Search Dental Tribune

Dental News

Dr. Robert Genco receives award from AAP

BUFFALO, N.Y., USA: Robert J. Genco, DDS, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor, director of the University at Buffalo Science, Technology Transfer and Economic...

save

Orthognathic surgery and recovery have different anesthetic requirements

Orthognathic surgery, affecting the jaws and face, requires a balancing act in anesthetic technique. Limiting blood loss, avoiding respiratory depression, ...

save

ADA: Selective use of CBCT offers advanced point-of-care imaging

CHICAGO, Ill., USA: In the August issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association, the American Dental Association’s Council on Scientific ...

save

Crayfish found to have substance on teeth similar to human enamel

NEW YORK, N.Y., USA: A team of Israeli and German scientists from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and ...

save

Digital Clinic brings social responsibility to dental digital signage

Digital Clinic has teamed up with TeamSmile to highlight the dental needs of underprivileged children to waiting rooms across the country. Dental offices ...

save

A hygienist goes to Hollywood

After 30 years of clinical practice and only a few in journalism, I decided it was time to learn about digital filmmaking. I signed up for a week of ...

save
advertisement

Hygienists group supports Dental Reform Act of 2012

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA: The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) has issued a news release commending Sen. Bernard Sanders, chairman of the ...

save

New saliva biomarker test helps detect oral cancer

Advanced Laboratory Services, in collaboration with a research team at the University of Southern California, has developed a new test that can assist ...

save

Father of CT scanner dies

KENSINGTON, Md. & WASHINGTON, D.C., USA: One of the pioneers of CT scanning technology for use in medicine has died at the age of 86. Robert S. Ledley, ...

save

UCLA School of Dentistry receives funding to increase care for infants, young children

LOS ANGELES, Calif., USA: The UCLA School of Dentistry has received major new funding to help improve the oral health of children in underserved ...

save

Registration opens for dental office manager conference

RED BANK, N.J., USA: The American Association of Dental Office Managers (AADOM) has announced that registration is open for this year’s conference, to...

save

Steve Martin and Martin Short to entertain at CEREC celebration

LAS VEGAS, Nev., USA: Sirona Dental Systems, a company that pioneered digital dentistry more than 25 years ago and is a leading producer of dental CAD/CAM ...

save
advertisement

CareCredit continues support of American Dental Association Foundation for sixth consecutive year

For the sixth consecutive year, CareCredit has continued its support as founding donor of the American Dental Association Foundation Give Kids A Smile Fund,...

save

AAID Annual Meeting to focus on various implant treatment options

CHICAGO, Ill., USA: Washington, D.C., is the site for the annual scientific meeting of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, from Oct. 3-6. This year, ...

save

gIDE to host 4-day implant hands-on workshop

LOS ANGELES, Calif., USA: From July 24 to 27, Global Institute for Dental Education (gIDE) will host its quarterly four-day Advanced Implant Therapy ...

save

Glycine: New dimension in subgingival biofilm removal

The removal of biofilm deposits from within the periodontal pocket is recognized as being fundamental in reducing bacterial burden and down regulating the ...

save
advertisement

AAE to hold joint session with pediatric dentists

CHICAGO, Ill., USA: In lieu of a 2012 Fall Conference, the American Association of Endodontists will hold a joint symposium in conjunction with the American...

save

Advances in dental implant impressions

The Miratray Implant Advanced Tray simplifies the process of taking open tray implant impressions. The tray is provided in three maxillary and three ...

save

Underserved in Philadelphia receive free care, thanks to AGD and AGD Foundation

PHILADELPHIA, Pa., USA: More than 240 volunteer dentists, hygienists, dental assistants and University of Pennsylvania dental students and faculty provided ...

save

Former surgeon general calls for midlevel providers

ATLANTA, Ga., USA: Twelve years after issuing a landmark report that offered a framework for improving access to oral health, former Surgeon General David ...

save
advertisement

Whether a big or small practice, CAD/CAM will make a difference

For 14 years, I assisted chairside in a small rural town in Texas (population 6,000 or so), in a single GP office with four operatories. I went through the ...

save

Several endodontists receive top honors

BOSTON, Mass., USA: During its Annual Session, held recently in Boston, the American Association of Endodontists recognized six individuals with the ...

save
advertisement

Interview: Witnessing the evolution of digital impression solutions

Since 1982, dentist Svend Carlsen has used various differing intra-oral scanners for taking impressions digitally. Carlsen spoke about developments in ...

save

Gear up for charitable Bike Ride

MIS Implants Technologies, based in Fair Lawn, N.J., will be holding its second Bike Ride on July 29. This year, participants will be riding for Ninos de la...

save

ICOI to celebrate 40th anniversary at World Congress XXIX

Upper Montclair, N.J., USA: The International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI) will commemorate 40 years of implant education and camaraderie when ...

save

Hygienists help in forensics

The Rhode Island fire of 2003 was the fourth deadliest in U.S. nightclub history. Ninety-six people perished on the night of the fire, four more in the ...

save
advertisement

Handpiece engineers focus tightly on clinicians’ needs

Lots of companies like to talk about being responsive to customer needs. NSK, a global manufacturer of dental handpieces and other small-motor equipment, ...

save

gIDE Institute unveils new training center

LOS ANGELES, Calif., USA: Global Institute for Dental Education (gIDE), founded in 2003 in Los Angeles, is now equipped with a high-tech, modern training ...

save

Nationwide dental practice research network created

NEW YORK, N.Y., USA: The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) has awarded a $66.8 million, seven-year grant that consolidates its ...

save

Zirconium dioxide implant solutions: A metal-free option

Zirconia dioxide has a long history of use in orthopedic and dental applications. Zirconium (Zr) is a metal; however, through a chemical reaction with ...

save
advertisement