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Dentistry needs a facelift Dental Economics Share     In times of a recession, there are certainly a number of things that you should be doing for your dental practice. As the economy finally recovers, hopefully we can look back and say there was a silver lining for dentistry and your office in 2009. What is essential is that you take the time during this economic turnaround to give yourself and your practice a facelift. More
Children's dental care gets "B" Coshocton Tribune Share
With limited pediatric dentists in the area, Dr. Daniel Claman, of Coshocton, Ohio, is pleased to help out where he can. "I think we're the only (children's) clinic here; general practitioners refer a lot of children here," said Claman, a dentist at Coshocton Children's Dental Clinic. "We're the only deal in town, so it's good we're here. But we're only in a few days a week, so the access is not great. We definitely can improve." More Few dentists in Florida willing to deal with Medicaid The News-Press Share
Jamie Siebert of Fort Myers, Fla., regularly makes three-hour round trips to Sarasota so her daughter can see an orthodontist who will accept her Medicaid. Jasena Dawson's children have not seen a dentist in five years because the working mother has not been able to schedule an appointment with a Medicaid-accepting dentist. More
Magnets in dental chairs Dentistry IQ Share
Most dental professionals have never thought that their dental chair could be a risk to patients with pacemakers or implantable defibrillators. They need to think again. A few months ago, Boston Scientific, one of the major manufacturers of pacemakers/ICDs, added a new caution to their contraindications for dental patients. They warn that if a patient has a pacemaker/ICD, and the dental chair has a magnetic headrest with strength over 10 gauss, the patient should NOT sit in the chair. More Dental technicians at risk of asbestos cancer TopNews Share
A report stated that dentists should be careful as they are vulnerable to a higher than average risk of a cancer caused by asbestos called mesothelioma. Website asbestos.net stated that this is possible as dentists are exposed to asbestos, which is used for their profession, as a lining material for casting rings. More
New telemedicine project provides dental care in California Technology Marketing Corporation Share
The University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry launched a four-year pilot project, which will help treat patients in need of critical dental care and services for low-income residents in the San Fernando Valley, Calif. The project will involve the setting up of a Virtual Dental Home, which will offer participating dentists a simple and secure way to electronically review patients’ dental records remotely. All they need help from dental hygienists and dental assistants present in the underserved communities. More Surge in teeth grinding linked to poor economy DentalPlans Share
A growing number of people are suffering from dental health problems due to a national upsurge in teeth grinding caused by stress over the stagnant economy, according to a recent study. Researchers from the Chicago Dental Society surveyed more than 250 of its members and found that nearly 75 percent of dentists said their patients reported increased stress in their lives. More
Late baby teeth may mean more orthodontic visits: Genes associated with early tooth development identified Science Daily Share
Several genes affect tooth development in the first year of life, according to the findings of a study conducted at Imperial College London, the University of Bristol in the U.K. and the University of Oulu in Finland. The research, published Feb. 26 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics, shows that the teeth of babies with certain genetic variants tend to appear later and that these children have a lower number of teeth by age one. Additionally, those children whose teeth develop later are more likely to need orthodontic treatment. More
Sticky subject could net major return Otago Daily Times Share
What do a group of chemists, food scientists, biochemists, marine scientists, aquaculture researchers and oral health specialists have in common? All are scientists involved in a University of Otago collaboration trying to answer a basic question: what makes living organisms, particularly tiny ones such as bacteria, stick to wet surfaces? More Glue, fly, glue: Caddisflies' underwater silk adhesive might suture wounds Science Daily Share
Like silkworm moths, butterflies and spiders, caddisfly larvae spin silk, but they do so underwater instead on dry land. Now, University of Utah researchers have discovered why the fly's silk is sticky when wet and how that may make it valuable as an adhesive tape during surgery. The caddisfly silk appears to get its underwater adhesive abilities from serines that have phosphates added to them as the fibroin silk protein is synthesized. Phosphates are well-known adhesives that are already used in everything from dental crowns or fillings to water-based latex paints. More |
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