Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) today announced that it plans to host its first in-person THRIVELIVE™ event at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, NV, from April 7-9. The premier educational event of Henry Schein Dental will deliver a unique opportunity for clinicians and their teams to hear from influential thought leaders about … Read more
NHS dental patients are to be offered care over weekends and into the night as dentists try to tackle the backlog of care built up by the COVID-19 pandemic, officials have said. More than 350,000 additional dentist appointments are to be made available to patients in England over the coming months, the NHS said. NHS … Read more
Colgate-Palmolive Company and 3Shape are partnering to introduce the Colgate Illuminator, an exclusive, tailored-to-patient teeth whitening tool, to dental clinics across the U.S. The new tool will enable more accurate consultations and deliver an improved patient experience. Colgate-Palmolive, whose brand Colgate is found in more homes than any other, and 3Shape, a leading digital dentistry … Read more
Leading researchers from the Faculty of Dentistry, the University of Hong Kong (HKU), Wuhan University (WHU), and the Peking University Shenzhen Hospital have found that a compound found in mussels helps increase the durability of a dental filling. In a journal article published inMaterials Today Biotitled ‘Enhancing resin-dentin bond durability using a novel mussel-inspired monomer’, … Read more
A pufferfish had to undergo emergency dental work after her teeth grew so big she was unable to eat. The owner of Goldie the porcupine pufferfish, Mark Byatt, 64, rushed her to the vets in Kent after noticing she was losing weight because her long teeth prevented her from eating properly. Medics at Sandhole Veterinary Centre in … Read more
Candid, a clear aligner leader, announces that it is closing down its direct-to-consumer business as well as all 45 Candid Studios. The company is now entirely focused on growing its nationwide network of CandidPro dentists and empowering them to treat clear aligner cases with its vanguard teleorthodontic service model. Candid is now working in direct … Read more
NHS dentistry is “hanging by a thread” with some patients facing two-year waits for check-ups, the British Dental Association has said. Department of Health data analysed by the BBC shows almost 1,000 dentists working in 2,500 roles across England and Wales left the NHS last year. One woman told the BBC how she had resorted … Read more
Both the dental pulp (loose connective tissue in the dental cavity) and the periodontium (fibers that connect the dental root with the bone of the jaw) can get inflamed. If the infection is not localized only on the inside or the outside but affects both areas, it is much more difficult to completely cure a … Read more
Higher levels of social isolation—but not loneliness—associated with faster tooth loss in older adults in China Older adults who are socially isolated are more likely to have missing teeth—and to lose their teeth more quickly over time—than those with more social interaction, according to a new study of Chinese older adults led by researchers at … Read more
When Michael’s daughter, Sarah, was in preschool, a friend recommended a pediatric dental clinic that had made her family’s visits to the dentist easy. “The dentist told us it would be easier to put her under a general (anesthetic), which he said he used all the time,” he recalled. “Well of course, that would be … Read more
The behavioral and social sciences are central to understanding and addressing dental, oral, and craniofacial health, diseases, and conditions, and are relevant to every discipline in dentistry. The “Consensus Statement on Future Directions for the Behavioral and Social Sciences in Oral Health,” published in the Journal of Dental Research (JDR), highlights the current state of knowledge in … Read more
University of Alberta dentistry student Will Teichgraber won his case against Alberta Health Services (AHS) over the ministry’s vaccine mandate, according to a press release by Liberty Coalition Canada (LCC) on Monday. LCC said that due to the work of its chief litigator James Kitchen and other legal pushback against the Alberta government, AHS ended its mandatory … Read more
MESSAGE FROM PDC 2022 ORGANIZERS: In the interest of ensuring we can have a safe and meaningful PDC experience for 2022, the PDC Organizing Group (PDCOG) has taken the decision, as they did in 2021, to transition our conference to a virtual format once again for 2022. While we had been in constant contact with … Read more
dentalcorp Holdings Ltd. (“dentalcorp” or the “Company”) (TSX: DNTL), Canada’s largest and fastest growing network of dental practices, today announced the closing of its previously announced bought deal offering of 7,055,250 subordinate voting shares of the Company (“Subordinate Voting Shares”) (including 920,250 Subordinate Voting Shares issued pursuant to the exercise in full of the over-allotment option granted by the … Read more
Dentsply Sirona has introduced CEREC Tessera Advanced Lithium Disilicate CAD/CAM Blocks, a new material for CAD/CAM-fabricated restorations for anterior and posterior regions. The advanced lithium disilicate (ALD) ceramic is characterized primarily by its robust strength and high esthetics. The glaze firing takes only four and a half minutes, so the entire manufacturing process is accelerated. … Read more
DENTAL ADVISOR announced today that Linda Bellisario has been appointed Vice President of Customer Engagement. Linda will develop market positioning, advance customer relations and drive growth for DENTAL ADVISOR. Linda brings over 25 years of dental industry experience, including two decades of strategic development and plan execution with domestic and international organizations. She has an … Read more
Pfizer Canada announced that Health Canada has authorized the use of PAXLOVID™ (nirmatrelvir tablets and ritonavir tablets) for the treatment of mild-to-moderate COVID-19 in adults (18 years of age and older) with positive results of direct SARS-CoV-2 viral testing, and who are at high risk for progression to severe COVID-19, including hospitalization or death. The … Read more
Dental patients and practitioners could be better protected from COVID-19 and other airborne viruses and bacteria thanks to the development of a new environment-friendly shield by a multidisciplinary team from the University of Bristol and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW). The shield could also increase the number of patients seen by … Read more
Kal Khaled, a dentist and co-owner of Southdown Dental in Mississauga, said his practice began to accept the two most popular forms of crypto – bitcoin and ethereum – in May as a way to reach some of his young clientele. “Some of them were kind of crypto-rich and cash-poor, so to speak,” Dr. Khaled … Read more
Meredith Skinner knows stress is impacting her body. She’s been dealing with clenching her jaw for a few years already, but it’s grown worse during the pandemic. “It is absolutely stress-related,” Skinner said. “In the last two years, I have cared for and lost my aunt and dad. I think COVID-19 probably amplified the stress.” … Read more