So, since childhood fears of the dentist last into adulthood and can lead to health problems, why isn’t more being done to understand young people’s experience of dental pain? That’s exactly what Cameron Randall, a clinical psychologist and acting assistant professor at the UW School of Dentistry, hopes to find out with a roughly $800,000, 5-year career … Read more
The American Dental Association (ADA) today announced a new interim policy on vaping, calling for a total ban on vaping products that aren’t approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for tobacco cessation purposes. The policy states that the ADA: Urgently advocate for regulatory, legislative, and/or legal action at the federal and/or state levels … Read more
Team Schein Members Donate Gifts, Clothing, and More to Participating Children, Families, and Seniors Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) and Team Schein Members (TSMs) around the world joined more than 1,200 underserved children, families, and seniors to celebrate the Company’s 21st annual Holiday Cheer for Children program, a flagship corporate initiative that helps participating families enjoy … Read more
A councilman who missed an earlier city council vote meeting cast the deciding, tie-breaking vote in a 4-3 decision that will continue community fluoridation for 181,000 Brevard County residents on the east coast of Florida. “It was a movement of positive energy by the local community,” said Dr. Johnny Johnson Jr., a pediatric dentist and … Read more
The potential oral health benefits of Lactobacillus reuteri may be obtained whether the bacteria is alive or heat-killed, says a new study from Brazil that may open up new opportunities for product development. To view the full story, please click here.
With one quarter of people aged over 65 living with complete tooth loss and more than 65 per cent of them reporting difficulty eating, the Australian Dental Association NSW says oral care needs to become a priority. In a submission to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, the Australian Dental Association NSW … Read more
AN IRISH DENTIST has won the award for Caring Dentist of the Year after he helped a woman who had broken her tooth in a domestic violence incident. Dr Pádraig O’Reachtagáin, from Co. Tipperary, fixed the woman’s tooth before showing her a way for her and her children to get out of their abusive situation. … Read more
“Environment” is a real buzzword in the news today. Pollution, climate, sustainable, maintainable, crisis, emergency. Do we have control or not? One area where we as dental professionals have some control is the oral environment! We are the custodians of our patients’ oral environment. Of course, things can spiral out of control when our patients … Read more
The challenge currently facing reconstructive dentistry is how to obtain excellent esthetic results while preserving the biological structures involved as much as possible. Today, the clinician and the technician have materials and procedures at their disposal which make it possible to recreate esthetics and function in a simpler and more predictable way.1,2,3 One of the … Read more
The World Health Organization estimates that nearly all adults have dental caries at some point in time.1 Resin composite is the most used restorative material in dentistry;2 most resin composite restorations are placed due to secondary caries or recurrent caries that cause restoration failure at a cost of $30 billion a year in North America.3 … Read more
Single dental implant placement immediately post extraction for the rehabilitation of esthetic areas is a predictable procedure characterized by high survival rates in the short and long terms.1,2 However, this is challenging to achieve as the restoration is required to mimic the natural profile in near perfect symmetry along with the contralateral tooth present.2 To … Read more
Introduction Many patients present in their mid-forties with shortened anterior teeth. While not severe enough to warrant crown placement, early composite augmentation restores cuspid guidance and incisal length before wear destroys anterior teeth, flattens posterior cusps and exposes dentin generally throughout the mouth. This article, written by Dr. Peter Walford, a general dentist and dental … Read more
Many restorative procedures are limited by the relatively low fracture toughness of composite resins. Improving the fracture strength of these materials enables dentists to provide their patients with a possible alternative to indirect restorations that inevitably require further tissue preparation and tooth loss. Fibre reinforcing of composite resins is not a new idea and several … Read more
The tremendous proliferation of implant services worldwide has created a need for simplified and more predictable treatment guidance modalities. There are currently a number of surgical guide platforms available, but most systems are strictly limited to specific implant catalogues, typically the products sold by the surgical guide sponsor. Other surgical guides are “open systems” and … Read more
Introduction The introduction of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) to dmf (dentomaxillofacial) radiology in the late 1990s transformed the way the profession as a whole analyzes the oral and maxillofacial complex.1 Dental providers, who previously were limited to two-dimensional (2D) images of three dimensional (3D) anatomical structures, now had the ability to visualize the hard … Read more
The dental industry in Canada is evolving. With over 24,000 dentists and 14,000 practices across the country, today’s market is highly saturated and fragmented. The fragmentation, along with increased expectations of consumers, has given rise to a new business model: Dental Service Organizations (DSOs). DSOs can be thought of as independent business support centers that … Read more
Text message interventions have the potential to improve the oral health of at-risk children by positively influencing caregivers’ attitudes and behaviors toward their children’s oral health, according to the results of a randomized pilot feasibility trial published in November 2019 in the Journal of Medical Internet Research- mHealth and uHealth. “The most effective interventions are … Read more
Obesity and gum (periodontal) disease are among the most common non-communicable diseases in the United States—and studies show these chronic conditions may be related. This new study explores the effect of obesity on non-surgical periodontal care and evaluates potential pathways that may illustrate the connection between the two conditions. The connection between obesity and gum … Read more
Tom Pidcock has undergone dental surgery after his high-speed crash at the Tour de l’Avenir earlier this year. The British road and cyclocross star crashed out of the prestigious under-23 race in August, suffering injuries to his face and losing some teeth. Pidcock has raced a full-on schedule since the summer and intended to have … Read more
Indigenous Australians suffer an unacceptable rate of dental disease and tooth loss, and should receive more Government attention to address the problem. The AMA has released its Indigenous Health Report Card 2019 and says the nation’s health system is failing Indigenous communities. To seriously address the situation, more communities must have access to fluoridated water, … Read more