Paperless makes for less stress
March 21st 2012Doctors Allen and Kelly Smudde of Valencia, CA-based Smudde Dental decided to go paperless in 2007. The improvement in efficiency for the 6,000-patient practice has been noticeable. The same patient exam that used to take between one and a half hours to two hours now takes 45 minutes.
Sonntag to present GC ceramics course
March 21st 2012Rick Sonntag, RDT, owner of 4 Points Dental Designs and GC Technical Advisor, will conduct a course June 18 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on "The Fusion of Esthetics and Function" at the GC Logistics Center in Alsip, Ill. The course will offer six hours of CDT credit and will cover:
“The results of parental satisfaction are very positive…”
March 21st 2012I was a full-time faculty member at The Ohio State University College of Dentistry back in the early and mid ’80s when NuSmile Crowns became available. I published one of the first articles that looked at fracture resistance of NuSmile and other crowns available at the time. After I left academia to go into private practice, the practice I joined happened to use NuSmile crowns. I’ve been using them routinely for 15 years. What patients are a good fit?
Bisco’s DUO-LINK™ Composite Luting Cement
March 21st 2012Bisco’s DUO-LINK composite luting cement is a dual-cured, highly filled cement and competes in a very crowded and often confusing product niche in restorative dentistry. DUO-LINK is not a newly introduced product, but one that has had a long history of producing excellent clinical results.
Zirconia CAD/CAM bridge in three pieces
March 21st 2012The patient, a 50-year-old female, presented with a large diastema, irregular teeth size and dull color. Furthermore, the shape of the teeth on the right versus left sides was different-as is apparent in the pre-op photo (Fig. A). The teeth on her left side were longer than those on the right.
Research supports efficacy of MI Paste Plus among orthodontic patients
March 21st 2012August 27, 2010-Research presented at the 2010 International Association for Dental Research meeting in Barcelona, Spain supports the use of MI Paste Plus™ with RECALDENT™† containing casein phosphopeptide - amorphous calcium phosphate and fluoride (CPP-ACPF) for the prevention of decalcification in orthodontic patients.
Tech Brief: Applying ORABLOC in your practice
March 21st 2012For routine dental procedures and oral surgery, Orabloc™ articaine-based injectable dental anesthetic provides rapid onset of action. Each cartridge is individually sealed in a blister package for cleanliness, protection of the cartridge as well as the epinephrine. It is available through Patterson Dental.
The AGD and the Academy of General Dentistry Foundation provide Free oral health care
March 21st 2012CHICAGO, July 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - This Thursday, July 8, 2010, the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) and the AGD Foundation will team up with the Louisiana State University (LSU) School of Dentistry to hold its first outreach project, Nation of Smiles, One Smile at a Time. This event will provide upwards of 300 patients from local shelters, clinics and charities with free dental care from volunteer dentists, hygienists, and dental assistants from around the nation. LSU dental students also will be participating.
Sir Liam Donaldson, global patient safety leader, to keynote OSAP 2011 symposium
March 21st 2012ANNAPOLIS, MD-March 14, 2011-The Board of Directors of the Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) announced that Sir Liam Donaldson, Chairman of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) patient safety initiative, will speak at its annual Infection Prevention and Safety Symposium on Friday, June 10, in Plano (Dallas), TX. The conference runs June 9-12, 2011.
Hayes Handpiece Co. opens location in Australia
March 21st 2012CARLSBAD, CA-Hayes Handpiece Company has announced the opening of a new location in Queensland, Australia. Hayes Handpiece Repair Australia is owned and operated by Adam Mathews, and provides local handpiece repair service, staff training and handpiece and instrument sales to the Brisbane area.
The hygienist’s role in dental implants
March 21st 2012Dental implants have been part of mainstream dentistry for several years. One of the keys to their long-term success is preventive maintenance. It is in this regard that the dental hygienist plays a central role in the long-term health and survival of dental implants.