Palm Beach Gardens, FL – BIOMET 3i, one of the world’s leading dental implant manufacturers, announced today that it made adjustments to its Executive Committee led by President Bart Doedens. Effective October 7th, Mr. David Josza is returning to the organization as the Vice President of North American Sales. Mr. Josza has extensive dental experience … Read more
According to a new public opinion survey commissioned by Oral Health America (OHA) and sponsored in part by 3M ESPE, over half of older adults polled in the US prioritize other medical conditions over the health of their mouth and have not given oral health much thought.[1] This makes reaching older adults with this year’s … Read more
The American Dental Association (ADA) is deeply concerned about the first confirmed report of patient to patient transmission of hepatitis C in a dental practice setting linked to improper infection control practices. The ADA wishes to assure the public that patient health and safety are top priorities for the Association. “This is a highly atypical … Read more
The American Dental Association Foundation awarded more than $114,000 in grants from the 2013 Samuel D. Harris Fund for Children’s Dental Health to nonprofit organizations fighting to end childhood tooth decay. The ADA Foundation awarded the grants to 24 organizations across the nation that support programs to improve children’s dental health by educating parents, caregivers … Read more
The Endo Academy (www.TheEndoAcademy.com), a leading resource for clinical endodontic concepts and continuing education, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. David Mock to its Board of Advisors, effective immediately. Dr. Mock is an internationally renowned expert in facial pain. He graduated from the University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry in 1968 (DDS) and … Read more
The Department of Oral Biology in the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine has been awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Training Grant to allow PhD students and postdoctoral fellows to engage in critical oral health research in areas such as salivary gland physiology and oral infectious diseases. The National Research Service Award … Read more
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The concept that there is a connection between periodontal disease and systemic health is not new. Dr. Willoughby Miller, in 1891, recognized and outlined the concept in a book called The Dental Cosmos, describing the mouth as a “focus of infection where microorganisms or their waste products obtain entrance to parts of the body adjacent … Read more
Vitamin D is also known as the “sunshine vitamin” as we can endogenously synthesize vitamin D via stimulation of our skin by ultraviolet B rays. Arguably, reports on vitamin D and health are among the most popular nutrition topics in the media. There are numerous reports of an association between poor vitamin D status with … Read more
