December 31, 2019 News News

Dentsply Sirona Academy Reaches Attendance Milestone

by Dentsply Sirona

The new state-of-the-art dental facility welcomed more than 10,000 guests in its first full year of operation. Dentsply Sirona is proud to announce its Charlotte-based Dentsply Sirona Academy welcomed more than 10,000 guests through its doors in 2019. In its…

November 28, 2019 News News

Henry Schein’s Dental Business Institute™ To Offer New Office Manager Operations Curriculum

by Henry Schein

Two-Day Course Explores and Defines the Skills Needed to Succeed in the Dental Industry Henry Schein, Inc. (Nasdaq: HSIC) announced today the availability of its new Dental Business Institute™ (DBI) Office Manager Operations Courses, developed in collaboration with the American…

November 25, 2019 News News

Henry Schein to Present New Products and Solutions, Educational Offerings, and Thought Leadership Discussions at Greater New York Dental Meeting

by Henry Schein, Inc.

Product Demonstrations: 3Shape TRIOS® Move, 3Shape TRIOS® 3 Basic, the A-dec 500 Chair, Convergent Dental Solea® Dental Laser, and Dentsply Sirona CEREC® Primescan Daily Schedule of Classroom Courses Designed to Help Oral Health Professionals Enhance Their Practices and Clinical Workflow…

November 21, 2019 News News

New Dentsply Sirona Website Expands World-Class Education Offerings

by Dentsply Sirona

Dentsply Sirona recently launched a completely redesigned website for the U.S. market that is simple, easy to use and intuitive. The company offers one of the largest clinical education programs in the dental industry empowering dental professionals through world-class education.…

November 19, 2019 Feature Dental HygieneHygienistsPain management

The Dental Hygienist As A Trusted Resource Provider: There Is A Resource For That!

by Natalie Muccioli Emery, RDH, BHA

Historical thinking about the role of the dental hygienist as a member of the health care team is that their purpose is primarily auxiliary or clinical.1 However, a paradigm shift in the profession has been in process for several years.2…

November 19, 2019 Feature Continuing EducationDental HygieneHygienists

Why CE Goes Beyond Professional Obligation

by Beth Parkes, RDH, BSc

As dental hygienists across Canada, we are united and bonded by one major, collective fear: The Continuing Competence, Quality Assurance auditing process. The mere mention of the term elicits a sequence of events including, but not limited to, sweating, blurred…

November 19, 2019 News Dental TechnologyNews

Glidewell Dental Unveils Dynamic Education Center For Emerging Techniques In Dental Technology

by Glidewell Dental

State Senator Ling Ling Chang heralds opening of 10,000 sq. ft. Newport Beach facility On Sept. 16, 2019, Glidewell Dental hosted California State Senator Ling Ling Chang for the grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony of the company’s all-new, 10,000-square-foot Education…

November 8, 2019 News News

Dentsply Sirona Chief Clinical Affairs Officer Awarded For Achievements In Global Clinical Education

by Dentsply Sirona

On October 16th, the Dr. Edward B. Shils Entrepreneurial Fund, Inc. presented Dr. Teresa A. Dolan, Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer at Dentsply Sirona, with the Innovator Award for Excellence in Industry. The award recognizes Dr. Dolan’s “entrepreneurial efforts,…

February 22, 2012 News ElearningImplantology

Dental Implants’ Homepages: Are they Educative? A Cross-Sectional Study

by ken

There are a few people who shall remain nameless, but you do know who you are, who I sincerely hope read this. There is a need to blend industry and profession in so many more ways than simply sponsorship funding……and…

September 30, 2011 News Trends in Dental Education

If a picture is worth a thousand words?

by ken

What is a video presentation worth as a learning experience? I am actively seeking clinical contributors for the blog to expand it’s global outreach and value. Please consider sharing cases with images and figure legends up to and including graphics,…

August 2, 2011 News CAD/CAMComputer softwareDental industryInnovations in dentistryNew TechnologiesTechnologyTrends in Dental Education

3M Donation Advances Digital Dentistry at U.S. Dental Schools

by ken

From Market Watch – the Wall Street Journal – August 1, 2011 Schools that meet established criteria to receive Lava Chairside Oral Scanner C.O.S. Systems ST. PAUL, Minn., Aug 01, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) — By the end of 2011, dental programs…

July 15, 2011 News BlogsElearningSocial networking

Canadian patient education software showcased world-wide

by ken

Dr. Reena Gajjar CEO of MyDentalHub was recently interviewed by Dental Tribune International. Dr. Gajjar, in collaboration with Melissa Summerfield, Catherine Wilson and the Biz Group, will in short order link MyDentalChronicles off www.mydentalbuddies.com to the new server running www.oralhealthjournal.com…

June 21, 2011 News New Technologies

Apple rumored to be working on iOS-powered HDTVs for late 2011

by ken

Your reception area just got the gift of the century; by Josh Ong – Apple Insider June 21, 2011 – Oral Health has partnered with MyDentalHub.com to create a new blog MyDentalChronicles …..the company was among the first to see…

June 21, 2011 News Cone beam computed tomography

CBCT and maxillary sinusitis of dental origin

by ken

The power of social media for education is simply unparalleled….embrace it as it should be. CLICK – article entitled CBCT evaluation of maxillary sinusitis – Maillet – 2011 Case is from Farid Shaikh, 2nd yr resident. Cheers, Fred Frederic Barnett,…

June 18, 2011 News BlogsSocial networking

And this is the power of a blog….vote for it, be the ball!!!!!

by ken

At Oral Health, we have a surfeit of riches in our Editorial Consultants and Contributing Consultants. We don’t need to go outside the Oral Health family to seek knowledge on the topics of relevance of the day.  This is an…

June 4, 2011 News Computer softwareCone beam computed tomographyCosmetic DentistryData storageDentoMaxilloFacialRadiologyDigital radiographyElearningEvidence based dentistryInnovations in dentistryNew TechnologiesTradeshowsTrends in Dental EducationTrends in Dentistry

Live dental events help grow 3-D education

by ken

From Dental IQ – June 3, 2011 HATFIELD, Pennsylvania–The 3D Imaging Institute, sponsored by Imaging Sciences International, has announced the latest addition to its curriculum of 3-D dentistry events: the Live 3D Dentistry Forum. Image via Wikipedia To read more…

May 30, 2011 News General NewsTrends in Dental Education

Canadian dental education at it’s best – The Student Experience at UBC Dentistry

by ken

From the Vancouver Sun – May 30, 2011 TOP NOTCH EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES Opened in spring 2006, UBC‘s amazing dental clinic, the Nobel Biocare Oral Health Centre,raised the quality of Dentistry’s facilities to match that of its students,faculty, staff and programs.…

May 23, 2011 News BlogsTrends in Dental EducationWebsites

Dental School Blogs

by ken

Curious as to what dental schools were doing re; blogging and making alumni aware – lo and behold………http://uoftdentistrylibrary.blogspot.com/ which included a great piece on – drum roll please…………In 1911, 100 years ago, Oral Health was founded (Johnson 353). As one of…

May 11, 2011 News Cosmetic DentistryDental LaboratoriesTrends in Dental Education

Frontier Dental Laboratories Commits an Additional $10 Million to CCADS

by ken

PR.com Vancouver, Canada – May 11, 2011 Frontier Dental Laboratories announced a commitment of an additional $10 million dollars to the California Center For Advanced Dental Studies (CCADS). This brings Frontier Dental Laboratories’ total commitment to CCADS to over $15…

May 1, 2011 News General NewsInnovations in dentistry

Calling all vendors – line up for our new initiative – the Clinical eChronicle of Treatment Outcomes

by ken

Education and business are truly not that different. They work off similar models.  The original model for all things is the Ten Commandments – if you really look beyond the obvious, you’ll see the first five represent a relation with…