A 4-year-old girl died after being sedated for a dental procedure at a Tulsa, OK, dental clinic. Akasmse Rose Tecumseh of Morris, OK, died August 14 after leaving the Pediatric Dental Group, according to Linda Campbell, executive director of the Oklahoma Board of Dentistry. The child was having some restorations done and crowns put on her deciduous teeth, she said. The girl had no known allergies or pre-existing conditions, Campbell
Make no mistake: How your practice appears to patients who are considering cosmetic dentistry may be as important as the treatment plan presentation. A patient is very unlikely to accept cosmetic treatment if the office is not aesthetically pleasing. Your office decor says a lot about your practice. Make sure it says what you want it to say! Improve your office appearance. The atmosphere of a cosmetic practice should be
Cosmedent donated dental products valued at $727,746 to National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF), lending critical support for affiliate oral health programs serving at-risk children across the U.S., according to the foundation. The Cosmedent dental supplies were distributed to 28 members of the NCOHF affiliate network, which comprises more than 60 nonprofit healthcare programs. Copyright © 2010 HuangshanDental.com
Adding laser energy to in-office teeth whitening does not improve the whitening effect, according to a study in Lasers in Medical Science (July 2010, Vol. 25:4, pp. 503-509). Researchers from Aachen University performed laser-assisted in-office bleaching on the teeth of 20 patients using an Nd:YAG laser (1,064 nm, average power 4 W, pulse repetition rate 10 Hz, pulse duration 320 µs). The treatment was carried out in a split-mouth design,
Crest and Oral-B have launched a line of oral care products for tweens (8- to 12-year-olds) to help encourage healthy oral care habits. “As tweens age and become more independent, they develop their own unique oral care needs,” said Kelly Heaps, brand manager for Procter & Gamble, in a press release. “We found that adult toothbrushes were not always the best size for older children’s mouths and adult rinse and
Louisiana appears to be nearing the finish line in its efforts to establish regulations governing mobile dental clinics providing care in schools across the state. On August 19, the House Health and Welfare Committee voted 6-5 in favor of the new rules, which have been a bone of contention between the Louisiana State Dental Board and the Louisiana Dental Association (LDA) for more than a year. The LDA originally sponsored
The Center for Pediatric Dentistry will open September 1 in Seattle and provide pediatric dental care, education for dentists and medical professionals, research, and policy under one roof. Outfitted with the latest in dental equipment and practices, the institute will provide dental care and educate parents, dentists, physicians, and policymakers on infant and childhood oral health. The new facility will have the ability to handle 40,000 patient visits annually, serving
New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry researchers are part of an international team that has identified a new approach for treating tooth hypersensitivity that they say can also prevent bacteria from causing further harm. In their study, a coating made from fluoride and zinc ions in a calcium-phosphate matrix proved effective in reversing damage to the tubules caused by Streptococcus mutans. The coating caused the exposed tubules to close
A recent free dental clinic hosted by the North Carolina Dental Society provided about $400,000 worth of care to nearly 900 people during a two-day event. Forty dental chairs were filled by patients in need of fillings, extractions, and other services during the August 13-14 Missions of Mercy free clinic in Asheville, according to the organization. “This was the second-largest clinic ever held in North Carolina and would have been
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed an improved coating technique that could strengthen the connection between titanium joint-replacement implants and a patients’ own bone (Science Translational Medicine, August 18, 2010). The stronger connection — created by manipulating signals the body’s own cells use to encourage growth — may allow the implants to last longer, according to the university. For the study, Georgia Tech’s School of Chemistry and
A biopsy-based approach can improve the diagnosis of burning mouth syndrome (BMS), according to a study in the Clinical Journal of Pain (July/August 2010, Vol. 26:6, pp. 528-532). Researchers from the National Neurological Institute Carlo Besta in Milan screened 98 patients who had complained of oral burning pain for at least six months. Forty-two patients were excluded after screening for contact sensitivity to dental materials, food allergies, tongue injuries, malignancies,
Snacking on potato chips is often associated with eating other junk food, contributing to a higher incidence of caries in young children, according to a team of international researchers (Caries Research, August 18, 2010). To investigate the association between snacking and caries in a population at high risk of dental caries, the researchers recruited 1,206 U.S. preschool children in the offices of pediatricians. A questionnaire was used to collect data