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8 Days – 8 Communities – 8 Clinics – 4,500 Patients, A typical Bridge To Health Brigade
by Ira Sankiewicz, DDS, BSc; Tina Papacosmas, RRDHBridge to Health was founded in 2012 by six passionate health care professionals brought together by a common desire to provide health care to those in tremendous need. In 2013, Bridge to Health set out with their first team and…
Oral Reconstruction Global Symposium 2020
by Oral Reconstruction FoundationThe Oral Reconstruction Foundation is pleased to announce the theme and venue for the 2020 Oral Reconstruction Global Symposium. With a world-renowned lineup of speakers from all dental disciplines, the Symposium themed – 20/20 Vision – will cover a wide…
American Dental Association Celebrates New Dentists with 10 Under 10 Award
by American Dental AssociationThe American Dental Association (ADA) today announced the recipients of its inaugural 10 Under 10 awards, which recognize 10 new dentists who demonstrate excellence in their work, community and inspiring others. The ADA New Dentist Committee selected dentists making an…
Top 10 Dental News Stories of 2017
by Oral HealthIt’s been quite a year in dental news! 2017 seemed to bring on some interesting areas of concerns for dental hygienists – whether it was health issues to lookout for, questionable acts inside the practice and, of course, the new…
Alberta Dental Fee Guide Urges 8.5 Per Cent Drop
by Slav Kornik, Global NewsThe Alberta government has come to an agreement with the Alberta Dental Association and College on a new fee guide. Health Minister Sarah Hoffman announced Wednesday morning the guide recommends an 8.5 per cent drop in dental prices for 60…
NYU Dentistry Receives $2.8 Million as Part of Multi-Center Study to Stop the Progression of Cavities in Children
by NYU College of DentistryNIH-Funded Study to Test Cavity-Fighting Liquid at Three Clinical Sites The National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a grant to a team of researchers – led by the University of…
Alternative to Flossing, Innovative ToothShower to Launch on Kickstarter Oct. 17
by Jill CecchiniToothShower uses the water from the shower while cleaning 100 percent of teeth, as compared to 60 percent with average brushing. Last year, the Associated Press published an article detailing their findings on research into the benefits of flossing. After looking at…
Aussie Dental Product Exporters To Meet In Canberra
by Australian Dental Industry AssociationBuilding collaborative networks amongst the Australian businesses involved in dental product manufacturing and export is the focus of the Australian Dental Products Exporters’ Forum to be held in Canberra on September 14, 2017. The event is convened by the Australian Dental Industry Association (ADIA),…
Kulzer acquires exclusive rights to market ReLeaf™ and LinguaGuard™ products
by KulzerKulzer announced today that it has acquired the rights to become the exclusive marketer of Innovative Dental Technologies’ ReLeaf and LinguaGuard product lines. The products will be sold through Kulzer’s current network of dental distributors. ReLeaf is an innovative HVE System that connects…
Dentists in the Crosshairs of New Liberal Tax Announcements
by DCYThe federal government has sent another warning shot to dentists and other professionals who have been using private corporations (PC) such as professional corporations/ hygiene service corporations /technical service corporations and holding corporations as a tax savings vehicle. Below are…
Dentsply Sirona Announces Expanded Distribution in Canada
by Dentsply SironaThis morning, the Company announced a new distribution agreement with Henry Schein Canada, Inc. For over ten years, Henry Schein has been a significant partner in Canada, selling consumables, treatment centers, instruments and imaging products. This new agreement, effective September…
Minnesota Dental Program Wins Community Oral Health Award
by Henry ScheinHenry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) announced today that Community Dental Care—a Maplewood, Minnesota-based humanitarian organization—has been awarded the gold medal in the Oral Health category of the second annual Henry Schein Cares Medal program. The program honors organizations that demonstrate…
Fortune 500 Company Ranks Henry Schein in Top List for 14th Year
by Henry ScheinHenry Schein, Inc., (Nasdaq: HSIC) the world’s largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health, and medical practitioners, announced today that it has risen to #243 in the FORTUNE 500® ranking, celebrating its 14th year…
Forensic Odontology Conference Offers Hands-on-Training for Identification
by The University of Tennessee Medical CenterAll That Remains, a Forensic Odontology National Conference, will give dental professionals unique exposure to current forensic dentistry methods and provide hands-on training for individual and mass-disaster casualty identification in death investigations. Beginning July 30, 2017, this week long conference…
dentalcorp Announces Innovative Continuing Education for Dental Professionals
by dentalcorpSince inception two years ago, DC Institute has collaborated with dentalcorp, Canada’s largest network of dental clinics, to provide continuing education to their network. We are pleased to announce the launch of the next phase of DC Institute, which will…
Alberta Dentists Suspended from Providing Anesthesia
by Slav Kornik, Global NewsThe Alberta Dental Association and College (ADA&C) has permanently suspended single operator sedation. The motion was passed at a meeting on May 24, which states that registered dentists in Alberta can no longer “simultaneously provide deep sedation or general anesthesia…
Dental Students Receive Grant for Humorous Video
by Jason Raven, WRDW-TVWhat started as a randomly assigned group project is now helping save lives all across the world. Diana Tran, Dahlia Levine, Varun Iyer, and Zach Dubin, four students at the Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University, were randomly put…
Dental Organizations Combining Dental Meetings in 2019, 2020
by American Dental AssociationTo maximize the impact of the meeting experience, six dental professional organizations, including the ADA, are collaborating to combine three dental conferences in 2019 and two in 2020. The ADA will be co-locating its annual meeting with several state, local…
Henry Schein Launches 3 Catalogs Featuring More Than 60,000 Dental Products
by Henry ScheinHenry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC), the world’s largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners today announced the launch of the 2017 Henry Schein Dental Supplies, Henry Schein Brand and Henry Schein…
Beware: Dental Professionals at Risk of Preventable Diseases
by Contagion LiveIn a recent review article published in the journal Dental Clinics of North America, Leslie R. Halpern, DDS, MD, PhD, MPH, from Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, highlights vaccine-preventable diseases that pose a high risk in the dental healthcare setting.…