Read more
by Administrator – dentalblogs.com About 8% of the population suffers with prostate disease,or prostatitis. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have found that patients with prostatitis have a lower clinical attachment level (CAL) between gums and teeth. The link stems from inflammation levels in prostatitis patients. Participants in the study who had severer prostatitis showed signs … Read more
Apologies and mea culpa to Dr. H. Nowzari An article appearing in: Compend Contin Educ Dent. 2010 Mar;31(2):154, 156-8, 160 passim written by Dr. Nowzari was inadvertently included in the Oral Health blog without attribution. As well, the following was sent to Messrs. Angelini and Perkins….we’re learning folks…….bear with us. http://www.compendiumlive.com/article.php?id=3311 Tony Angelini, co-owner, Aegis Communications … Read more
Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) is the most important diagnostic tool to be afforded dental diagnosis since Professor Roentgen published his paper, “On A New Kind of Rays” in 1895. Although many have been quick to see the value of CBCT and have adopted its use enthusiastically, there are those who are still not availing themselves of this … Read more
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From the Wall Street Journal HIV research is undergoing a renaissance that could lead to new ways to develop vaccines against the AIDS virus and other viral diseases. In the latest development, U.S. government scientists say they have discovered three powerful antibodies, the strongest of which neutralizes 91% of HIV strains, more than any AIDS … Read more
I would normally never use this blog to promote a “product”, however, the referencing of the Melzack and Wall Gate Control Theory (the concepts of convergence and modulation reduced the emphasis on disruption of neuronal pathways led to the idea that pain could be controlled by modulation–reduce excitation or increase inhibition), being that they were Canadians, tweaked my interest. It’s a little hypish, … Read more
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swiss dental implant maker Nobel Biocare has been sued by a California dentist seeking class-action status on behalf of dentists whose patients have suffered complications such as bone loss from one of its products. A company spokesman said on Monday the NobelDirect dental implant was safe and that Nobel Biocare would fight … Read more
Wonderful posting from an endodontic forum by a talented clinician – Javier Pascual……his first language is Spanish, but pictures speak in every language. Asymptomatic tooth. Ortho treatment just finished. Patient is not happy with the color. GP treatment plan: endo + internal bleaching. GP can´t locate canal and patient is referred to my office. Since … Read more
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Hope for Haiti is a small group of volunteers located in St. Marys, Ontario. The group was formed in 1990. They spent their first few years working in Central America. In 1992 they visited Haiti and worked in Lature, a mountain area about twenty miles from Jacmel; the city where Canadian Forces landed after the recent earthquake. During … Read more
The raw power of the internet is the ability to shift gears on the fly………the blog is in its infancy, we’re following a trodden path………perhaps we need to invent our own path and journey on one not only less travelled, but perhaps previously unexplored…. Post your comments on how you would treat this situation…..the goal … Read more
ScienceDaily (July 2, 2010) — Researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry have determined that ATP-driven (adenosine triphosphate-driven) bioluminescence — a way of measuring visible light generated from ATP contained in bacteria — is an innovative tool for rapidly assessing in children at the chair-side the number of oral bacteria and amount … Read more
Researchers have recently published a study that analyzes the effects that periodontal disease and tooth loss have on the decline of cognitive abilities. The outcome determined that there may be a link that will undoubtedly give patients and dentists a cause for increased effort associated with a person’s dental health. The researchers went through male veteran’s … Read more
Back in April, Google officially re-branded Google Local Search as Google Places. Why the rebrand? There are a couple of motivations as I see it: A,,) Google wants to dominate the local search wars, and B) Google is attempting to position their local search service to take advantage of ad revenue. Regardless of their motivations for … Read more
More Magazine–June 1, 2010 by Katharine Davis Fishman Late last fall I started walking like a penguin. The array of specialists I waddled in to see–the anesthesiologist, the physiatrist (a doctor who supervises physical therapy and rehabilitation), the rheumatologist, the sports-med doctor and finally the back surgeon–were baffled by my gait and the increasingly … Read more
by Eric Bland Dentists could soon hang up their drills. A new peptide, embedded in a soft gel or a thin, flexible film and placed next to a cavity, encourages cells inside teeth to regenerate in about a month, according to a new study in the journal ACS Nano. This technology is the first of … Read more
Caregiver & Elder Care News ‘We’ve noticed through whitening patients’ teeth… as they bleached, their teeth got squeaky clean and their gingival health improved.’ Additionally,when health problems or medications cause xerostomia,or dry mouth, the lack of saliva reduces the mouth’s natural protective mechanisms. These problems lead to plaque accumulation, cavities and periodontal disease, and could … Read more
A recent study by Givol, Rosen, Taicher & Tsesis, published in the Journal of Endodontics, points out some interesting facts about malpractice claims in endodontics. Image via Wikipedia Endodontic claims are the most frequently filed malpractice claims in dentistry. It has been reported that there are twice as many endodontic malpractice claims than other specialty … Read more