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
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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...
Market 20 January 2022
The global market for endodontic devices was forecast to grow at a CAGR of 5.10%, up from a 2021 growth rate of 4.70%, according to a report by market research firm, Technavio. The increase across...
Restorative dentistry 19 January 2022
Co-authors: A. Comba, F. Florenzano
Molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) is a developmental dental defect which affect first permanent molars (FPMs) and sometimes permanent incisors. The effects on teeth enamel are presence of...
Products 19 January 2022
CEREC’s 80th birthday: a new software that makes the system even more powerful
The inventor of this method for ceramic restorations, Prof. em. Dr. Dr. Werner Mörmann, recently celebrated his 80th birthday
Approximately every four seconds, an impression is taken with an intraoral scanner from Dentsply Sirona. Digital dentistry is currently thriving, but it started from humble beginnings.More than 35...
Market 19 January 2022
Author: Luigi Campopiano
Gold and Bitcoin, The two "reserves of value," are united by too abundant liquidity in the market not to be good for both. So why is investing in these two asset classes a winning choice? What...
The Blind Spot 18 January 2022
Buffalo Dental School receives a new grant to increase access to care to people with disabilities
The University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine announced on Dec. 14 it received a $735,000 grant to help increase the delivery of necessary dental treatment to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Western New York.
According to the dental school, the funding provided by Delta Dental Community Care Foundation will also help grow the oral health care workforce treating this population.“The foundation has made...
News 18 January 2022
OSO, or DSO serving orthodontics, Smile Doctors, has received a revenue infusion after Thomas H. Lee Partners, LP, a private equity firm, provided a strategic investment. Linden Capital Partners will...
The Blind Spot 17 January 2022
It seems impossible to stop breathing during sleep in a completely involuntary way. However, this is a real, critical condition, often underestimated and underdiagnosed, that can lead to...
Inlay and overlay are a good and right choice in case of large carious and restorative defects. The introduction of CAD/CAM system gives the possibilities to...
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