Oral Health

Dentsply Sirona Announces Additional Celebrity Speaker and Key Opinion Leaders to SIROWORLD Lineup

by Dentsply Sirona

Thought-provoking, comical celebrity motivational speaker and additional clinical thought leaders added to the SIROWORLD agenda  CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Dentsply Sirona, the Dental Solutions Company™, announced today the confirmation of yet another widely renowned celebrity speaker and additional clinical thought leaders presenting at SIROWORLD: The Ultimate Dental Meeting scheduled Aug.11-13, 2016, at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Florida. SIROWORLD … Read more

Canada’s Dental Hygienists Celebrate World Oral Health Day

by Canadian Dental Hygienists Association (CDHA)

Ottawa, ON, On , Canadian dental hygienists will join in the global celebration of World Oral Health Day. This year’s public awareness campaign has chosen as its slogan: “It all starts here. Healthy mouth. Healthy body,” in recognition of the fact that a person’s oral health affects their overall health and well-being. This message reinforces … Read more

Experienced CEREC Dentists Welcome Zirconium Oxide for Single-Visit Treatment

by Dentsply Sirona

Dentsply Sirona CAD/CAM presented the new CEREC Zirconia workflow exclusively to opinion leaders in restorative dentistry from all over the world in Bensheim last week. From March 10 to 12, 150 CEREC testers and trainers from Germany and abroad experienced workflows with the new CEREC SpeedFire furnace in presentations and hands-on courses. Bensheim/Salzburg, At the … Read more

Martin Tyas to address IDEM-GC Symposium

by IDEM

Former FDI Science Committee Chair Prof. Martin Tyas will be among five expert speakers to address the IDEM-GC Symposium ‘Towards the Post-Amalgam Era’, to be held on 9 April during IDEM Singapore 2016. His lecture will discuss the origins of the Minamata Convention on Mercury and its impact on dental practice. Prof. Tyas is an … Read more

Robert J. Genco to receive 2016 Distinguished Scientist Award from AADR

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BUFFALO, N.Y. – Robert J. Genco, University at Buffalo world-renowned scientist, will receive the Distinguished Scientist Award from the American Association for Dental Research (AADR). The prestigious award, presented once every two years, recognizes Genco for his outstanding contributions to periodontal disease research. He will be honored March 16 at the association’s 45th Annual Meeting … Read more

Gum disease linked to worsening cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients

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A new study jointly led by the University of Southampton and King’s College London, 2016 has found a link between gum disease and greater rates of cognitive decline in people with early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. The team of researchers enrolled 59 participants with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease to their study, and 52 of … Read more

OneRepublic to Perform During SIROWORLD 2016: The Ultimate Dental Meeting

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The Grammy-Award nominated band set to deliver an astounding live concert at the Rosen Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, Florida. CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Dentsply Sirona Inc., The Dental Solutions Company™, announced recently that the Grammy-Award nominated band, OneRepublic, will perform during the inaugural SIROWORLD annual event in August. Scheduled to perform a private concert on Friday … Read more

Henry Schein ‘Graduates’ 17 Dental Practice Owners Following Completion Of The Company’s First Business Institute

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Practitioners Looking to Grow their Business and Enhance Management Skills Received Interactive Business Acumen Training With Program Partner Simulation Studio MELVILLE, N.Y., Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC), the world’s largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners, recently ‘graduated’ the first class of its Henry Schein Dental … Read more

American Eagle Instruments wins the Pennwell RDH Reader’s Choice “Game Changer Award”

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Missoula, Mont., American Eagle Instruments, Inc. (AEI) recently received the Pennwell RDH Reader’s Choice “Game Changer Award.” This award is presented by RDH Magazine and is tabulated based on clinician votes. The “Game Changer Award” is defined as any product or service in the dental market that clinicians feel is making the biggest impact in their … Read more

Enhanced dental patient security, student experience among benefits of new HIPAA-compliant, cloud-based secure messaging system

by University of Louisville and Lua

University of Louisville School of Dentistry adopts the use of Lua Technologies OUISVILLE, Ky. – The University of Louisville School of Dentistry has adopted a new cloud-based secure text messaging system to better coordinate patient care between nearly 1,000 faculty, staff and students. Among other features, the Lua Technologies system allows clinical staff members to … Read more

Oral Health Group presents “Canada Rocks” event during AACD Toronto April 29th, 2016

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Oral Health Group is proud to invite you to “Canada Rocks” a dental party that is being held in Toronto on Friday, April 29th. Come and party with us at Lee’s Palace in downtown Toronto, on Friday, April 29th from 8:00 to 10:00 pm. Live performances by Dr. Elliot Mechanic and the Surf Sisters, with … Read more

Sir Richard Branson to Deliver Keynote Address During SIROWORLD Event

by Dentsply Sirona

Founder of Virgin Group and branding expert will enamor event attendees during the largest meeting in digital dentistry. CHARLOTTE, N.C. Dentsply Sirona Inc., The Dental Solutions Company™, enlisted business magnate and Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson to speak at SIROWORLD in Orlando, Florida, in August. Branson, who is listed on the Forbes “World’s Billionaires” list, … Read more

World Oral Health Day Growing in Impact

by FDI World Dental Federation

With event notifications from as far afield as Australia and Pakistan and Cambodia and Chile, early figures suggest wide outreach for the World Oral Health Day 2016 campaign among FDI members, dental students and private practitioners. The messages really hit home in South-East Europe, with the first written reports to FDI coming from Greece, F.Y.R. … Read more

Dental Marketing Conference Presents New Ideas in Marketing for 2016

by Dentistry Business

On February 26, 2016, Toronto – Dentists got an up-close look at the newest marketing topics, tools and techniques at the Dental Marketing Conference in Toronto last week. The conference was held at the University of Toronto’s Bahen Centre for Information Technology. Guest speakers fascinated the sold-out crowd of 130 attendees with innovative ways to … Read more

Dentsply Sirona: Merger Creates The Dental Solutions Company™

by Dentsply Sirona Inc.

YORK, PA (USA)/SALZBURG (AUSTRIA),  Dentsply Sirona Inc. (NASDAQ: XRAY) today announced that it has successfully completed the merger of equals between DENTSPLY International Inc. (“Dentsply”) and Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. (“Sirona”). The merger of DENTSPLY, the market leader in dental consumables and Sirona, the market leader in dental technology and equipment, creates the world’s largest … Read more

Researchers find association between oral bacteria and esophageal cancer

by University of Louisville School of Dentistry

Findings represent the first direct evidence that P. gingivalis could be a risk factor for esophageal cancer LOUISVILLE, Ky. – University of Louisville School of Dentistry researchers have found a bacterial species responsible for gum disease, Porphyromonas gingivalis, is present in 61 percent of patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). The findings, published recently … Read more

Teenage Oral Wasteland: Why They Shouldn’t Give Their Mouth The ‘Brush-Off’

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Anaida Deti, owner and CEO of DentalX, and registered dental hygienist, explains why it’s so important for adolescents to maintain proper dental hygiene and offers easy tips to having a smile worth showing off TORONTO, ON—teenagers take great pride in their appearance, but they seem to miscalculate the work it entails to maintain a healthy … Read more

Septodont Launches “Dental Dread Campaign”

by Septodont

Septodont, along with Angus Reid, revealed a shocking survey 1 in 10 Canadians would rather swim with sharks than visit their dentist! #DentalDread can become a major problem as oral health is a corner stone for overall health. While Canadians are often reluctant to regularly visit their dentist, the health of our mouth, teeth and … Read more

World’s Experts on Oral Cancer Will Gather to Explore Ways to Increase Awareness of the Disease and Enhance Early Detection Efforts at First-of-its-Kind Global Oral Cancer Forum

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Two-Day Event at NYU’s Kimmel Center Is Underwritten by an Education Grant From the Henry Schein Cares Foundation NEW YORK, Many of the world’s foremost experts on oral cancer will gather together to explore ways to reduce the disease’s global impact at the Global Oral Cancer Forum, a first-of-its-kind event scheduled for March 4-5 at … Read more

Henry Schein Ranks First Again In Its Industry On FORTUNE’S List Of ‘World’s Most Admired Companies’

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Company Named to FORTUNE’S List for 15th Consecutive Year MELVILLE, N.Y., Henry Schein, Inc., the world’s largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners, announced today that it has been ranked #1 in the Wholesalers: Health Care industry on the FORTUNE® “World’s Most Admired Companies” list for … Read more