Will Smith is Coming to Dentsply Sirona World!

Dentsply Sirona, the Dental Solutions Company™, revealed that Will Smith, an iconic figure in the entertainment industry, will join the impressive roster of celebrity entertainment at Dentsply Sirona World in Las Vegas Sept. 14-16 at The Venetian and The Palazzo Resort. On Thursday evening, Sept. 14, following a full day of general sessions and breakout … Read more

Da nose knows – hahchachacha……..

Most of you are way too young to remember Jimmy Durante, but that was one of his signature phrases…..except now, it has increasing relevance as researchers in Israel have developed an artificial nose sniffs out cancer. An artificial electronic “nose” that uses nanomaterials to recognize patterns of molecules in exhaled breath was able to distinguish … Read more

Are you Mensa material? Or were you genetically wired to underperform as a dentist

Mensa is essentially an institutionalized way to brag about your I.Q. It’s like owning a Porsche in Toronto, the third most traffic congested city in N. America, but it looks great when you’re not moving on the Don Valley Parking Lot.  Member of this exclusive social networking club score in the top 2 percent on intelligence … Read more

Landmark dental school study uses genetic test to help predict gum disease

 Contact: Laura Bailey, (734) 647-1848 or (734) 764-1552, baileylm@umich.edu                Erin Walsh, (781) 419-4707, ewalsh@ilgenetics.com   ANN ARBOR, Mich.—University of Michigan School of Dentistry  has signed an agreement with Interleukin Genetics Inc. to conduct what may be the largest clinical study to date using genetic testing to assess the … Read more

Um? Um; um; Um? Um; um

Researchers have recently published a study that analyzes the effects that periodontal disease and tooth loss have on the decline of cognitive abilities. The outcome determined that there may be a link that will undoubtedly give patients and dentists a cause for increased effort associated with a person’s dental health. The researchers went through male veteran’s … Read more