Chicago, June 6, 2012 – The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) commends Senator Bernard Sanders, Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, and Congressman Elijah Cummings, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for their leadership on oral health issues by introducing the Comprehensive Dental Reform Act of … Read more
Nearly three quarters of Canadians don’t floss regularly
3M ESPE announces a new collaboration with BIOMET 3i that uses the Lava Chairside Oral Scanner from 3M ESPE with BIOMET 3i’s patented Encode® Impression System to create intraoral impressions for custom abutments, resulting in simplified aesthetic restorations. By using these combined technologies, clinicians will now be able to make an impression of a healing … Read more
After enthusiastic feedback from its classes of students in 2009 and 2010, the American Dental Association’s (ADA) Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry (EBD) and The Forsyth Institute’s Center for Evidence-Based Dentistry, have announced they will hold an ADA/Forsyth EBD Training course for 2011. Scheduled for Sept. 19-23 at the home of The Forsyth Institute in Cambridge, … Read more
On June 3, Ivoclar Vivadent held an IPS Empress Direct hands on Golf & Learn program with Dr. Dennis Marangos. The golf and learn program was held at the Cardinal Golf Club (Redcrest) in Newmarket, Ontario. The program demonstrated the use of IPS Empress Direct and Tetric EvoCeram for everyday direct restorative applications. In attendance … Read more
Crest Oral-B announces RDH Sharon C. Stull as recipient to be recognized with award
The Dentistry Canada Fund was created in 1994 as Canada’s charity for oral health. Its mission was to mobilize and allocate resources for the advancement of oral health through education, research and public outreach. Over the past several years, members of the Academy of Dentistry International (ADI) have contributed to this fund. The Academy of … Read more
IntroductionTraumatic facial injuries are commonplace in North America. Interpersonal violence, falls, motor vehicle crashes and sport related injuries make up the majority of etiologies for these injuries.1 Since the advent of seat belts and air bags, there has been a significant decline in severe facial trauma as was seen in the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s.2 … Read more
INTRODUCTION Methadone is a synthetic opioid that was developed as an analgesic by German scientists during World War II. It has been used as part of the treatment for opioid addicted patients since the 1960s. More recently, methadone has been used as an analgesic for the management of various chronic pain conditions. Methadone’s special pharmacologic … Read more
INTRODUCTIONAirway management for maxillofacial trauma is often complicated by distortion of the airway from the injury, emergent management for impending compromise, and other serious co-existing injuries. While traditionally the use of nasal intubations and tracheostomies are preferred, we discuss the use of retromolar and submental intubation techniques as alternative airway management strategies. Additionally, we will … Read more
Carcinoma of the lips is the most common malignant tumour of the oral cavity.1 In a large review of 1,252 patients, 96.7 percent were found in males and 95.6 percent of cases involved the lower lip.2 Prolonged exposure to sunlight and outdoor occupations are known major etiological factors for squamous cell carcinoma of the lips.3,4 … Read more
Since the Second World War, the scope and complexity of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in North America has steadily progressed beyond the practice of exodontia. Significant advances were made in the medical and surgical management of victims of trauma, temporomandibular disorders, and treatment of dentofacial deformities, infections and oral pathology, as well as reconstructive procedures … Read more
GC America Inc. is very pleased to announce a promotion that will help the victims of the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan. The RESTORE Japan promotion will feature many of GC America’s popular products including the new G-aenialTMUniversal Flo composite and GC Fuji IXTM glass ionomer. Depending on the promotional offer utilized, a percentage … Read more
Jamie Matera, president of the Dental Industry Association of Canada (DIAC), is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors of DIAC has unanimously elected Susanne Currie, Director for Member Communications, as DIAC’s next President for a two year term commencing with the DIAC Annual Meeting in May of 2012. Susanne has been in a … Read more
Teeth whitening seems to be on everyone’s wish list-and this momentum is likely to continue through 2011, according to a quick poll of members at the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD). AACD members performed an average of 77 whitening treatments last year, and 57% said they expect this number to rise. “We are doing … Read more
Partnership offers Canadian dentists true integration between digital imaging systems and practice management software
INTRODUCTIONBacteria in the root canal system provoke the formation of periapical inflammatory lesions.1 The aim of root canal treatment is to eliminate bacteria from the infected root canal and to prevent re-infection. Biomechanical cleaning and shaping of the root canal greatly reduces the number of bacteria.2 Nevertheless, studies have shown that bacteria often persist.3 Therefore, … Read more
A Paradigm Shift in Endodontics
