Evidence-Based Dentistry (2011) 12, 5-6. Question: Are scientific articles which are exclusively or partially funded by implants companies more likely to report lower annual implant failure rates compared to articles with non-industry associated sponsorship? Data sources Medline and the Cochrane Database of systematic reviews between January 1993 and December 2008. Hand search of 12 different dental … Read more
Cogito ergo sum – Rene Descartes To a greater or lesser degree, I opt not to editorialize in these blog entries. I see this volunteer effort as a mechanism for the creation of a NEXUS, whereby, the push technology of over a decade of Internet interest brings, in addition to hundreds of pharmaceutical providers commenting … Read more
Kind of a quick and dirty way of pasting together a promotional piece, but it’s on the use of social media in dentistry and thus of value to many.
Dr.med.dent. Liviu SteierSpecialist in EndodonticsQualified Specialist in Prosthetics with Further Education of DGPro Assoc. Clin. Professor Course director MsC in EndodonticsWarwick Dentistry Warwick Medical School Pictures speak a thousand words, animations speak a thousand pictures……….I see this kind of content as a significant component of the future of this blog………it’s not always necessary to publish … Read more
All those 3DTVs and virtual reality goggles are soon to be rendered obsolete by contact lenses with built-in LED arrays that can display images on top of your retinas, whether you want them to or not. Researchers at the University of Washington have been working on extremely tiny and semi-transparent LEDs designed to be integrated into contact … Read more
I must admit to finding it disheartening that www.odq.qc.ca takes me to a page that requires a magnifying glass to find the link to convert it to English, but in the realpolitik of the world in which we live, I felt it served the purpose of globalism to share one of the hilites of the Journees Dentaires … Read more
As we welcome 2011, it is worth taking a look back at a successful event that took place here in Toronto on November 20th. The Winter Clinic meeting, put on by the Toronto Academy of Dentistry, welcomed over 3000 participants, 140 plus exhibitors in 200 booths and hosted an amazing line-up of over 20 speaker … Read more
In response to a high prevalence of neck and back pain among working dentists and dental hygienists, the dean of the University of Maryland Dental School Christian S. Stohler, DMD, DrMedDent, has launched an initiative to bring renewed attention to ergonomics into dental education. Image via Wikipedia Starting with the current semester, every incoming student … Read more
The accompanying links are an amalgam of commentary, prognostication and at the same time a reflection that so much of what we are fed is like watching a duck on a pond; what you see is calm, almost serene, a pastiche of dynamics and quiescence, except that if your perspective changed and you were able … Read more
The other night I had the pleasure of attending a seminar put on by 3M ESPE and Dental Services Group. The seminar was entitled “Digital Dentistry: From Prep to Crown” and it featured the Lava C.O.S. (Chairside Oral Scanner) from 3M ESPE. As the presenter, Dave Best from 3M ESPE explained, Lava is a brand … Read more
On Oct.9th/10, I stopped by the Restorative Dentistry Symposium at the USC Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry in Los Angeles. One of the speakers was Dr. Byong In Sun (Owner of Bisco) who spoke about the chemistry of bonding. I want to share a few tips I picked up there: When etching porcelain prior to … Read more
Rather than exalting Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg in this missive……………..no wait, it deserves to be done…….iPAD, fastest selling electronic device in history, MZ – youngest billionaire ever……..let’s simply look at what is happening because of them to the Internet and by extension to dental practice…….visit www.thevisibledentist.com and GOOGLE “twitter for dentists” and then come on … Read more
The goal of this blog is encourage dialogue from the readership. Dentistry like all health sciences is in a state of flux, impacted upon by economic changes and technologic shifts in the service mix. Nothing is as relevant or helpful as the intel gathered from grunts in the field. That’s us my wet-fingered amis…….nous sommes les enfants … Read more
This is a variation on the theme of the state motto of New Hampshire. This entry will routinely be adjusted as more and more “free” webinar links are identified. The first is from Den Trek which interestingly enough is owned by an endodontist, Phil Klein, who saw the vision of online education many many moons … Read more
By Dr. Gordon Christensen Source:DentistryIQEmbezzlement and fraud are rampant in dental practices. Here are two of the most common methods of dishonesty: 1. Patients on the day sheet should be the same as those on the appointment schedule. It is simple for an employee to drop a patient who paid cash off the day sheet, … Read more
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The Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry, an Affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution,is a lively national center where visitors learn the importance of a healthy smile and the rich history of dentistry. Considered America’s premier national museum dedicated to dental history,dentistry, and oral health, 7,000 square feet of exhibition space offers visitors an … Read more
ScienceDaily (July 2, 2010) — Researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry have determined that ATP-driven (adenosine triphosphate-driven) bioluminescence — a way of measuring visible light generated from ATP contained in bacteria — is an innovative tool for rapidly assessing in children at the chair-side the number of oral bacteria and amount … Read more
The Second Women’s Weekend Dental Conference was, by all accounts, and yes, I was there to experience it first-hand, a roaring success. Held in June at the White Oaks Conference Resort & Spa in Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, attendees were wined, dined and educated by the best. The cherry on the sundae was the 12 CE credits … Read more