How do you bite into a saturated market? You talk to dentists. At least that’s the strategy two business lawyers are using to carve out a niche in the crowded Ontario legal market. Michael Carabash and David Mayzel are not the two lawyers in Ontario who exclusively serve the legal business needs of dentists. It … Read more
Whip Mix is pleased to announce it will be holding the 3rd annual Survive or Thrive Digital Forum on October 2nd and 3rd in Louisville, KY. The Digital Forum offers the opportunity for laboratories of all sizes to learn what it takes to transition into a digital-based laboratory and how to grow it while staying … Read more
The General Session of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR), held in Cape Town, South Africa, from 25 to 28 June, featured 20 keynote sessions (7 on dental materials), 22 symposia and 21 research papers, as well as three lectures in IADR’s Distinguished Lecture Series. For more on the IADR General Session in Cape Town, … Read more
As a practitioner of implant dentistry for the past 34 years, I am seeing an increasingly common problem: lack of understanding of ailing and failing implants. What are the clear indicators of failure, which cases can be treated, and when should you cut your losses and remove the implant(s)? Implant mobility or a radiographically definitive … Read more
When there is little or no bone in the posterior maxilla, the tendency for implant dentists is to use smaller implants to avoid the maxillary sinus. In all honesty, this contradicts the laws of nature, which illustrate that the posterior maxilla has the lowest bone density of both the maxilla and the mandible. Obviously the … Read more
Implant dentistry has drastically improved our ability to replace missing teeth and stabilize dentures. It has become the standard of care in many treatment cases and continues to grow, providing more ways we can help our patients. As implant dentistry grows, so does our knowledge of how and where we can use implants. While some … Read more
INTRODUCTIONReplacing the “hopeless prognosis” molar with an implant is one of the most predictable treatments in dentistry today. Nonetheless, there are some significant barriers to overcome in such a treatment plan. Some of these are the number of steps required, the duration of healing time, and the overall cost. Implant placement immediately post-extraction has the … Read more
It has been well documented that the use of nickel titanium rotary instrumentation has surpassed the use of stainless steel hand files both in the numbers of practitioners using this technique and the percentage of time they use rotary vs. hand files. In 2009 Bird et al (Journal of Endodontics Volume 35, Issue 9, pp. … Read more
Review:Prevalence and importance of the anterior loop of the inferior alveolar nerve in fully edentulous mandibles during dental implant placement. THE ANTERIOR LOOPThe purpose of this review was to demonstrate actual instances and challenges facing practitioners in the field of implantology. This article reviews the prevalence of the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) anterior loops in … Read more
This year’s World Oral Health Forum on ‘Challenges of oral health care in an ageing society’ will be among the highlights of the 2014 FDI Annual World Dental Congress (New Delhi, India, 11 to 14 September). The event, scheduled for the morning of 13 September, will be chaired and moderated by Prof Robert Beaglehole, former … Read more
FDI is holding the FDI African Congress and 1st International Dental Exhibition in Africa, to take place in Dakar, Senegal, 8 to 10 November 2014.It is the first of a series of three dental congresses in Africa for the period 2014-2016 inclusive. They will be developed in partnership with UNIDI, the Italian Dental Manufacturers Association. … Read more
Carestream Dental is pleased to announce it has won the tender to supply the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, with state-of-the-art intraoral sensors and imaging plate systems. This arrangement allows Carestream Dental to provide dental students with the newest technology in the field in an effort to prepare them for their future … Read more
DENTSPLY Tulsa Dental Specialties announced today a partnership with The American Association of Endodontists Foundation to establish the AAE Foundation/DENTSPLY Excellence in Research Award. The award seeks to recognize two North American dental school endodontic departments for their outstanding achievements in research, to encourage the level of research being conducted and to advance future goals … Read more
Those attending the “3rd Digital Dentistry Symposium” in the heart of Istanbul, overlooking the Bosphorus, can look forward to talks and workshops from the most prestigious international CEREC experts. Sirona, the world market leader for dental CAD/CAM systems, invites dentists and dental technicians from around the world to the “Digital Dentistry Symposium” November 14th-16th, 2014 … Read more
The Ontario Dental Association (ODA) is pleased to announce that the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario (RCDSO) regulation permitting dentists in Ontario to treat their spouses has been approved by Ontario’s Cabinet on July 10, 2014. The regulation comes into force immediately. Bill 70, the Regulated Health Professions Amendment Act (Spousal Exception), 2013received … Read more
Charlottesville VA dentist aims to give patients their confidence back with dental veneers and other cosmetic services. Unfortunately not everyone is born with a perfect set of pearly whites. In fact, it’s estimated that 75 percent of Americans need orthodontics and other cosmetic tooth improvements to achieve the “perfect” smile that many people want. Dr. … Read more
Missouri researchers have found a pattern of gene expression associated with aggressive tumors that could produce a diagnostic test that could alter the clinical management of oral cancer patients.
When DrBicuspid.com posted a picture on its Facebook page of a wide, clear lip piercing plug that offered a view of the wearer’s dentition, it elicited a record-breaking response, reaching nearly 41,000 people and receiving hundreds of comments and shares. It also received 26 likes, so not everyone had a negative response to it. But many … Read more
Mississauga resident and registered dental hygienist, Griha Craveiro, was honoured on May 24th, 2014 with the Distinguished Service Award, presented by the Ontario Dental Hygienists’ Association. The award recognizes Ms. Craveiro’s outstanding contributions to the profession of dental hygiene and to her association. Described as true dental hygiene leader and role model for all dental … Read more
Timothy A. Brown, CEO of ROI Corporation is proud to inform the Canadian dental community that Dr. Marcia Boyd, Senior Associate of ROI Corporation has be awarded the Order of Canada. Dr. Boyd joins other members of the Order who are dentists that include Dr. George Zarb and Dr. David Precious. This year’s Order of … Read more