November 20, 2011 News Cosmetic DentistryDental ethics

Dentists grinning as demand for new smiles soars

by ken

From the Land of OZ IT WAS once the essential beauty feature for celebrities obsessed with appearance. But that dazzling white smile has moved beyond the Hollywood hills and into the Australian suburbs. Read more: and before you read below…

November 16, 2011 News Humour

Is it safe?

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Does it concern anyone else, that a former chief of the KGB has assumed an alternative career as a dentist? Perhaps he will be the spokesperson for mandatory encryption of d Image via Wikipedia ental records and communications in Ontario…

May 16, 2011 News Implantology

Zimmer Dental extends implant line with crestal options

by ken

Retention of crestal bone subsequent to implant placement was never a major concern. For years, loss to the first thread on the fixture was accepted as the norm.  Insane yes, but accepted nonetheless. AstraTech, Straumann, Nobel and now Zimmer have…

May 15, 2011 News General NewsInnovations in dentistry

“Gag me with a spoon (excavator)” may no longer be a concern

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By Chelsey Levingston (I presume) – Middletown Journal May 15, 2011 …… Image via Wikipedia …..On April 15, PharynMed signed an agreement with the university with a two-year option to license the gag-reflex device.  Read entire article Related articles He…

April 1, 2011 News Dental HygieneGeriodontics

Dental campaign targets seniors

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from the MontrealGazette.com The Quebec Order of Dentists is launching a publicity campaign aimed at persuading the province’s elderly to take better care of their teeth. Dr. Diane Legault, president of the Order, said the dental health of all Quebecers…

October 28, 2010 News Cone beam computed tomographyEndodontics

Even Endodontics is 3 Dimensional

by ken

I have a specific prejudice to my discipline and in this case, I wish to share the prejudice and concern beyond continue to question why endodontists and periodontists in Ontario cannot immediately access small FOV cbCT to raise the standard…