Science Daily – August 3, 2010 – Mark this one down as a parental nightmare. First,your child gets her tongue pierced. Then,as if you needed something else, she starts “playing” with the tiny barbell-shaped stud, pushing it against her upper front teeth. And before you know it, she forces a gap between those teeth — … Read more
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by Peter Wylie Published June 10,2010 It’s time to debunk the big myths that are keeping business owners and marketers on the social media sidelines. As with any new technology, social media has spawned its share of misconceptions and myths that keep people from interacting. Myth #1: My Customers Aren’t on Social Media Wow, if I had … Read more
Rob Kaufman is an endodontist in Winnipeg, Manitoba and a longtime member of the endodontic forum ROOTS. Education is his passion and he has manifested his energy through his website EndoExperience which he administers personally. For those who are interested in endodontic information, look at what one person, with computer skills, can do to offer information … Read more
It’s unending…..the latest iPHONE 4 commercials demonstrating Video Face Chat will envariably encourage the early adapters among dentists to facilitate virtual consultation between labs, specialists and hopefully insurance adjudicators in whatever construct possible. Tumblr.com is now added to Facebook, Twitter and Flickr to further provide social networking among colleagues with videos et al. There remains … Read more
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July 23, 2010 By: Erin Archer, R.N. from DrBicuspid.com Elderly patients presenting for surgery may be harboring undetected oral infections that could lead to expensive and life-threatening complications, according to a study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (June 1, 2010). The entire medical team — including oral care providers — needs to be aware of these … Read more
Nobel Biocare announces a new Online Virtual Study Club for N. America Nobel Biocare has signed an agreement with My Dental Hub to acquire the exclusive rights to StudyClubConnect.com an online study club for dentists MyDentalHub (MDH) was developed by Dr. Ken Hebel and Dr. Reena Gajjar, of the Hands on Training Institute of London, … Read more
July 15, 2010By: Rosemary Frei,M.Sc. Canadian children who need dental treatment wait far too long to receive that care, according to the Wait Time Alliance’s 2010 Report Card, released in June. “We didn’t really have an idea of the scope of the problem until now.”— James Wright, M.D., University of Toronto From the beginning of 2009 to the … Read more
by Administrator – dentalblogs.com About 8% of the population suffers with prostate disease,or prostatitis. Researchers at Case Western Reserve University have found that patients with prostatitis have a lower clinical attachment level (CAL) between gums and teeth. The link stems from inflammation levels in prostatitis patients. Participants in the study who had severer prostatitis showed signs … Read more
Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) is the most important diagnostic tool to be afforded dental diagnosis since Professor Roentgen published his paper, “On A New Kind of Rays” in 1895. Although many have been quick to see the value of CBCT and have adopted its use enthusiastically, there are those who are still not availing themselves of this … Read more
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I would normally never use this blog to promote a “product”, however, the referencing of the Melzack and Wall Gate Control Theory (the concepts of convergence and modulation reduced the emphasis on disruption of neuronal pathways led to the idea that pain could be controlled by modulation–reduce excitation or increase inhibition), being that they were Canadians, tweaked my interest. It’s a little hypish, … Read more
Hope for Haiti is a small group of volunteers located in St. Marys, Ontario. The group was formed in 1990. They spent their first few years working in Central America. In 1992 they visited Haiti and worked in Lature, a mountain area about twenty miles from Jacmel; the city where Canadian Forces landed after the recent earthquake. During … Read more
Back in April, Google officially re-branded Google Local Search as Google Places. Why the rebrand? There are a couple of motivations as I see it: A,,) Google wants to dominate the local search wars, and B) Google is attempting to position their local search service to take advantage of ad revenue. Regardless of their motivations for … Read more
by Eric Bland Dentists could soon hang up their drills. A new peptide, embedded in a soft gel or a thin, flexible film and placed next to a cavity, encourages cells inside teeth to regenerate in about a month, according to a new study in the journal ACS Nano. This technology is the first of … Read more
A recent study by Givol, Rosen, Taicher & Tsesis, published in the Journal of Endodontics, points out some interesting facts about malpractice claims in endodontics. Image via Wikipedia Endodontic claims are the most frequently filed malpractice claims in dentistry. It has been reported that there are twice as many endodontic malpractice claims than other specialty … Read more
Erik Wojciechowski dreaded bedtime. The five-year-old tossed and turned, snored, and was often up before the sun. He wore the marks of a rough night’s sleep on his face, his mother, Lisa Leonardi, says. “He would get up with circles under his eyes. He looked like a raccoon.” She wrote off … Read more
Dear Doctor Magazine to Educate Dental Patients in Cooperation with the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) ~Trusted Consumer Education Magazine Receives Seal of Approval from Industry Voice~ Fishkill, NBlY (May 24, 2010) — Dear Doctor – Dentistry and Oral Healthmagazine, the nation’s leading consumer publication on dentistry and oral health, has announced a new patient information … Read more
Hypnosis in dentistry (Hypnodontics) Hypnosis is no longer seen with mysticism and the occult, and increasingly has gained importance in the scientific world. Brazil was regulated by the CFO (Federal Council of Dentistry) use. Hypnosis and Dentistry Hypnosis when used in dentistry to a wide area of applications. For the day-to-day lives of doctors, all kinds of patients … Read more