The Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario (RCDSO) reports an increase in the number of police requests for dental records in 2023. Prior to July 31, 2023, there were nearly 50 requests, compared to 10 requests in 2021. According to the Chief Coroner for Ontario, there are two causes for the increase in requests. … Read more
Faversham Smiles, a dental practice in the UK, was met with 27,000 phone calls, 700 emails, and over 100 people waiting in line outside their office after announcing they would be taking on new patients. The practice said they would be accepting new patients on a first-come-first-served basis. They ended up having 120 appointments in … Read more
To conclude the annual Global Clinical Case Contest 2022–2023 for students of dentistry, eleven finalists from eleven countries presented their case studies of clinically challenging restorations using Dentsply Sirona products. An international jury selected four winners, who were recently honored at the Dentsply Sirona site in Konstanz, Germany. The 2022-2023 Global Clinical Case Contest included … Read more
Henry Schein One, a joint venture of Henry Schein Inc. and Internet Brands, announced the launch of the Dentrix Ascend Application Programming Interface (API) Exchange, an information marketplace for software vendors to share their expertise with thousands of practices on the Dentrix Ascend SOC-2 security-certified cloud-based system. Through the Exchange, Dentrix Ascend customers can leverage … Read more
Failed mandibular anaesthesia is a burden on both patients and dental practitioners, as lack of profound anaesthesia can result in pain, apprehension about dental visits, and rescheduling of appointments. When considering factors such as the provider, patient, and techniques used, the incidence of failed mandibular anaesthesia has been reported to be as high as 50%.1 … Read more
Medical emergencies can occur in dental offices. In fact, nearly 60% of dentists participate in the management of one to three medical emergencies annually.1 In North America, studies report syncope as the most frequent event witnessed by dentists.2 However, fatal emergencies are also possible. As a result of an increase in the number of older … Read more
Children of all ages may need dental care for a wide range of symptoms from pain during eruption of teeth, dental caries and infections to application of braces for misaligned teeth and complex repair of the facial bones in children with special needs. Dental procedures in children mandate a calm quiet child with an open … Read more
In Ontario, dentists are the third largest group of opioid prescribers after family physicians and surgeons, and therefore are possible contributors to the opioid crisis.1 The opioids commonly dispensed by Ontario dentists are codeine combination products (76.4%), oxycodone combination products (18.4%), and tramadol (2.8%).2 As recommended by the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario … Read more
Dental anxiety is a common phenomenon among Canadians. All clinically active dentists have anxious patients in their rosters. The simplest choices available to you for anxiolysis are nitrous oxide and oxygen or oral benzodiazepines. If your office does not offer nitrous oxide sedation or if nitrous oxide alone is inadequate for patient management, it might … Read more
Most dentists prefer to avoid lawsuits, regulatory complaints, medical emergencies or, for that matter, any clinical adverse events. Such incidents, at a minimum, cause stress, consume time, and erode profits. At worst, adverse events morph into traumatic career altering experiences. Fortunately, there is a tried-and-true antidote that helps clinicians prevent and mitigate such unfortunate events. … Read more
Introduction: The present study aims to assess the link between the features of the dental follicle and the resorption of the incisors close to the impacted canines using three-dimensional imaging. Methods: The study was conducted on 79 patients with 102 impacted maxillary canines. The age range was 12-48 years, with an average of 20.09 years … Read more
How amazing would it be if you had thousands of knowledgeable and trusted mentors to confer with for each patient? That collective knowledge would undoubtedly raise the level of evidence-based care for your patients. Even better, imagine what that could mean for your case acceptance and overall production. OraQ, an AI-based, clinical decision support system … Read more
Ivoclar is proud to offer the IPS e.max ZirCAD product range, an innovative and versatile zirconia that is distinguished by outstanding quality and esthetics that deliver optimum patient treatment. For dentists, zirconia is the material of choice when strength and stability, thinner walls, and natural esthetics are of primary importance. In addition to the proven … Read more
A few months ago, a patient of mine sat down and proudly informed me she had “swimmer’s mouth.” It was the first time I had ever heard that term, but having only been practicing dental hygiene for 3 years, I assumed it was something I had perhaps missed while in school. Upon further inquiry, I … Read more
During the last two-and-a-half years, we have lived a huge sociological experiment that will be studied for decades to come. The impact of the COVID measures will be discussed and dissected ad nauseum, with no clear consensus likely as the outcome. What we do know is what we missed the most – the joy of … Read more
Introduction: Old Job, New Tool Since the 1950s, when x-ray photography came into widespread use in dentistry, the radiograph has been a dentist’s primary diagnostic tool.1 It is easy to see why: Only a tiny fraction of what a radiograph shows can be seen by the unaided eye. In other branches of medicine, radiology is … Read more
Introduction When thinking about managing dental caries as a disease, and not just the outcomes, one might look to a health network, to see how they characterize the management of that disease, as they would with other health conditions. If you were to look at the Mayo Clinic as a source, you would find this … Read more
Amazing Technology The medical management of gangrene during the American Civil War was to amputate a limb above the infection site to prevent ongoing bacterial proliferation into the surrounding tissues. (Fig. 1) Fig. 1 During a lecture in 2000, Dr Graham Mount, a pioneer in the clinical use of glass ionomer cement, described dentistry as … Read more
When we complete a resin restoration, we hope that it will last, be attractive, wear well, retain its polish, maintain shade, reject extrinsic stain, and not fracture (Figs. 2 & 3) Resins today number in the hundreds. While most are clearly superior to the handful available at the beginning of the adhesive era, we remain … Read more
Introduction Dental implant placement and implant-supported rehabilitations are highly successful treatment options, and more implants are being placed recently by general dental practitioners and specialists than ever before.1 For dental implant treatment to be successful, it is imperative to have a firm and stable osseointegration. Where, osseointegration is defined as the direct structural and functional … Read more