News 30 January 2022
Industry News P&R Dental Strategies Data Used in Pediatric Bitewing and Radiographs Study
P&R Dental Strategies has announced its co-authorship and contribution of de-identified, fee-for-service dental insurance claims data
P&R Dental Strategies, LLC (P&R), the premier dental insights company delivering customized, actionable business intelligence and claim review services to support a variety of dental industry...
Market 30 January 2022
Author: Luigi Campopiano
The Bank of England reconstructs global real interest rates (on an annual basis) from the fourteenth to the present and the data shows rates always falling. ...
Products 28 January 2022
TheraCal LC is a radiopaque, light-curable flowable composite containing apatite-stimulating calcium silicates to protect and stimulate pulpal and dentin repair. It is the ideal replacement for...
Pediatric dentistry 28 January 2022
Antibiotic in pediatric dentistry: when prescription is necessary?
Antibiotics can be considered one of the drugs which have mostly revolutionised healthcare. They are commonly used in dentistry both for prophylactic and for therapeutic issues thanks to their skills...
News 28 January 2022
Nevada-based DSO, Absolute Dental Group, LLC, has acquired and opened new practices in the state, expanding its footprint. The late 2021 changes included opening three new practices and acquiring two...
The Blind Spot 27 January 2022
ACE Panel report finds majority of dentists willing to administer vaccines but lack resources
More than half of dentists would be willing to administer vaccines in their practices, but only 2% are currently doing so, according to an ADA Clinical Evaluators Panel report published in the January issue of The Journal of the American Dental Associatio
The report, which includes the responses of 330 ACE Panel member dentists, found 55% of participants would be willing to administer COVID-19 and influenza vaccines and 42% do not know which vaccines...
News 27 January 2022
State dental organization representing more than 70% of dentists, Minnesota Dental Association, will hold a clinic for kids to receive free dental care in early February. The event, called Give Kids...
In fixed prosthodontics, the accuracy of the impression technique and of the definitive casts is essential for proper fabrication of restorations, thus preventing biologic and prosthetic...
The Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry announced Jan. 12 that it named Lyndon F. Cooper, D.D.S., Ph.D., as its new dean, effective April 18.
“Dr. Cooper is an internationally renowned and innovative patient-oriented researcher and clinician, whose leadership will build on the VCU School of Dentistry’s existing robust portfolio and its...
News 26 January 2022
Business and operational dental support company, Spark Dental Management has acquired all locations of Children’s Dental Management. Details of the sale were not shared, however, the purchase did...
The Blind Spot 25 January 2022
American Association of Dental Editors & Journalists Welcomes New Board Leadership
The American Association of Dental Editors & Journalists (AADEJ) has announced its 2021-2022 board leadership members.
The newly appointed board leaders will help advance the Association’s mission of improving communication within the dental profession and elevating the standards of dental journalism.The recently...
News 25 January 2022
Subscription-based dental company, membersy, has opened its Marketplace platform. The direct-to-consumer portal allows patients or entire families to shop for dental care through comparison and...
Prosthodontics 24 January 2022
Co-authors: A. Comba, F. Del Bianco
Professor Rammelsberg and his group of research conducted a literature research regarding long term failure and chipping rates of fixed dental prosthesis (FPDs) tooth, implant or tooth-implant...
The Blind Spot 24 January 2022
Supreme Court blocks COVID-19 vaccine-or-test requirement for large workplaces
Court upholds vaccine mandate for workers at federally funded health care facilities
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Jan. 13 to block a federal mandate that called for large employers to require their employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or wear face coverings and be tested...
Market 23 January 2022
Author: Luigi Campopiano
In economic terms, the fight against Covid has been compared to a war: national resources have been requisitioned to face the "invisible enemy," raising public debt levels around the world. Goldman...
Market 23 January 2022
Transparency Market Research, a market analysis company, has forecast that the North American market for dental equipment and maintenance will grow between 2021 and 2031. The anticipated market spike...
Orthodontics 21 January 2022
Smile microesthetics as perceived by dental professionals and laypersons
Smile esthetics can be divided into macroesthetics (the relationships of teeth to each other, to soft tissues, and to facial characteristics), miniesthetics (the correlation of lips, teeth, and...
The Blind Spot 21 January 2022
Webinar: Dentists can influence change for employers to offer better dental plans
Webinar: Dentists can influence change for employers to offer better dental plans - Growing Your Business with Better Employer Funded Dental Plans to stream January 25
A free ADA webinar in late January will explore the world of group dental plans with a deep dive into how antiquated plan designs can negatively affect dentists’ ability to provide effective...
Market 21 January 2022
The market for dental articulators is expected to grow to a value of $194.7 million by the end of the forecast period, according to a report by market analysis company, ResearchAndMarkets.com. The...
The Blind Spot 20 January 2022
On a recent Sunday afternoon, Dr. Rosie Wagner, a general dentist in Somerville, MA, opened her practice doors with a mission to help stop the spread of COVID-19. That day, she and several volunteers, administered 125 second-dose vaccines to children ages
In March 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services authorized dentists and dental students to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. This authorization led to the concept of dentists as...