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L. Stephen Zarathustra spaketh – what to leave in, what to leave out…

Nickel titanium rotary shaping files fundamentally changed everything in endodontics; conceptually, procedurally and economically as well. NiTi rotary files made root canal therapy more accessible and kind of fun for dentists, and dental companies were loved for making files that cost four times more than SS hand files but delivered a ten times improvement. Read … Read more

Nobel Biocare recognized for its website – reflections on a positive corporate culture

From Dental Tribune – October 2nd, 2011 ZURICH, Switzerland: Nobel Biocare has been awarded the “Best Medical Website” WebAward by the Web Marketing Association. The Swiss provider of innovative restorative and aesthetic dental solutions also received awards for “Best Online Reporting” and “Best Online Value Reporting” ahead of 249 leading companies in Switzerland through the … Read more

Follow the trend……….

Add one story to the other and you get –  Apple has announced that iPhone 4S pre-orders passed the 1m mark in 24 hours, storming past the company’s previous sales record of 600,000 iPhone 4 buyers in a single day. Put up for sale last Friday, the initial stock of the iPhone 4S promptly ran out before the day … Read more

Orthograde Retreatment after Apico

The value of a discussion forum of colleagues continue to be an elusive dream for this blogster on www.oralhealthjournal.com – but I digress, I persist, I persevere and I perseverate. Visit https://public.me.com/ken.serota160 first – look under PUBLIC for Oral Health 10.8.pdf [download] and imagine if the editorial consultants at OH each shared cases of this ilk and … Read more

Down but not out: Implant makers navigate economic storm

From DrBicuspid.com – Rob Goszkowski –  October 3, 2011 — The placing of a titanium dental implant by Per-Ingvar Brånemark into the mouth of a volunteer in Sweden in 1965 was a turning point in restorative dentistry. Over the past 40 years, dental implants have become a preferred means of treatment for missing teeth for many … Read more

J. Morita Usa Joins Facebook Community With Root Zx Mini Giveaway

From Dentistry Today – October 6th, 2011 IRVINE, Calif. – (October 5, 2011) – J. Morita USA announces the launch of their new Facebook page. In promotion, licensed dentists that “like” the page will be entered to win a Root ZX mini, the company‘s new apex locator, through October 30, 2011. J. Morita USA has entered into … Read more

Stem cell advance has scientists buzzing: What does it mean?

From HealthPop.com by Ryan Jaslow (CBS/AP) Scientists are buzzing about a new stem cell breakthrough that they think could lead to personalized treatments for major diseases. What’s the breakthrough? Scientists say they’ve successfully cloned a human embryo that can create customized stem cells. For the study – published in the October 5 issue of Nature– detailed … Read more

Hey Hey Stevie, can you come out to play in your Apple orchard?

RAGE RAGE AGAINST THE DYING OF THE LIGHT Opinion Innovators and Creators Around the World Are Steve Jobs‘ True Legacy By James P. Pinkerton Published October 05, 2011 | FoxNews.com   Print   Email   Share “Steve Jobs gave the best performance by a CEO in 50 years, maybe 100 years.” That’s how Google‘s Eric Schmidt assessed the career of Apple’s … Read more

White lines or white lies?

By Rafael Michiels, Belgium – from Dental Tribune With the recent development of new file systems–WaveOne from DENTSPLY Maillefer and RECIPROC from VDW–endodontists have been having controversial discussions about their usefulness. This is partly due to the aggressive marketing of these products. Great emphasis is laid on simplifying the endodontic procedure. The thought behind this … Read more

Oral Health Of Diabetes Patients Closely Linked To Heart Disease And Cancer Risk

From Medical News Today, October 3, 2011 According to researchers in the report “Oral health awareness in adult patients with diabetes: a questionnaire study”, published in the latest issue of the British Dental Journal (BDJ), several individuals who suffer with diabetes are not aware that their oral health is closely connected to their risk of … Read more

Doctors, listen to your patients

From TED TALKS TUESDAY http://www.ted.com Modern medicine is in danger of losing a powerful, old-fashioned tool: human touch. Physician and writer Abraham Verghese describes our strange new world where patients are merely data points, and calls for a return to the traditional one-on-one physical exam. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks … Read more

How to stop an implant-related lawsuit before it happens

By Rob Goszkowski, Assistant Editor Dr. Bicuspid September 26, 2011 — SAN FRANCISCO – The specter of litigation can keep good dentists from adding dental implants to their treatment repertoire. While implants can add another revenue stream to a practice, dental practitioners need to be aware of the associated risks,according to Burdick Ray,JD, an attorney in Irvine, … Read more

Relationship marketing

By Bridget Conway from Dental Tribune International I bet when you first glanced at the title of this article, you might think… “Hygiene, relationship marketing? Help me connect the dots.” Especially in our profession, developing a relationship — a rapport — is critical to our success and our patients. Think about the definition below and … Read more

If a picture is worth a thousand words?

What is a video presentation worth as a learning experience? I am actively seeking clinical contributors for the blog to expand it’s global outreach and value. Please consider sharing cases with images and figure legends up to and including graphics, animations and video clips. Oral Health is into its second century and by all rights, … Read more

Extending the Cure Launches Interactive Map Featuring Latest Regional and Global Trends in Antibiotic Resistance

From Pioneering Ideas – September 29, 2011 The latest iteration of ResistanceMap, an interactive web-based tool that tracks drug resistance in North America and Europe, was launched recently by Extending the Cure, a Pioneer-supported research project that explores policy solutions to the growing threat of antibiotic resistance. (ETC director Ramanan Laxminarayan sums up the initiative’s approach wonderfully in a recent article … Read more

Annual session course on dental labs first of its kind

September 28, 2011 – ADA News Staff By Kelly Soderlund LONG LONG LONG LONG OVERDUE IN THIS WRITER’S OPINION The 2010 House of Delegates resolved to encourage certified dental technicians to attend ADA continuing education seminars, including as presenters. That resolve will be carried out at ADA Annual Session in Las Vegas this month when … Read more