From http://en.zerodonto.com/ Fabio Cozzolino DDS PhD Anna Mariniello DDS Roberto Sorrentino DDS PhD Dental Tecnician: Marcello Sacchetta I’ve been begging for content from Canadian dentists in this format, albeit less intense for months……..the fact that it comes from an Italian blog simply underscores the fact that learning on the INTERNET is global. Only folks who don’t … Read more
J Endod. 2011 Jul;37(7):1008-12. Epub 2011 May 7. Peters OA, Bardsley S, Fong J, Pandher G, Divito E. Source Department of Endodontics, University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA. opeters@pacific.edu Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study set out to compare the efficacy of laser-activated and ultrasonically activated root canal disinfection with conventional irrigation, specifically … Read more
Integration of drug and clinical content database with practice management software improves patient care, further streamlines office administration ATLANTA and HUDSON, OHIO – Carestream Dental LLC, a subsidiary of Carestream Health, Inc., and the exclusive manufacturer of KODAK Dental Systems, announces today it has entered into a comprehensive data-sharing agreement with Lexicomp, a global provider … Read more
Increasingly, practitioners are able to repair damaged roots and improve the success rates of endodontic surgical procedures. Bioceramic materials are now available to augment MTA which has been on the market for over a decade. The abstract is an article from Dr. Haapasalo’s group in BC.
by Marcel Meurer, Germany – from Dental Tribune At the annual conference of the German Society of Endodontology and Traumatology (DGET), which took place from 3 to 5 November 2011 in Bonn, Germany, Morita provided for a grand finale. For the final highlight of the annual conference in the luxurious surroundings of the Kameha Grand … Read more
American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics Volume 140, Issue 6 , Pages 762-770, December 2011 Introduction Chronic snoring is considered abnormal in a pediatric population. This disorder is often attributed to enlarged tonsils and adenoids, but multiple anatomic obstructions should also be considered. Facial and dental morphometry associations with various sleep-disordered breathing symptoms were investigated at an … Read more
Health.com – by Anne Harding THURSDAY, December 15, 2011 (Health.com) — Each year, nearly 20 million men, women, and children in the United States fail to see a family physician or similar health-care professional but do pay at least one visit to the dentist, according to a new study in the American Journal of Public Health. … Read more
The complex genetic and environmental causes of Crohn’s Disease (CD) have long been difficult to untangle. CD, a type of Inflammatory Bowel Disease that affects about 100 to 150 people per 100,000 in Europe, is characterised by inflammation in the gastrointestinal tract. Even though twin and family studies suggest a high heritability for CD of … Read more
December 13th, 2011 – Dental Tribune America SAN DIEGO, CA, USA: The International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI) plans to delight and educate attendees with a focus on advanced methodologies at its 2012 Winter Symposium, Thursday through Friday, Feb. 16-18, in San Diego. “Back to the Future of Implantology 2012 and Beyond,” designed by Program … Read more
By Catherine Hughes Negative online reviews have made headlines in the past few weeks with patients suing doctors and doctors suing Google. It’s a hot topic among dentists who feel they have little recourse when an unflattering review is posted on sites like Yelp or DoctorBase. The Wealthy Dentist conducted a survey asking dentists if they have experienced a … Read more
Baelum, V., Hintze, H., Wenzel, A., Danielsen, B. and Nyvad, B. (2011), Implications of caries diagnostic strategies for clinical management decisions. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2011.00655.x Abstract – Objectives: In clinical practice, a visual–tactile caries examination is frequently supplemented by bitewing radiography. This study evaluated strategies for combining visual–tactile and radiographic caries detection methods and determined their … Read more
From Cosmetic News Traditionally, the placement of dental implants has been an intuitive process. However, recent advancements in three-dimensional diagnostic and treatment technologies, has substantially changed the approach of clinicians to the treatment planning and placement of dental implants. Improvements in three-dimensional imaging, and greater access to proprietary 3D implant planning software, now allow for … Read more
Dear Colleague, Have you had the chance yet to look at www.DentalAdvance.org? DentalAdvance.org was created by Elsevier to bring together as many dentistry resources as possible into one user-friendly site. Powered by over 20 journals in the dental specialties, DentalAdvance could change the way you browse online and save hours of your valuable time. You can speed your … Read more
Anaerobe. 2010 Dec;16(6):629-32. Epub 2010 Sep 8. Presence of periodontopathic bacteria in coronary arteries from patients with chronic periodontitis Marcelino SL, Gaetti-Jardim E Jr, Nakano V, Canônico LA, Nunes FD, Lotufo RF, Pustiglioni FE, Romito GA, Avila-Campos MJ. Source Department of Stomatology, University of São Paulo, SP, Brazil. Abstract In this study the presence of … Read more
A individual in attendance at an Ontario Dental Association meeting last evening was told, that unless email messages pertaining to patients are sent “encrypted” between colleagues, they are in essence inappropriate, perhaps illegal and tantamount to violation of the Piracy (excuse me) Privacy Act. I have on numerous occasions tried to turn this blog into … Read more
Have tried endlessly to get the folks at OH to migrate this blog platform to a stronger social media software, but my emails have long been filtered into folder “IGNORE WITH EXTREME PREJUDICE”…..one thing, I’d donate a kidney for is a polling mechanism to truly take the pulse of Canadian dental care givers……..I think it … Read more
Posted this a while back…. /2011/12/dentists-turn-to-marketing-after-getting-brush-off-from-patients.html Mississauga Dentist Increases Oral Cancer Awareness Dr. Brian Kaplansky, dentist in Mississauga, offers early oral cancer detection with new technology. http://www.healthcareglobal.com/press_releases/mississauga-dentist-increases-oral-cancer-awareness Less than 30 years ago, the RCDSO would come after you in Ontario for marketing…..in the words of the John Mayer – we keep waiting for the world … Read more
I’ve taken or given CE for 137 years and once the Internet took hold, never understood the practicality of sitting in a room with poor acoustics, uncomfortable chairs and in the vast majority of situations, that had no facility for note taking because of the abscess, sorry absence, of tables, school desks or simply lousy lighting. … Read more
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
From the Harvard Business Review – to be extrapolated For decades the mystery shopper was the main way retailers assessed operations from a customer’s point of view. By sending in a fake shopper, typically once a month, an individual store essentially was buying a dozen performance snapshots per year. Then telephone surveys began to supplement mystery shopping. … Read more