Colgate is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of the Colgate Award for Research Excellence (CARE). The CARE Program recognizes a new generation of academic researchers by providing up to $30,000 USD (per project) to support oral health research projects across multiple disciplines. The five junior faculty members chosen to receive this year’s awards are: … Read more
Quebec company AMD Medicom Inc. (“Medicom”), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of procedure and respiratory masks, is proud to announce that the company is a finalist in two categories for the 41st edition of Les Mercuriades, Quebec’s most prestigious business competition. This annual competition is organized by the Federation of the Chambers of Commerce of Quebec (FCCQ) to recognize the innovation, … Read more
Giovanni (John) Cocciardi, Co-founder, Owner of M+CC Modular & Custom Cabinets (MCC Dental), and dental industry visionary, passed away peacefully at the age of 83 on Wednesday, March 24th, 2021. Giovanni Cocciardi arrived in Toronto, Canada, from Panni, Italy in 1961 and started working for a large furniture company building cabinets. His craftsmanship stood out … Read more
The Medicom Group (“Medicom”), one of the world’s leading manufacturers of surgical and respiratory masks, today announced the launch of Medicom Expressions, the company’s first face mask designed for non-medical use. Historically, Medicom products have only been available to healthcare and other professionals through a network of authorized distributors, primarily in the medical and dental sectors. … Read more
Dr. Elena Hernandez-Kucey says it’s something dentists across North America have been talking about: a noticeable increase in stress-related dental issues during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We are seeing more joint problems, people arriving (in clinics) saying: ‘I’m not sleeping well, I’m waking up, my face hurts,’” Hernandez-Kucey told Global News. The Edmonton dentist explains tension and … Read more
Partnership Reinforces Henry Schein’s Efforts in Addressing the Need to Include Primary-Care Physicians in the Vaccine Dissemination Process Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) announced today its partnership with the Black Coalition Against COVID-19 (BCAC) in support of the BCAC’s recent virtual town hall, “Making It Plain: A COVID-19 Town Hall for Minority Health Professionals.” Henry … Read more
The Newfoundland and Labrador Dental Association (NLDA) says it is recommending its members not accept high-risk groups such as health-care workers, rotational workers and family members of rotational workers as clients until it gets more clarity from Public Health on the consequences of a COVID-positive patient being connected to the clinic. “This difficult decision was … Read more
Before renovating and moving into what was once a community eyesore, the Cornwall Dental Clinic operated out of the town’s old post office. “And it was a small building back then,” Dr. Don Stewart said. He bought the building while he was finishing up dental school, which more than 30 years later the clinic was … Read more
Every four seconds, somewhere in the world, a restoration made with Ivoclar Vivadent pressed ceramics is placed. Despite the arrival of other new fabrication methods, dentists and dental technicians continue to trust this unique procedure – using it with enthusiasm and conviction. What is the secret of the sustained success of this technique? We take … Read more
Ahead of World Oral Health Day (WOHD) on Saturday 20 March and one year into the pandemic, FDI councillors and members say they are seeing first-hand the catastrophic aftermath of the virus on the health of people’s teeth and gums in dental practices around the globe. “Let’s call it for what it is—a dental disaster,” said Dr Gerhard Konrad … Read more
A first-of-its-kind study out today in JAMA Surgery suggests that patients have a more difficult time understanding and building trust with their surgeons when they cannot see the surgeon’s entire face due to masking requirements. These findings have major implications for not only how surgeons are viewed and rated by their patients, but also how well a patient does … Read more
A pioneering study led by the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals will investigate whether Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) could help reduce the worryingly high number of children who are afraid of the dentist. Around one in three children are scared of going to the dentist, leading to dental avoidance, and end up with … Read more
Like most industries, dentistry is evolving rapidly. The field is now divided broadly into two categories of offices — corporate dentistry and solo practitioners. These two groups are similar in that the professionals all work to offer patients the proper dental services they need. In this sense, success for a solo practitioner is not entirely … Read more
Tri Hawk introduces a new line of burs called Amazilia. This line will include the FG151, FG151L and FG152 burs. The name of the line, Amazilia, refers to a genus of hummingbird commonly found in North and South America. This bird provided the inspiration for our new line, the Amazilia’s slim and long beak resemble … Read more
In celebration of Dental Assistants Recognition Week (March 7-13), dentalcorp is running a social media contest where everyone’s a winner! Every time you share a post nominating an outstanding Dental Assistant you know using the hashtag #dentalcorpDAs4kids, dentalcorp will donate $1 to the country’s 13 children’s hospitals through Canada’s Children’s Hospital Foundation, up to $10,000. … Read more
Public Health Awareness Campaign to Promote the Connection Between Oral Health and Total Health, and Encourage the Use of Face Coverings to Help Reduce the Spread of COVID-19 The Henry Schein Cares Foundation, Inc. (HSCF), in partnership with The UPS Foundation, has launched the second phase of its ‘Wearing is Caring’ campaign, focusing on raising … Read more
Grant extends reach of UB dental program to Erie County’s underserved, including older adults and people with disabilities The University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine has received a $780,000 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation to expand its successful S-Miles to Go dental program through the addition of a second, drivable mobile dental … Read more
The thought of sitting in a dentist’s chair — mouth wide open, drill twirling, saliva swirling — may seem like the perfect storm for COVID-19 spread. But Dr. Michelle Zwicker assures that dental clinics like hers in Bay Roberts have had a year’s practice keeping the coronavirus at bay, and the proof is in the … Read more
It’s been one year since residents in Ulukhaktok, Sachs Harbour and Paulatuk, N.W.T., saw a dentist visit their communities, and Nunakput MLA Jackie Jacobson is urging the health authority to fast track the resumption of services. “Nobody likes having a toothache,” said Jacobson in the Legislative Assembly last week Jacobson said it’s taking too long to … Read more
COLTENE SciCan is proud to announce that Health Canada has authorized an Interim Order (IO) which allows the Department to issue expedited authorization for sale or import of medical devices to deal with the current significant risk of COVID‐19 to the health and safety of Canadians. This Interim Order (IO) expanded use allows for the … Read more