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Research from Colgate finds several of the companies products can neutralize 99.9% of the virus that causes COVID-19.

Lab Tests Show Some Colgate Toothpaste and Mouthwash Neutralize SARS-CoV-2 Virus

Lisa Newburger, a master's level social worker supervisor, helps audiences find humor in talking about tough topics. Her "in-your-face" style of presentations and writing will make you smile or just shock you into taking some action. Either way, she is very effective at empowering others to reach their goals and feel better about themselves. Her entertaining workshops are available for national and international audiences. Writing for the dental industry since 2010, she uses an alterego (Diana Directive) to illustrate her points in a sarcastic but effective way. Presentations can be scheduled by contacting Lisa at www.discussdirectives.com/dental.html.

Maintaining a healthy weight is important, even in the midst of a pandemic.

Gaining weight during a pandemic

Kristin Hohman serves as Associate Editor for DPR. 

Although the first U.S. dental corps wasn’t established until the early 20th century, the military has a long history of dental service members. Prior to World War I, most servicemembers received dental care from civilians and had to pay for the care themselves. It wasn’t until the Civil War and the Spanish-American War that the need for oral healthcare for soldiers became apparent. To commemorate Veteran’s Day, we’ve compiled a list of some interesting facts about the history of dentistry in the military. 

Top 4 Military Dentistry Facts

Sports fans will tell you that records are made to be broken, even though some are more obscure than others and some may indeed last forever. But setting and breaking records—even bizarre ones—are so attention-grabbing and fun that people around the globe are always striving for records and headlines and this has helped make the Guinness Book of World Records so popular.
Here, we share just some of many odd dental-themed marks recorded by the Guinness World Records.


6 Weird Dental Guinness World Records 

A look at some of the recently announced products from the dental industry.

November 2020 new products

Dr. Lou Shuman is the CEO of Cellerant Consulting Group, dentistry’s leading corporate incubator and accelerator; a venturer-in-residence at Harvard’s i-Lab; the chairman of the technology advisory board at WEO Media; a long-time contributor to Dental Products Report; and the founder and creator of the Cellerant Best of Class Technology Awards.

Solutions for today’s dentists facing more stress-induced 
bruxism than ever before.


A New Meaning Behind the Daily Grind

Colgate Professional Direct is a new online service that allows clinicians to recommend dental products to patients, who receive discounts.

Helping Dentists Connect Patients to Improved Home Care

Like just about everything else, Halloween 2020 will be different than a normal year. If you don't have a costume picked out, but find yourself needing one, here's some last-minute costume ideas for dental professionals that seem appropriate for 2020.

Last Minute Dental-Themed Halloween Costume Ideas for 2020

Company’s chlorhexidine gluconate oral rinse USP, 0.12% products bearing an expiration date from 6/30/22 to 9/30/22 are being recalled. 

Sunstar Americas Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of GUM Paroex Oral Rinse Due to Microbial Contamination

Educating Dental Patients about Mask Myths

Pac-Cide XT surface disinfectant cleaner part of Premium Starting Kit.

PacDent offering a surface disinfectant cleaning bundle

While dentistry as a separate profession is relatively new, humans have been trying to care for their teeth for thousands of years. Of course, what that care looked like has changed dramatically since ancient Egyptians used branches to clean between their teeth. 

Oral healthcare history has seen it all—including milestones for women and people of color, many scientific and medical advancements, and better patient care. But dentistry's past also includes some uncomfortable and downright painful truths. 

Here we take a quick look at 5 random historical facts about dentistry. 

5 random historic facts about dentistry

The brush is designed to be biodegradable using a bamboo alternative, Bambuplast.

Kempii releases eco-friendly toothbrush 

The new brush is designed to help patients care for both natural teeth and full, partial, and overdenture appliances.

Dr. B Dental Solutions launches new Denture & Mouth Toothbrush

Ultradent's new soft tissue retractor features a tongue guard that aids in patient comfort.

Ultradent introduces Umbrella soft tissue retractor

Take a walk down the oral care aisle at your local grocery store or large retailer and the options for grabbing a new toothbrush are plenty. You can find a large variety of colors, styles, bristle types and then there’s the battery powered and electric models that can be overwhelming due to their impressive claims and features—not to mention price tags.

10 impactful toothbrush evolutions

Videos

GreenMark BioMedical founder and CEO Steven Bloembergen, Ph.D. explains the new LumiCare caries detection rinse which was named a 2020 Cellerant Best of Class Technology award winner.

Technology Insights: LumiCare caries detection rinse from GreenMark BioMedical

America’s ToothFairy program provides education, prizes for children to help combat biofilm.

Be an oral health action hero contest helps kids fight tooth decay

HuFriedyGroup releases new Harmony Ergonomic Scaler, which uses TrueFit Technology to reduce the amount of force clinicians need to apply. 

HuFriedyGroup introduces Harmony Ergonomic Scalers

Crest's Whitening Emulsions are designed for quick application for whiter teeth.