HANSAmed Celebrates 20 Years Serving Dental Professionals

HANSAmed Limited is proud to celebrate our 20 year anniversary serving the needs of Canada’s Dental Professional community as a specialty pharmaceutical and medical device provider. During the past 20 years, HANSAmed Limited has built the reputation of offering our customers the best quality of service by delivering our innovative range of products. Our team … Read more

Oral Health Group’s Editorial Board Member, Dr. Aldo D. Boccia, Passed Away Sunday

Passed peacefully, after a courageous battle with cancer, on Sunday, October 30, 2016, at the age of 69. Proud Italian by birth (Scifelli, Frosinone) and a most proud Canadian (Toronto, Ontario). Beloved husband of Peggy; dearest father of Deborah and her husband Robert Antenore; Richard and his wife Andrea Guerin; Stephanie and her husband, Stuart … Read more

Yankee Dental Congress 2017: Focus. Fast. Forward.

Yankee Dental Congress 2017 will be held from January 25 through January 29, 2017, at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (BCEC). The Yankee Dental Congress is New England’s largest dental meeting and is sponsored by the Massachusetts Dental Society, in cooperation with the Dental Societies of Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. … Read more

American Dental Association President-Elect Has Been Chosen for 2017

Joseph P. Crowley, D.D.S., a general dentist practicing in Cincinnati, Ohio, is the new president-elect of the American Dental Association (ADA). Dr. Crowley was recently elected during a meeting of the ADA House of Delegates in Denver, Colorado. He will assume the role of president of the ADA in October 2017, when he will lead … Read more

Dentsply Sirona Picks COX RapidHeat Sterilizer for CEREC Omnicam

The COX RapidHeat Sterilizer has been validated by Dentsply Sirona as the preferred technology to sterilize the mirror sleeve of Dentsply Sirona’s CEREC Omnicam digital impression system. Dentsply Sirona has determined that CEREC Omnicam mirror sleeves are not sterilizable using steam and can only be sterilized using dry heat, stating in their CEREC Camera – Care, … Read more

CDA Cares Volunteer Dental Clinic Provides $1.8 Million in Donated Care

The California Dental Association Foundation’s volunteer dental event, CDA Cares, provided nearly $1.8 million in charitable dental services to 2,066 people Oct. 15-16 in Stockton. In addition to providing dental services at no charge to Californians who experience barriers to care, CDA Cares educates the public and policymakers about the importance of good oral health … Read more

The Father of Aesthetic Dentistry, Dr. Irwin Smigel, Passed Away Monday

Dr. Irwin Smigel, a pioneer of aesthetic dentistry who brightened the smiles of celebrities like Elizabeth Taylor, Tony Bennett, Jimmy Fallon and Bruce Willis, died on Monday at his home in Manhattan. He was 92. The cause was complications of pneumonia, said his son, Robert Smigel, a comedian and screenwriter and the voice of the puppet Triumph … Read more

Dental Savings Club Makes 28th Annual List of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies

Canadian Business and PROFIT ranked Dental Savings Club No.274 on the 28th annual PROFIT 500, the definitive ranking of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies. “Companies become a part of the PROFIT 500 through innovative thinking, smart strategy and sheer grit,” says James Cowan, Editor-in-chief of PROFIT and Canadian Business. “These firms demonstrate what Canadian entrepreneurs can achieve, … Read more

Dentsply Sirona’s Heliodent Plus Reaches 40,000 Shipment Milestone

Dentsply Sirona Imaging reached a special milestone in September: The 40,000th X-ray tube assembly of the current Heliodent Plus model was shipped. The flexible, intuitively operable system with superior image quality is in great demand all over the world. The Heliodent Plus X-ray tube assembly from Dentsply Sirona Imaging has a long history. In 1934, … Read more

25 Years of “Colgate’s Bright Smiles” Brings Big Names and Big Goals

For 25 years, the Colgate Bright Smiles, Bright Futures® (BSBF) global oral health program has reached children in underserved communities with free dental screenings, oral health education and toothpaste and toothbrushes. Colgate is marking this special milestone by kicking off ’25 Days of Smiles’, a multifaceted celebration with Hall of Fame professional athlete and television personality … Read more

The American Academy of Craniofacial Pain Announces Canadian as New President

At the AACP’s 31st Annual International Clinical Symposium, Dr. Dennis Marangos, DDS was elected President-Elect of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain, the first Canadian to have this honor. The American Academy of Craniofacial Pain is an organization committed to the relief of craniofacial pain, temporomandibular disorders and dental sleep related disorders and supporting the advancement of education, research … Read more

dentalcorp and Sinai Health System Partner To Form The Centre For Advanced Dental Research & Care

The Centre for Advanced Dental Research & Care, a clinical and research partnership between Sinai Health System and the University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry, with the philanthropic and leadership support of dentalcorp, was announced today. Dedicated to addressing some of the most misunderstood and complex dental, periodontal and orofacial conditions, the Centre will be … Read more

Geriatric Dental Clinic to be the Newest Addition to Baycrest Health Sciences in Toronto

Following three years of planning and deliberation, the Toronto Chapter of the Alpha Omega Dental Fraternity has unveiled a project to build a geriatric dental clinic at the Baycrest Health Sciences in Toronto. Seniors are the fastest growing patient population and highly vulnerable to oral disease.  Many are physically and medically unable to access care. … Read more

American Academy of Periodontology Installs New President, Officers in San Diego

Terrence J. Griffin, DMD, a periodontist in Boston, has been installed as the American Academy of Periodontology’s (AAP’s) President during its 102ndAnnual Meeting, held Sept. 10-13, 2016, in San Diego. Other newly installed AAP leaders include President-elect Steven R. Daniel, DDS, of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Vice President Richard T. Kao, DDS, PhD, of Cupertino, Calif., and … Read more

Australian Health Minister Changes Accessibility for Dental Manufacturers and Suppliers

The peak business organisation representing manufacturers and suppliers of dental products, the Australian Dental Industry Association (ADIA), has welcomed and strongly endorsed the Australian Government’s response to the review of medicines and medical device regulation. “ADIA has been a vocal proponent for reforms to ensure that the medical device regulatory framework is based on a risk … Read more

Sunstar Celebrates 15 Years of Honouring the ‘Crucial Role’ of Dental Hygienists

Sunstar Americas recently celebrated its fifteenth year of honoring North America’s outstanding dental hygienists. The oral health care leader and RDH magazine joined forces to create the Award of Distinction program in 2002. Since then, 113 dental hygienists have been recognized for their success and accomplishments in the field of dental hygiene. The four most … Read more

The Term ‘Oral Health’ Has Officially Been Given A New Definition

FDI World Dental Federation today launched the new definition of ‘oral health’ – positioning it as an integral part of general health and well-being – at its Annual World Dental Congress in Poznan, Poland. It was adopted by over 200 national dental associations (NDAs) and will now be rolled out to the oral health community, … Read more

AGD 2016 Gala is This Saturday: Register Today

The Academy of General Dentistry is hosting their annual gala this Saturday, September 10 at 6 p.m. The theme of the night is a masquerade ball, including cocktails and dinner, a live band and entertainment at the Lakeshore Convention Centre in Mississauga. If you wish to attend this event, please register by emailing ontarioagd@gmail.com. For … Read more

Premier Dental’s Stephen Deutch Recognized By New York Yankee’s As Honoured Veteran

Congratulations to Stephen Deutch, Premier Dental’s New York representative, who will be honored at the September 5th Yankee’s home game. The Yankees organization honors one veteran at each home game. During the 7th inning stretch, Stephen, joined by his family, will be introduced and recognized for his years of military service. Stephen is a distinguished … Read more

Polish Dental Distributor “Marrodent” Will Be Taken Over By Henry Schein

Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC), the world’s largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire an 80 percent ownership position in Marrodent, one of Poland’s largest full-service dental distributors with 2015 sales of approximately $32 million. … Read more