Dental technology 15 November 2023
New Drug Shows Promise in Preventing Cartilage Loss from Osteoarthritis
People suffering with osteoarthritis currently have only two treatment options: pain management and joint surgery. Both options can have complications and neither targets the disease’s root causes.
Dental technology 20 September 2023
Given the widespread use of ChatGPT by dentists and the uncertainty of its accuracy, authors used a free version of ChatGPT to answer a comprehensive head and neck anatomy test with 75...
Dental technology 07 September 2023
Researchers investigated the accessibility and frequency of CBCT and assessed the economic and logistical factors involved with its usage among active American Association of Endodontists members.
Dental technology 01 September 2023
The rise of teleworking technologies has affected various industries, including dentistry. Although some dentists have used it for some time, many are discovering the benefits of incorporating this...
Dental technology 24 August 2023
Dental medicine, engineering unite to transform oral health innovations
This perspective article urges the academic community to unite dental medicine and engineering to support research, training and entrepreneurship. This partnership can address unmet needs and spur...
Dental technology 23 August 2023
A new frontier in dental simulation at CU School of Dental Medicine
By Robert Thurston-Lighty
Students encounter a suite of simulation curricula and tools that represent the future of dental education and practice — a deployment of hardware, software and workstations unlike anything else....
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.
TikTok is the fastest growing social media application to date and has become a major source of information for medicine. The rising use of media platforms by patients and practitioners alike plays a...
Dental technology 14 July 2023
USC Professor Yang Chai wins 2023 Harvard School of Dental Medicine’s Paul Goldhaber Award
By Katharine Gammon, Ostrow School of Dentistry News
The highest honor given by the school, the award goes to a recipient who is held in the highest international esteem in his or her field relating to oral and systemic health.
By UCLA School of Dentistry News
Dr. Le is the Norman Vine Endowed Professor and chair of the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery / Pharmacology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and the Department...
Dental technology 02 June 2023
Preparedness plan ensures dental service sustainability during a public health emergency
Collaborating with medical colleagues and partnering with the local public health department, the Asian Health Services dental team developed a preparedness plan to ensure safe and effective delivery...
Dental technology 23 May 2023
Pitt School of Dental Medicine: new approach helps bones mend themselves
By University of Pittsburgh Health Sciences News
In a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, University of Pittsburgh researchers developed a novel approach that promoted bone regeneration in mice without...
By UNC Adams School of Dentistry News
Dr. Leandro Passos Soares, DDS, a graduate operative dentistry resident, was recently awarded the 2023 Ralph Phillips Student Research Award for his thesis project titled “The influence of the...
Dental technology 06 May 2023
UTHealth Houston professor provides GentleWave research overview at AAE ‘23
Dr. David Jaramillo, a professor at UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry, provided an overview of the latest research using the GentleWave System.
The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and associated risk factors for current hand musculoskeletal pain in dental students at a dental school.
This study aimed to address two questions: (1) Does head posture significantly affect the minimum cross-sectional area and (2) Is the NBC3 angle a reliable measurement to control for alteration of...
Dental technology 12 April 2023
By Valentina Viganò, University of Milan
A study conducted by a team of researchers from the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Cluj-Napoca in Romania aimed to compare the results of direct composite restorations, with and without the...
By Drew Hansen, Indiana University News
Dr. Vinicius Dutra has developed a virtual reality radiology training for oral health providers, designed to address both the high cost of radiology training and the low interest of many dental...
Dental technology 06 April 2023
Columbia U: First of its kind PhD program combines engineering, dental medicine
By Allison Elliott, Columbia University
The Doctor of Dental Surgery/Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering dual degree program is the first of its kind and will be offered by Columbia Engineering and the College of Dental Medicine...
Dental technology 13 March 2023
A snapshot on oral and maxillofacial surgery resident scholarly activity: Can we do better?
The purpose of this study was to quantify the research output of oral and maxillofacial surgery residents. In addition, researchers sought to identify characteristics associated with resident...