Teaching children about proper oral health, eliminating tooth pain and providing new smiles are benefits of the Smile Kentucky! program, a community partnership that tackles what the U.S. Surgeon General has called the number one common, chronic childhood disease – tooth decay. On February 6, University of Louisville School of Dentistry students and faculty along … Read more
Shofu Dental Corporation announces that Brian Melonakos is retiring as President, effective December 31, 2014. Since joining Shofu in June 2004, Melonakos has led the company to significant growth in North and South America, including more than doubling sales and sales force size, and developing a continuing education program that rivals those of major industry … Read more
DATES ANNOUNCED FOR IDEA DAKAR 2015 FDI World Dental Federation and IDEA Dakar have announced that the FDI African Summit and 1st International Dental Exhibition in Africa (IDEA) will be held in Dakar, Senegal, from 17 to 19 October 2015. The event, originally scheduled from 8 to 10 November 2014, had to be postponed due … Read more
At a scheduled meeting on January 26, 2015, the Board of Directors of the Dental Industry Association of Canada (DIAC) regretfully accepted the resignation of Lisa Citton-Battel as President of the Association. Lisa has accepted the position of Human Resources Director at 3M Canada with responsibilities across all of 3M’s product lines and facilities in … Read more
Parents Hold the Key to Helping Kids Stay Cavity Free While all children are born cavity free, statistics show that caries, the disease that causes tooth decay, is the most common, chronic childhood disease in the United States—five times more common than asthma. Yet unlike asthma, tooth decay can be prevented. February is National Children’s … Read more
As active supporters of World Cancer Day (February 4), Canada’s dental hygienists remind us that early detection is key to improving treatment outcomes for oral cancer. World Cancer Day unites the global population in the fight against cancer, which claims 8.2 million lives worldwide every year. This year’s campaign, under the theme “Not Beyond Us,” … Read more
THE DENTAL ADVISOR, dentistry’s trusted expert in product and equipment evaluation has announced the winners of the 2015 Product Awards and Preferred Products. Visit dentaladvisor.com to view the list of winners! THE DENTAL ADVISOR product awards are given to those products that stand out from all others in the marketplace in their particular category. These … Read more
Dr. Raul Garcia, Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Policy & Health Services Research at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM), was elected to serve as Vice President of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) for 2015-2016. Dr. Garcia will assume office at the conclusion of the March … Read more
Strictly speaking, “ethics” is a plural noun that is supposed to relate to moral principles. Try as we might to define ethics and to follow them in our personal and professional behaviours, we sometimes fail. This is because while our professional codes of ethics may be objective, ethics themselves are not. Context shouldn’t affect morals … Read more
Dental professionals have become highly proficient in providing local anaesthesia. Local anaesthesia reduces pain by blocking sodium channels, however, many patients find the injection process anxiety-inducing.1 It is not only just pain that makes many patients uncomfortable. The plethora of instrument sounds and smells, the violation of personal space, and experiencing unusual sensations, can make … Read more
Blood pressure (BP) measurement can be a difficult and time-consuming task in the dental office. Many general practitioners avoid measuring their patients’ blood pressures, and some wonder, “Why should I even measure blood pressure in the office?” However, there are many reasons why dentists should be cognizant of their patients’ blood pressures. First and foremost, … Read more
It has been estimated that seventy-five percent of adults experience an element of dental anxiety, and that in ten percent of patients, such fear can prevent them from making a visit to the dental office in the early phase of their symptoms.1 These patients quite often delay treatment until their disease process has progressed significantly … Read more
INTRODUCTIONThe hypothesis that articaine, a local anesthetic with well-established effectiveness widely used in dentistry, might have neurotoxic effects is continuously under intense discussion. A number of reports claim to provide a basis for the opinion that articaine is related to a higher frequency of neurologic adverse events like paresthesia, demanding a change in the recommendations … Read more
In health care dentists are often referred to as the local anaesthesia experts as we provide localized anaesthesia as an integral part of what is performed daily. When thinking of going to the dentist, this is the one aspect that most patients dread and often what prevents patients from seeking treatment. Local anaesthesia as it … Read more
In celebration of Heart Month and Valentine’s Day, Registered dental hygienists across Canada are opening their doors and their hearts on Saturday, February 7, to provide no-cost preventive dental hygiene services, including oral cancer screenings, as part of a national campaign. For the seventh consecutive year, the “Gift from the Heart” event gives dental hygienists … Read more
While most other cancers are declining, oral cancer continues to rise, affecting over 43,000 Americans in 2014 alone. Due to late stage discovery, oral cancer kills one American every hour. Increased awareness and more advanced screening technologies enable early detection of oral cancer, thus increasing survival rate of those diagnosed. This year, the Academy of … Read more
Our teeth play a significant part in our appearance and our radiant smile. They affect our self-esteem and influence our social contacts. In dentistry, therefore, in addition to restoring the masticatoryfunction the aesthetic restoration result is also an important criterion for the success of treatment. And some patients even look for a dental practice office … Read more
As part of its ongoing efforts to support the education of dental hygiene professionals, Colgate-Palmolive has established anannual academic admission scholarship, administered in partnership with the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association (CDHA), to assist students enrolled in dental hygiene programs. The following students have each received a $500 scholarship under this year’s program: School Name APLUS … Read more
The Manhattan dental practice recognizes the first African-American dentist in honor of Black History Month in February.
Get to know CEREC Under the tagline “Restorations and more,” Sirona invites visitors to their IDS 2015 exhibition stand to take an up-close look at the CEREC process, and see for themselves the system’s user-friendliness and the quality of the automatically produced occlusal surfaces. Sirona will also demonstrate live treatments and showtypical CEREC treatment procedures … Read more