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RAMVAC SMART Compressors Now Compatible with Milling Machines
by DentalEZ®DentalEZ Integrated Solutions is pleased to announce an upgrade to its RAMVAC Osprey Smart Compressors. RAMVAC now makes it simple and easy to convert an Osprey Smart Compressor from standard to high-pressure whenever needed with a push of a button…
Dentsply Sirona Clinical Affairs 2018: Almost 432,000 Dental Professionals Have Benefitted From Clinical Education And Training
by Dentsply SironaDentsply Sirona Clinical Affairs organizes one of the largest clinical and most comprehensive education programs in the dental industry to empower dental professionals to provide better, safer and faster dental care. In 2018 alone, Dentsply Sirona offered 11,835 courses all…
Save The Date: Henry Schein One To Host The 2019 Dentrix Business of Dentistry Conference, August 22-24 in Las Vegas, Nevada
by Henry Schein, Inc.Conference Training Helps Dental Teams Improve Business Management, Practice Marketing and Take Full Advantage of Dentrix Henry Schein One, LLC, a joint venture between Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) and Internet Brands, will hold the 10th Dentrix Business of Dentistry…
Pediatric Shapes Added to NeoDiamond Line: The Growing Field of Pediatric Dentistry
by MicrocopyMicrocopy Dental is expanding the NeoDiamond portfolio with the release of six new pediatric diamond burs. The launch will take place in May at the CDA Presents in Anaheim. This line expansion comes at a time of rapid growth in…
The Pineyro Arch™ Kit Allows Hygienists to Treat, Maintain Full Fixed Hybrid Patients
by Paradise Dental TechnologiesParadise Dental Technologies (PDT Inc.) has released the latest innovation in implant hygiene and maintenance for full fixed implant restorations, The Pineyro Arch Kit. Designed with Dr. Alfonso Piñeyro, DDS, it is the first instrument set of its kind specifically…
Dental Care Tough to Find for People with Autism, Other Developmental Disorders
by David Tuller, The Washington PostWhen Ava Terranove began feeling oral pain last July, her parents took her to her regular dentist. The dentist determined that Ava, who has an autism-like condition, needed two root canal procedures to treat infected teeth. Because of her developmental…
Osteoporosis Drugs Shouldn’t Prevent Getting Oral Surgery
by Harvard Women's Health WatchA dentist refers a woman to an oral surgeon because she needs a tooth pulled. But upon reviewing her chart, the oral surgeon turns her away. The reason? She’s taking a common medication to treat her osteoporosis, a condition that…
Our Immune System Could Actually Be Contributing to Dental Cavities
by David Nield, Science AlertThe immune system does essential work in keeping us alive and healthy, but when it malfunctions it can cause problems – and there’s new evidence that one of those problems could be dental cavities. Researchers have found that tooth decay is potentially partly caused…
Goccles® Early Oral Cancer Screening Device Announced Winner of Edison Award
by Lanmark 360Pierrel Pharma S.r.l. received recognition from the Edison Awards™, a prestigious organization known for acknowledging innovation, creativity, and ingenuity in the global economy, for its advanced, early oral cancer screening device: Goccles®. The FDA-approved medical device is used in combination…
How B.C.’s System for Regulating Health-Care Workers is Failing Patients
by Bethany Lindsay, CBC NewsWhen Harry Cayton started looking into the dysfunction at the College of Dental Surgeons of B.C., he discovered something alarming, and the problem persisted even after a major shift in leadership. “A concern for the well-being of dentists rather than…
B.C. Health Minister Gives Dental College 30 Days to Deliver Transparency Plan
by The Canadian PressThe College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia has 30 days to brush up on its accountability to the public following the release of a performance inquiry report. Health Minister Adrian Dix said Thursday he accepted the inquiry’s 21 recommendations…
Two Patients Died After Going to Dentist Who Lost License, NC Officials Say
by Noah Feit, The StateA North Carolina dentist has lost her license after two patients were hospitalized and died following visits, state officials said. The North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners revoked Shawana Patterson’s license to practice dentistry, as well as her general anesthesia…
Expansion Of Dental Services To Low-Income Seniors A Strong Improvement For Oral Care In Ontario Say Dental Hygienists
by Canadian Dental Hygienists AssociationThe Canadian Dental Hygienists Association (CDHA) is applauding a move by the Ontario government to expand dental care for low-income seniors in the province. The investment of $90 million will see new services provided as early as summer 2019. “We…
Sonendo® Ships a Record 200,000 GentleWave® Procedure Instruments
by Sonendo®Sonendo, the manufacturer of the GentleWave System®, today reported that they had shipped more than 200,000 GentleWave Procedure Instruments. About achieving this milestone, Sonendo President and CEO, Bjarne Bergheim said, “We are excited to see demand for the GentleWave Procedure continuing…
GC America Inc. Has Been Certified to ISO 14001:2015, Environmental Management System
by GC America Inc.GC America Inc. proudly announces our Environmental Management System (EMS) has been certified to ISO 14001:2015 by NSF, a highly respected notification body. To become ISO 14001:2015 certified, GC America underwent a rigorous auditing process led by NSF-ISR. This achievement…
Free Dental Care for Low-Income Seniors to Be Announced in Budget
by The Canadian PressOntario will be announcing free dental care for low-income seniors in Thursday’s budget, The Canadian Press has learned. Anyone 65 and over in the province making under $19,300 — or $32,300 for couples — would qualify, said senior government sources…
IsraAID Now Approved to Provide Continuing Education Credits for Dentists
by IsraAIDIsraAID, a leading global humanitarian relief NGO, is now approved by the Academy of General Dentistry’s Program Approval for Continuing Education (PACE) to provide Continuing Education (CE) credits. Russian American Dental Association (RADA), Center for Professional Development, and Henry Schein,…
Routine Dental Procedure Leaves Virginia Man With Life-Threatening Infection
by Ann Smajstrla, Cox Media Group National Content DeskA Virginia man is warning others after a routine dental procedure left him with an infection that’s taken years to heal. Matt Brock, of Woodbridge, went two years ago to get a crown replaced on a dental implant, he told WUSA-TV.…
NDP Calls For Free Dental Care For All Nova Scotia Schoolchildren
by Taryn Grant, Star HalifaxNova Scotia’s New Democrats are pushing for a free dental hygiene program for every child in the public school system. The opposition party proposed amendments to the Health Services and Insurance Act Friday, which would see the province hire dental…
Dentists Underdiagnose When Faced With Time Pressure, Research Shows
by University of Plymouth, Medical XpressDentists can miss important details on x-rays when put under time pressure, according to new research led by the University of Plymouth. The study, published in the Journal of Dentistry, showed that primary care dentists missed 67% of bone loss and 40% of…