This World Oral Health Day (WOHD), Royal Philips is proudly teaming up with FDI World Dental Federation to educate and encourage people around the world to take a smart approach to the health of their mouth, teeth and gums. Oral disease affects 3.9 billion people worldwide[1], and with untreated tooth decay impacting almost half of … Read more
Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC), the world’s largest provider of products and services to office-based dental, animal health, and medical practitioners, has been recognized by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of ethical business practices, as a 2017 World’s Most Ethical Company®. Henry Schein has been recognized for the … Read more
March 6-12 is national Dental Assistants Recognition Week. “Dental Assistants: Patient focused with Passion and Purpose” is the theme for the 40th annual Dental Assistants Recognition Week. Fortis stands in partnership with the American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA) to celebrate Dental Assistants Recognition Week. Throughout the week, Fortis Colleges and Institutes will celebrate students who … Read more
Neocis Inc. today announced that the company has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance to market Yomi®, a robotic guidance system for dental implant procedures. Yomi is a computerized navigational system intended to provide assistance in both the planning (pre-operative) and the surgical (intra-operative) phases of dental implantation surgery. The system provides … Read more
Columbia University College of Dental Medicine (CDM) programs received national re-accreditation from the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) this month. At a meeting on February 2, the commission granted the accreditation status of approval without reporting requirements to the school’s pre-doctoral program and four advanced specialty programs. This is the highest designation … Read more
February is known to be a “blue” month, but we saw some great interactions on our social media from our readers and followers! While our February issue of Oral Health focused on anesthesia (a popular topic in the news recently), Oral Hygiene featured a wide range of topics. Check out the list below to see … Read more
If you’re one of B.C.’s 3,400-odd dentists, chances are you run your own business. But several trends, from crushing student debt to the rising price of setting up shop, are paving the way for large corporate dental groups to push into the local market. A generation ago, dentists could open a practice right out of … Read more
Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC), the world’s largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health, and medical practitioners, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Southern Anesthesia + Surgical (SAS), a leading U.S. distributor of anesthesia and surgical supplies to oral surgeons, dental anesthesiologists, and periodontists. SAS … Read more
Dentsply Sirona, The Dental Solutions Company™, is honored to support Dental Lifeline Network (DLN) by participating in the first Every Smile Counts Day on Thursday, Feb. 23, during the Chicago Midwinter Meeting (CMW). On Every Smile Counts day, Dentsply Sirona, along with many of our distribution partners, will donate up to one percent of national … Read more
Henry Schein, Inc. joined the Alpha Omega International Dental Fraternity (AO) in honoring AO’s Washington, DC, chapter for its participation in the Alpha Omega-Henry Schein Cares Holocaust Survivors Oral Health Program, a program that provides free dental care to Holocaust survivors in need. The Alpha Omega-Henry Schein Cares Holocaust Survivors Oral Health Program was launched … Read more
Again this year, the world’s largest professional dental product manufacturer, Dentsply Sirona, has been honored to receive the prestigious “Top Employer” certification in Austria, Germany and China from the Top Employers Institute. The Netherlands-based certification company has been recognizing Top Employers world-wide since 1991, honoring enterprises for their exceptional personnel pro-grams. The official certification names … Read more
Oral Health Group appreciates all of its readers and viewers, whether you’re keeping up on daily dental news, watching our new Best Practices series, going through our new blog posts, or reading the online edition of Oral Health. We decided it’s time to start compiling the best of the best each month so you can see where … Read more
Henry Schein, Inc. announced today during the Yankee Dental Congress that it has entered into a North American Marketing Partnership with GuardLab®, a NY-based sports technology company that uses 3D digital scanning and 3D printing technologies to provide custom mouthguards for athletes. GuardLab and Henry Schein—the world’s largest provider of health care products and services … Read more
LED Medical Diagnostics Inc. (“LED” or the “Company”) (TSX-V: LMD) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire 100% of Apteryx, Inc. (“Apteryx”). Apteryx is a profitable, software development company with well-established applications for the dental imaging market with strong brand recognition across the dental industry, including the … Read more
Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC), the world’s largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners, today announced it has completed the acquisition of a majority ownership interest in Dental Cremer S.A., a distributor of dental supplies and equipment in Brazil. The signing of the definitive agreement for … Read more
PULPDENT Corporation enters its eighth decade as the world leader in esthetic bioactive restorative dental materials and the company’s mission of saving teeth and promoting good health date back even further. By the time he was eleven years old, Harold Berk had found his calling: dentistry. Years later he told his family that as a … Read more
Hu-Friedy, a global leader in the manufacturing of dental instruments and products, today announced the acquisition of J. Palmero Sales Company, a family-run dental products company located in Stratford, Connecticut. Palmero, which was founded in 1931 by Joe Palmero, offers a wide range of infection prevention and safety products for the dental office. The acquisition … Read more
The Dental Industry of Canada (DIAC) is pleased to announce the launch of its 21st annual Future of Dentistry Survey. This is the primary vehicle for dental clinicians and specialists to let dental manufacturers, dealers, laboratories and service companies know your opinions on key topics and how they can serve you more efficiently. Still $5000 … Read more
PULPDENT® Corporation, a family-owned dental research and manufacturing company, has published ACTIVA BioACTIVE: A Closer Look at BioACTIVE Materials complete with new scientific findings and updated product information. This white paper shares new clinical cases for the recently launched ACTIVA™ KIDS and ACTIVA™ BioACTIVE-CEMENT. Bioactive materials stimulate the natural remineralization process at the material-tooth interface … Read more
It’s been quite the year for dental news! Between mixed feelings on some basic dental hygiene practices (sorry, but there’s no way we could leave it off the list) to the warnings of diseases in the dental office there’s been a wide variety of news to read. We hope you were able to keep up … Read more