Carestream Dental is pleased to announce that Satish Hemachandran has accepted the position of general manager of its practice management software business. In this role, he will be responsible for the overall strategy, resource allocation, operational execution and customer experience for dental practice management solutions (DPMS). “Satish brings a wealth of cloud and software industry … Read more
Welcome to your May Top Picks! This month was exciting for us: we launched our first Clinical Brief video and it was a success (bonus!). While there was some questionable news coming out of Vaughan, Ontario this month, some positive advice in how to run a Facebook contest made a big impact on our blog. … Read more
All That Remains, a Forensic Odontology National Conference, will give dental professionals unique exposure to current forensic dentistry methods and provide hands-on training for individual and mass-disaster casualty identification in death investigations. Beginning July 30, 2017, this week long conference will be presented by the University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine’s (UTGSM) Department of … Read more
The Alberta Dental Association and College (ADA&C) has permanently suspended single operator sedation. The motion was passed at a meeting on May 24, which states that registered dentists in Alberta can no longer “simultaneously provide deep sedation or general anesthesia and dental treatment.” The motion also requires the ADA&C council to adopt the American Society of … Read more
Air Techniques, Inc., a leading innovator and manufacturer of dental equipment, has joined hands with US Energy Recovery to pledge $5,100 to Mercy Ships. A global charity, Mercy Ships operates a fleet of hospital ships that provide hope and heeling in developing nations. Founded in 1978 by Don Stephens, Mercy Ships leads over 1,000 professional … Read more
Sunstar Americas announced today that the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) has selected Yvonne Kapila, DDS, PhD as the first winner of the SUNSTAR Innovation Grant. Dr. Kapila is professor and vice chair of the Division of Periodontology in the Department of Orofacial Sciences at the UCSF School of Dentistry. In October 2016, Sunstar Americas … Read more
Ransomware attacks more than quadrupled in 2016, with nearly half happening in the healthcare sector, according to a recent report that looked at multiple industries and found hackers setting their sights on on the healthcare industry. The Beazley Breach Insights report comes at a time when healthcare and information security executives are struggling to understand … Read more
Ah, April. Spring is in the air, the Cosmetic Dentistry issue of Oral Health is out, and you were all viewing and reading some GREAT content on our website. Whether it was another dental scandal in the news, or catching up on the highlights from a massive, successful dental conference, there was a lot to … Read more
The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) recently recognized and honored 21 dental professionals who have demonstrated their dedication to continuing education and responsible patient care by becoming credentialed by the AACD. This year, the AACD acknowledged 15 newly Accredited Members and six newly Accredited Fellows during the 33rd Annual AACD Scientific Session in Las … Read more
The Federal Health Minister, Hermann Gröhe, who personally opened the 37th IDS, sees the dental industry as a pioneer in the health care sector: “We haven’t experienced such a success story in the field of prevention as in the last 20 years in the field of oral health anywhere else. We underline the approach in … Read more
Dr. Paul Sclodnick claims on his website that it’s the “positive atmosphere he creates with his caring manner and extensive dental experience” that has brought so many patients into his Maple clinic, including actress Neve Campbell. Ask some of Sclodnick’s former patients and employees about atmosphere and you might get an entirely different response. Sclodnick, … Read more
Dwight G. Rickert, CDT, FAACD of Indianapolis, Indiana, was inaugurated as President of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) on April 21st during the AACD’s annual scientific session in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rickert is an Accredited Fellow of the AACD, a 6,000-member organization comprised of dental professionals dedicated to advancing excellence in the art … Read more
Kulzer has announced that Jeremy S. Thomas has been named President, USA & Canada and Head of the Americas Region effective today. Mr. Thomas, will be based at the company’s North American headquarters in South Bend, Indiana, will report to Kulzer’s Hanau, Germany-based Chief Sales Officer, Marc Berendes. Mr. Thomas brings to Kulzer over 20 … Read more
A Brooklyn dentist used unlicensed people to perform dental work in his office and sent the bills to Medicaid, the New York State Attorney General’s Office alleged Friday. Licensed dentist Joseph Shyknevsky, 46, of Brooklyn, was accused in an indictment of hiring people with no dental license and allowing them to perform dental work on … Read more
Carestream, working with its parent company, Onex Corporation (TSX: ONEX), has entered into an agreement to sell its dental digital business to funds managed by Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), a leading global private investment firm, and CareCapital Advisors Limited (CareCapital), a specialist investment platform focused on dental and consumer health in Asia and part … Read more
On March 28 and March 30, Neodent celebrated it’s launch in Canada with events in Burlington, Ontario and Toronto, Ontario. Dr. Alex Molinari presented compelling statistics and data relating to the Neodent portfolio dating back to the companies inception in 1993. The Canadian team consisting of Mavis Hunter/ Director of Sales, Nick Kanevsky/Business Development … Read more
Spring is (sort of) in the air and your top pick are in for March 2017! Our website tries to cover clinical articles, dental news, and helpful videos and blogs to fill in the rest. There’s a lot of new information coming your way every day and we’ve tried to condense it into four key … Read more
If many people in Jamaica are smiling easier today, it’s thanks, in no small part, to Dr. Gary Glassman, a Jewish endodontist in Toronto whose philanthropic work has raised the level of oral health significantly in the Caribbean nation. Each year, Jamaica attracts some 300,000 Canadian visitors, most seeking a sunbaked respite from their notoriously … Read more
The first study of oral health in children with Type 2 diabetes, including those who are obese, has found that these children tend to have poorer oral health than children who do not have Type 2 diabetes. Published earlier this month in PLOS One, the study of three groups of children – 19 normal weight … Read more
After shutting down an unlicensed dental office in a southwest residence last week, Alberta Health Services is asking anyone who received services there to be tested for several serious viruses, including HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. “Our investigation has shown there was not appropriate cleaning of instruments. Whoever accessed services here might have been exposed … Read more