Dentists grinning as demand for new smiles soars

From the Land of OZ IT WAS once the essential beauty feature for celebrities obsessed with appearance. But that dazzling white smile has moved beyond the Hollywood hills and into the Australian suburbs. Read more: and before you read below Read more: However,this is a more personal entry,one of concern. I was driving to Tim’s … Read more

Is it safe?

Does it concern anyone else, that a former chief of the KGB has assumed an alternative career as a dentist? Perhaps he will be the spokesperson for mandatory encryption of d Image via Wikipedia ental records and communications in Ontario ……KGB – RCDSO – I see a parallel……again, does anyone else think that all correspondence … Read more

Zimmer Dental extends implant line with crestal options

Retention of crestal bone subsequent to implant placement was never a major concern. For years, loss to the first thread on the fixture was accepted as the norm.  Insane yes, but accepted nonetheless. AstraTech, Straumann, Nobel and now Zimmer have restructured their product line to include bone level fixtures and collar and platform design that … Read more

“Gag me with a spoon (excavator)” may no longer be a concern

By Chelsey Levingston (I presume) – Middletown Journal May 15, 2011 …… Image via Wikipedia …..On April 15, PharynMed signed an agreement with the university with a two-year option to license the gag-reflex device.  Read entire article Related articles He swallowed what? – JAM (fellowshiproom.org)

Dental campaign targets seniors

from the MontrealGazette.com The Quebec Order of Dentists is launching a publicity campaign aimed at persuading the province’s elderly to take better care of their teeth. Dr. Diane Legault, president of the Order, said the dental health of all Quebecers has improved substantially in the past 50 years. But she expressed concern that seniors aren’t … Read more

Even Endodontics is 3 Dimensional

I have a specific prejudice to my discipline and in this case, I wish to share the prejudice and concern beyond continue to question why endodontists and periodontists in Ontario cannot immediately access small FOV cbCT to raise the standard of diagnostic care to unprecedented levels.  There is a rush to further technologicize endodontics…..one file … Read more