Oral Health got picked up on the web, and without social networking!!

From Google Alerts – whoo noo….. Building the perfect beast of a hygiene department. Create an ideal hygiene department to increase your revenue stream. Practical tips to increase efficiency, productivity and job satisfaction while decreasing stress. To help dental teams build a top quality Dental Hygiene and Periodontal program that … Read more Related articles Oral-systemic health and your dental … Read more

Oh yoo Canadians!!

From Dr. Bicuspid – June 28, 2011 Researchers from the University of Alberta conducted a systematic search of electronic databases, including Medline, PubMed, Embase,Cochrane Library,and Web of Science up until May 2010. They identified and selected articles in which investigators explored anterior dental aesthetics from a layperson’s perspective, and assigned methodological scores to the studies. … Read more

Failure to engage in social media is now sacrilegious!

From Digital Trends – by Papal dispensation……June 27, 2011 The Pope will reportedly click the mouse that launches a new online portal that will aggregate the Vatican‘s varied media efforts. The Vatican is preparing to launch a new online portal that will organize its various media efforts in a single website: news.va. Reports indicate that Pope Benedict … Read more

Can you create truth through social networking?

In the waning years of my career, I consistently take the time to reflect on the good, the bad and the ugly. When asked if I’m getting ready to retire, I respond immediately, “and do what – golf?”. Now there’s a mind numbing pursuit if there ever was one, chasing a little ball into a … Read more

How Consumer Technology & User-Generated Content Are Changing Ed-Tech

By Audrey Watters – June 26, 2011 – from ReadWriteWeb Once you’ve read the blog posting, view both the video clips from YOUTUBE – one explains the concept, the other demonstrates it in the most incredible way possible – editor I’m at the ISTE 2011 conference this week, which purports to be the premier ed-tech conference in … Read more

Early HPV Vaccination Reduces Risk for Cervical Cancer

Oral cancer is on the rise. Close to 37,000 Americans will be diagnosed with oral or pharyngeal cancer this year. It will cause over 8,000 deaths, killing roughly 1 person per hour, 24 hours per day. Of those 36,000 newly diagnosed individuals,only slightly more than half will be alive in 5 years. The reason; think … Read more

Bite Down Deals – Curiouser and Curiouser

The first daily deal website dedicated solely to dental professionals… One Dental Product: One Incredible Price BiteDownDeals is the first daily deal website dedicated exclusively to dentists.  With 30 years expertise in dental sales, we know dentists’ needs,and we know a deal when we see it. Our goal is simple, to save you money on … Read more

IMAGEWORKS ANNOUNCES FDA APPROVAL OF THE NEWTOM 5G CONE BEAM CT

Do you know that there are currently over 40 cbCT machines in the marketplace? First Installation at Loma Linda University (Elmsford,NY,June 22, 2011, – ImageWorks (OTC.IWKS.PK), leading provider of imaging products to the dental, medical and veterinary marketplace, is proud to announce the FDA Approval of the latest Cone Beam CT, the NewTom 5G. The latest … Read more

ePaper

The Moody Blues sang a song entitled “Stepping in a Slide Zone” back in the 70’s – Standing in a slide zone, I could be steppin’ in a slide zone, standing in a slide zone, I could be stepping through a time zone… What makes it relevant to this entry is that it was the first … Read more

Create Realistic Objectives

Editorial by Vincent Kokich from the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics – June 2011 ‘The ?rst step in planning orthodontic therapy is to establish treatment objectives.’   Read article by going to https://public.me.com/ken.serota160 – Public files – download Kokich editorial .pdf Related articles More Veritas – Tooth Movement: Health Science or Unhealthy Cosmetics? (blogohj.oralhealthjournal.com) … Read more

When the ridiculous becomes the sublime!

First read the following quote from Shakespeare and then read below All:God save your majesty! Cade:I thank you, good people–there shall be no money; all shall eatand drink on my score, and I will apparel them all in one livery,that they may agree like brothers, and worship me their lord. Dick:The first thing we do,let’s … Read more

Trigeminal nerve injuries related to local anaesthesia in dentistry

Probably shouldn’t be doing this, but as a child of the 60’s, that doesn’t stop me –  the article below is relevant and salient and resonates with the recent  publication in the RCDSO oeuvre from Garisto et al. Owner of Dentinal Tubules is a friend and if he minds, I’ll figure out an alternative. The … Read more

New findings may aid sufferers of ALS

From Med India, Networking for Health Pluripotent stem cells derived from patients with ALS sheds light on how reduced levels of a specific protein may play a key role in causing inherited ALS. Read more   Related articles Stem cell model offers clues to cause of inherited ALS (medicalxpress.com) Mr. Peabody on ALS (ramblingmanofals.wordpress.com) Strides … Read more

Go Red!

From Dr. Bicuspid – June 21, 2011 Red laser light enhances teeth whitening June 21,2011 — When used to activate bleaching gel,low-level laser energy increases the effectiveness of teeth whitening, according to a study in the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry (June 15, 2011). Read more Related articles Anti-Aging Dentistry: Looking Beyond Botox (blogohj.oralhealthjournal.com) Whiten Up. (veggiefitness.wordpress.com) … Read more

Pucker up!!

Kissing prevents tooth decay – who knew?? From Dentistry.co.uk Kissing is good for your teeth, official! There are many health benefits of kissing – it can prevent tooth decay because it stimulates saliva flow which brings down plaque levels. It also helps to tone your cheek and jaw muscles which means they are less likely … Read more

New portable chair could aid dental treatment

By Daniel Zimmermann from Dental Tribune – June 22, 2011 NEW YORK, USA/LEIPZIG, USA Design and Engineering students from Purdue University in West Lafayette in the US have developed a new kind of portable medical chair that can also be used for dental treatment. The device, named the Mantis owing to its ability to transform … Read more