Yes, that’s billion with a B……Dr. Evil From Dr. Bicuspid – by Dan Tynan – May 11, 2011 The first time Chris Bowman, DDS, offered a Groupon deal — an at-home whitening service for just $77 — more than 200 new patients signed up. Image via Wikipedia But nearly 90% of those who showed up … Read more
From Dentistry IQ – May 10, 2011 AMD LASERS, a leading dental laser company, has been awarded the prestigious TechPoint MIRA Award in the health and life sciences category. To read more about AMD LASERS, go to AMD LASERS. Image by antonio bustamante via Flickr The award gala was held May 7, 2011, at the … Read more
PR.com Vancouver, Canada – May 11, 2011 Frontier Dental Laboratories announced a commitment of an additional $10 million dollars to the California Center For Advanced Dental Studies (CCADS). This brings Frontier Dental Laboratories’ total commitment to CCADS to over $15 million dollars. CCADS is a post graduate dental education organization that currently offers a unique … Read more
Posted by Todd Welch on May 11, 2011 in New Dental Technology People who live in fear of the dentist’s drill could be in for a more comfortable future – as new plasma dental technology arrives. “Plasma jets” could one day be used to clean out bacteria from tooth cavities,say researchers from Saarland University in Homburg, Germany. Tests … Read more
From the ROOTS forum Here is the 2 year follow up after iatrogenic perforation on mesial root #47. I has started as a regular re-retreatment with under preparated RC system, short filling in both roots. After I’ve got apical patency and was ready to obturation I found myself in strip perf of the coronal third … Read more
From Health News, by Susan Brady, May 9, 2011 Last Friday, the FDA cleared a diagnostic test that will be able to quickly determine staph infections and their resistance to antibiotics. Staphylococci bacteria are common in infections, but many are methicillin resistant (MRSA) or methicillin susceptible (MSSA) and required altered treatment protocols. Being able to … Read more
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From DentalIQ – May 9, 2011 SOUTH JORDAN, Utah–Ultradent plans to showcase a new addition to the adhesive line, Peak Universal Bond, at the 2011 California Dental Association meeting in Anaheim. To read more about Ultradent, go to Ultradent. Peak Universal Bond is a light cure resin adhesive with Chlorhexidine (0.2%).The adhesive has the ability to … Read more
From Dentistry IQ.com – from Jenny Waddington DENTISTRY has changed massively over the past two decades, becoming more business-like than ever before, according to experts in Coventry and Warwickshire. More practices are having to provide additional services as well as adopting a more modern Image via Wikipedia approach to the industry, to cope with rising … Read more
From PRNewswire – May 7, 2011 BILLERICA, Mass. Objet Geometries Ltd., the innovation leader in 3D printing for rapid prototyping and additive manufacturing, will demonstrate the benefits of adding 3D printing to the workflow, at LMT LAB DAY West. Exhibiting at Booth B6, B-7, Objet will present printed dental parts and models live on the stand throughout the show on … Read more
By Stacey Doyle – HULIQ – May 8, 2011 Childhood development experts suggest weaning a child off the bottle by the age of 12 to 14 months. Temple University researchers agree with this time table, stating the age is “unlikely to cause harm and may prevent obesity along with other problems. Pediatricians Image via Wikipedia … Read more
from PRWeb.com There is a raft of new and innovative materials in the constellation of bone augmentation…. curasan AG Receives License for Ceracell® Dental in the USA curasan AG has received FDA certification for its new granular bone regeneration material Ceracell® Dental Kleinostheim, Germany, May 07, 2011 –(PR.com)– curasan AG, listed in the General Standard … Read more
From Digital Trends by Geoff Duncan – May 6, 2011 I sincerely expect that in the next year or so, dental industry and practice websites will be infused with APPS to drive business and market services…….one simply needs to follow the trends…. New figures Nielsen show consumers like tablets for portability, and they’re increasingly using … Read more
Psssssssssssssst – grab a beer, this is a long’un From PerioEducation.com- by Kimberly R. Miller, RDH, BSDH The future of Dentistry is Wellness! With the innovation of salivary diagnostics, chair side blood testing and antioxidant screenings, we can preemptively uncover risk and treat to prevent instead of intervening in an already progressive disease process. Salivary … Read more
From the International Oral Cancer Association Blog The American Cancer Society (ACS) estimated that there would be 35,720 new cases of cancer of the oral and pharyngeal region in the United States in 2009, with 7,600 deaths from the disease.1 Image via Wikipedia When focusing specifically on the oral cavity,ACS estimated that in 2009,there would … Read more
From AH HA Insights Introduction: Dentistry 2.0 For many Americans the Internet has become a credible source of health information. Medical sites like WebMD, MayoClinic.com, Vitals.com, Healthgrades.com and others offer unprecedented access to health information to feed this growing consumer appetite for health information. According to a recent survey by Pew Research Center‘s Internet and American Image … Read more
From Dentinal Tubules: By Anand Krishnamurthy – 19/03/2011 Dr Krishnamurthy presents a case of implant placement using CAD CAM planning and involving block grafting, before positioning and placing dental implants The initiative with Oral Health and My Dental Hub intends to go one step beyond what you see below into blended learning. It will include … Read more
This is what they call a “schadenfreude” posting…..APPL was $86.00 when I urged a certain sales force to look into the first iPHONE, but I digress…. Dental professionals can hold this year’s most versatile tool for Annual Session planning and information in the palm of their hands when they download the free ADA Annual Session … Read more
No, this is not an updated version of the Guess Who song from 1970… By Seamus McGraw When she went under the oral surgeon‘s knife 18 months ago, Karen Butler sounded like any other lifelong resident of coastal Oregon. But when she shook Cover of The Guess Who off the anesthesia, the 56-year-old mother of … Read more
From Dental Tribune USA – May 5, 2011 Coltène/Whaledent has a long history of manufacturing and selling endodontic products under the Roeko, Hygenic and Whaledent brands. The ParaPost system from Coltène/Whaledent has been dominating the market for more than 50 years. Well known for its product line that includes gutta-percha and paper points as well … Read more