The Blind Spot 16 December 2021
Payers take current trends into account when discussing fees with individual dentists, ADA suggest
The ADA Council on Dental Benefit Programs is sending a letter to all major dental insurance payers informing them of increases in dental office overhead due to COVID-19 and imploring them to...
Market 16 December 2021
Market analysts, Grand View Research, Inc., forecast the market for dental articulators will grow to a value of $194.7 million worldwide by 2028. The uptick is predicted based on the increasing...
Periodontology 15 December 2021
Screening and monitoring of periodontitis by analyzing the levels of myeloid proteins in saliva
Periodontitis is a very widespread chronic disease, characterized by microbiota-induced inflammation of the supporting tissues of the tooth and can also lead, if neglected, to tooth loss as well as...
Products 15 December 2021
Digital dentistry firm, SprintRay Inc., has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its 3-D printing resin for the NightGuard Flex. The approval allows the company to begin marketing the product, approved...
News 15 December 2021
Carestream Dental recently expanded its implant solution portfolio with the Swissmeda Dental Planning System (DPS) to give practitioners, labs, DSOs and implant companies an easier surgical guide design process; faster turnaround from design to guide; smo
Swissmeda DPS is a fully digital cloud-based prosthetic-driven implant planning module that lets users upload CBCT and intraoral scanner data, share diagnoses and exchange treatment plans with...
The Blind Spot 14 December 2021
61% of dentists say they screen patients for marijuana use or vaping
In response to the increased legalization and use of marijuana, the American Dental Association House of Delegates passed a resolution in October to encourage the development of best practices for...
News 14 December 2021
The DSO North American Dental Group, referred to as NADG, has named Dr. George Bruder to its role of chief research and strategies officer. The addition of Bruder highlights the company’s interest...
Digital Dentistry 13 December 2021
Digital systems are becoming tools used by many dentists and they have been successfully integrated into clinical dentistry. It has already been proved that digital scanning techniques are a...
A key factor in achieving optimal oral health is ensuring that teeth and mouths are being cared for regularly
Delta Dental highlights findings from a recent study showing that adults and children across the country continue to practice proper oral health habits at home. The study found that, on average,...
News 11 December 2021
Dental giant, Aspen Dental Management, Inc. has rebranded as TAG- The Aspen Group, in order to communicate the company’s changing business which now includes dental implants, general dentistry,...
Endodontics 10 December 2021
With the introduction of nickel-titanium instrument and of the straight-line access there was an increasing amount of success rate of endodontic treatment. Minimally invasive access in endodontics...
News 10 December 2021
Mats Norman, Dentist and Head of Operations at Tandläkarna Norman in Uddevalla, has been awarded the Gold Heart, a prize instituted by Praktikertjänst, in the category best innovation. Together with Orsing, Mats Norman developed his idea of Careshield: fr
The Jury motivation category: Innovation “When covid-19 entered our reality, Mats demonstrated a commercial power that broke new ground. With the idea of reducing aerosol in patient...
News 10 December 2021
Grand View Research, Inc., a market analysis company, has forecast the worldwide market for clear aligners to amass a value of $17.0 billion by 2028, in its recent report. The increase marks a CAGR...
Market 09 December 2021
Author: Luigi Campopiano
Here are some figures behind the change:• Life expectancy in the world has risen by 24% in the last thirty years (from 58 years in 1970 to 72 in 2020);• Online commerce up 55% over the next three...
News 09 December 2021
The mercury safety course offered by the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT) is now accessible to more dental professionals. The course has been made available in English,...
Implantology 08 December 2021
An Innovative Technique for Complete Digital Workflow in Full Arch Implant Rehabilitations
Authors: F. Zingari F. Gallo S. Ghezzi E. Carozzi
The digitalization of the dental field has been recently introduced and has resulted in a significant simplification of clinical procedures. Accuracy of intraoral scanner was improved over the years,...
The Blind Spot 08 December 2021
Dentists need more staff to have the same number of patients compared to pre-pandemic – HPI report
November’s COVID-19 Economic Impact on Dental Practice poll results confirm that PPE costs have increased dramatically
One in three owner dentists indicated they need more staff to see the same number of patients compared to before the pandemic, according to new data from November’s COVID-19 Economic Impact on...
Authors: Nadim Oliva, Giuseppe Di Martino, Dario Scarnò, Federico Guerri, Pietro Fusari
Cysts are composed of an inner epithelial portion containing a liquid secretion and of an outer connective wall. In 2017, the last World Health Organization (WHO) classification of odontogenic and...
Market 07 December 2021
Market analysts, Research and Markets.com, have forecast the rate of growth for the pediatric dental market at 5.5% CAGR, according to the company’s report. The forecast period from 2021 to 2028...
USA 07 December 2021
Thursday, December 9th, 2021 – 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM – At Keating Dental Lab, Irvine, CA
This program will focus on the digital workflows available for patient-specific abutments and milled solutions for the edentulous patient. We will explore the simplicity and reliability these...
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