News 16 August 2023
Through this new partnership, the program now utilizes Careington's Care PPO network to provide U.S. reservist service men and women national access to in-clinic dental treatment in preparation for...
News 16 August 2023
CDC investigates TB outbreak linked to bone tissue products used in dental clinics
CDC officials are responding to tuberculosis (TB) disease cases associated with viable bone matrix material. According to the organization, the cases appear to be linked to a single product lot used...
Oral Hygiene & Prevention 16 August 2023
Salivary cortisol, anxiety in Canadian dentists during COVID-19
The dental profession has endured unprecedented disruption amid COVID-19. Novel stressors have included a high risk of occupational exposure to COVID-19, financial losses, and stricter infection...
One of the problems that orthodontists commonly face is the prolonged duration of the treatment. Therefore, it is important to find an effective method to increase the rate of orthodontic tooth...
Central incisors rarely become impacted, with an incidence of 0.1–0.5%. The most common causes of central incisor impaction include obstacles in the eruption path, trauma to the deciduous dentition...
News 15 August 2023
Orthodontists can confidently create customized treatment plans with the advanced visualization and manipulation of 3D CBCT imaging data for each patient’s unique anatomy.
Dental materials 15 August 2023
Each day, humans produce approximately 0.5 through 1.5 liters of saliva, a biofluid that is rich in biological omic constituents. Our lack of understanding how omic biomarkers migrate from diseased...
Editorials 15 August 2023
By Dr. Lindsey Robinson, associate editor, Journal of the California Dental Association
From a macro lens, there are major forces driving change in the health care system today. These are a result of the increasing cost of health care, variability in quality produced by a fragmented...
More than 80% of people admitted to lying to their dental professional, with more than half saying they lie at least somewhat often. That is why Colgate is launching Totally Honest, an initiative...
Dental materials 14 August 2023
Columbia U students awarded fellowship to create oral health course for med students
By Columbia University CDM News
One of the fundamental tenets of Columbia University College of Dental Medicine is that oral health is inextricably linked to overall health. CDM is one of four dental schools in the U.S. that...
News 14 August 2023
Total net sales for the quarter were $3.1 billion, an increase of 2.3% compared with the second quarter of 2022. The 2.3% increase included a 0.2% decrease in local currencies excluding acquisitions,...
News 14 August 2023
The company is “winning over more dental labs to its professional-grade DentaJet series” of 3D printers by delivering increased quality and higher accuracy to dental applications.
Dental technology 13 August 2023
Social network influences on oral health among women in public housing
This study aims to demonstrate via explanatory modeling the influence of social networks on oral health outcomes among women in who live in public housing in Boston.
Dental staff will provide motivational reinforcement for the correct lifestyles for appropriate management of dental and periodontal health during orthodontic treatment.
Editorials 11 August 2023
In the U.S., a 2021 report from the Milken Institute concluded that the financial literacy outlook was “grim.”
Editorials 11 August 2023
We must offer patients affordable standards of care with interesting and favorable paybacks, in terms of working time, for us and for them.
News 11 August 2023
Twenty-six percent of dentists offer an in-office dental plan to their patients – roughly the same proportion as reported in a June 2021 poll. These results from the ADA Health Policy Institute’s...
USA 25 January 2024
Save the date: Hawaii Dental Association Convention Jan. 2024
The Hawaii Dental Association will present the premier dental convention in the Pacific in Honolulu Jan. 25-26, 2024. The two-day convention will feature over 100 exhibitors and more than 2,000...
Dental materials 11 August 2023
UW-developed dental lozenge could provide permanent treatment for tooth sensitivity
By Alden Woods, UW News
After 30 years of dentistry, Dr. Sami Dogan has treated just about every kind of tooth ailment. There’s one problem, he said, that annoys even the most experienced dentists: hypersensitivity, the...
Practice revenues between 2018 to 2022 increased by 2.2 percent compared with 2013 to 2017, while expenses rose by 7.7 percent over the same intervals.