The Swiss government wants to boost an exchange of specialists from the education and the medical sector with Canada’s largest province of Quebec. The deal foresees the mutual recognition of diplomas for social workers, as well as experts in dental hygiene, dentistry, radiology and midwifery. It aims to regulate access to each other’s labour market. … Read more
Dentsply Sirona introduces new Calibra® Bio Bioceramic luting cement. Calibra® Bio cement’s new bioactive chemistry works naturally with the tooth structure to form a self-repairing layer of hydroxyapatite (HA) for improved marginal integrity. And its unique Calcium Aluminate Ionomer (CAIO) chemistry delivers seamless adaptation towards the tooth structure at the cement-tooth interface. It has been … Read more
A dentist from Pennsylvania has been accused of using a scenic getaway in Africa as a cover to kill his wife and then collect millions of dollars in life insurance benefits. Lawrence Rudolph, a big game hunter and the founder of Three Rivers Dental in Pittsburgh, has been charged with mail fraud and foreign murder … Read more
The U.S. health regulator on Wednesday warned patients and prescribers about the risk of potential dental problems arising from the use of buprenorphine medicines to treat opioid addiction and pain. The Food and Drug Administration said the opioid addiction treatment has been reported to cause tooth decay, infection, and, in some cases, total tooth loss … Read more
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY of an article in preparation for publication Prepared by: Dennis Cvitkovitch PhD, Professor, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto. X-PUR Opti-Rinse Plus is a preventative, non-prescription mouthrinse. It provides therapeutic benefits and should be recognized for its potential use in-office as an effective Pre-Procedural Mouthrinse (PPMR), and recommended by today’s dental professional for … Read more
For the Ivoclar Group, one of the world’s leading providers of integrated solutions for high-quality dental applications with a comprehensive product and system portfolio for dentists* and dental technicians*, values, convictions and a progressive, customer-oriented corporate culture are the basis of its strong brand. For almost 100 years, the company, headquartered in Schaan, Liechtenstein, has … Read more
After years without fluoride, parts of Windsor-Essex will have the mineral added back into drinking water systems Wednesday. This week, residents in Windsor, Tecumseh and LaSalle will have fluoride flowing into their water systems for the first time since 2013. During a media briefing Monday, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit’s (WECHU) acting medical officer of health, Dr. … Read more
Treating the fear of dental care in childhood is effective and predicts more regular dental examinations later in life, according to a study by the University of Oulu, Finland. Approximately one in two adults say that they are at least somewhat afraid of dental care, and one in ten says that they are very afraid. … Read more
MouthWatch, LLC a leader in innovative teledentistry solutions and digital imaging devices, recently honored four pioneering teledentistry practitioners and programs by naming them as winners of the fifth annual Teledentistry Innovation Awards, affectionately known as the “Tellies”. According to MouthWatch, LLC CEO and founder Brant Herman, “During the past year of recovery, we’ve seen a … Read more
Today, SS White and Clinical Research Dental (CRD) are excited to announce an exclusive endodontic partnership servicing Canada and the Caribbean. As technology and treatment methodology advances, the practice of dentin conservation and minimally invasive treatment is a major area of importance, and the two companies plan on working together to accelerate education and access … Read more
Rajesh Khanna, PhD, an internationally known expert in pain research, has been named director of the NYU Pain Research Center, effective January 1, 2022. Prior to joining NYU, Dr. Khanna was the associate director of the University of Arizona Health Sciences Comprehensive Pain and Addiction Center, a professor of pharmacology at the University of Arizona … Read more
Pregnant women with gingivitis are significantly more likely to have premature deliveries, according to the findings of a new study. They go through many uncomfortable health issues as the months go by. During this phase, they are also highly susceptible to gingivitis, which can induce poor pregnancy outcomes. Gingivitis is referred to as an inflammation … Read more
The Chief Medical Officer of Health has issued a revised Directive #2 to preserve health system capacity by stopping or deferring procedures that: risk placing further strain on intensive care resources (e.g., procedures that carry a higher risk of subsequent hospitalizations). use health human resources that could be redeployed to intensive care units. To comply, dentists must … Read more
The “sophisticated art” of making dentures is being lost due to a lack of practice because fewer patients now need false teeth, according to leading dentist Prof Angus Walls. Across the UK as a whole, the number of people over the age of 70 with some natural teeth has increased from 20% to 80% in … Read more
Health Canada warns consumers that a brand of oral rinse for dry mouth is being recalled to microbial contamination. A recall notification issued Thursday (Jan. 6) states that an affected lot of Equate Dry Mouth Oral Rise has the presence of the microorganism Klebsiella pneumonia. Health Canada notes that “K. Pneumonia can cause a wide range of infections in … Read more
A new directive suspending all non-urgent surgeries and procedures will also apply to clinics located outside of hospitals, the Ministry of Health confirms. The move to pause elective surgeries and procedures was announced earlier this week by Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore. Moore has suggested that by reinstituting Ontario’s so-called “directive two” … Read more
dentalcorp Holdings Ltd. (“dentalcorp” or the “Company”) (TSX: DNTL), Canada’s largest and fastest growing network of dental practices, today announced that it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters (the “Underwriters”), led by CIBC Capital Markets, BMO Capital Markets and TD Securities Inc., who have agreed to purchase, on a “bought deal” … Read more
Researchers from the University of Louisville School of Dentistry and their colleagues have discovered details of how proteins produced by oral epithelial cells protect humans against viruses entering the body through the mouth. They also found that oral bacteria can suppress the activity of these cells, increasing vulnerability to infection. A family of proteins known … Read more
Guided Biofilm Therapy (GBT) provides a surprising “I feel good experience” to the patients who receive the treatment. This state of the art prophylaxis method is based on the clinically proven technologies invented by EMS. It was developed in cooperation with highly respected and experienced periodontologists, cariologists and dental hygienists. This Ebook contains 40 GBT Clinical … Read more
During a challenging year for the dental industry, MouthWatch, LLC, garnered an impressive set of awards and accolades. “We’re extremely grateful to have been recognized with an abundance of honors during this unpredictable time,” said Brant Herman, MouthWatch founder and CEO. “What’s especially exciting is that we were recognized by several of these awards two … Read more