Drawbacks of public water fluoridation and current stances

This table examines the drawbacks of public water fluoridation and the current stances of the ADA and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). body {margin-left: 10px} .edCntTbl { margin:0px 0px 6px 0px; padding:0px; border-bottom: 1px solid #99a8b7; border-top: 1px solid #99a8b7; border-left: 1px solid #99a8b7; border-right: 1px solid #99a8b7; } .edCntTbl tr { margin:0px; padding:0px; } .edCntTbl li { margin-left:18px; } .edCntTbl td { font-size: 0.95em; background-color:#ffffff; padding:0.5em;

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Are remineralizing agents effective on white-spot lesions? There is no easy answer for resolving white-spot lesions (WSLs) that appear following orthodontic treatment. A systematic review found insufficient evidence supporting the effectiveness of various preventive measures, but another researcher suggests not giving up just yet. Read more.

Report, lawsuit question U.S. teeth-whitening regulations

A growing number of state laws are giving dentists a monopoly on providing teeth-whitening services in the U.S., according to a report released Tuesday by the Institute for Justice (IJ) and a related lawsuit filed by two nondentists who were prohibited from offering these services in Alabama. As the teeth-whitening industry has expanded, so has the push for laws and regulations that control who can and can’t offer teeth-whitening services,

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Providence Cancer Center in Portland, OR, is one of a growing number of facilities that is working to improve care for patients with oral cancer and head and neck cancers through a multidisciplinary program that brings together a spectrum of treatment providers. To illustrate the challenges many oral cancer patients face, R. Bryan Bell, MD, DDS, medical director of the Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Program at Providence, described the

Canadian kids need more access to dental care

Canadian pediatric dentists are advocating better access to dental care for the country’s youth, citing growing rates of caries among children in poor and remote areas. The number of Canadian children with caries is rising, according to the Canadian Paediatric Society (CPS). Nearly 60% of children between the ages of 6 and 11 have had a cavity, and extractions affected by caries are the most common surgical procedure among preschoolers

ADA reports question economic viability of midlevel providers

The midlevel dental provider (MLP) model is not economically realistic or sustainable, according to a series of state-based reports released today by the ADA. But a Minnesota program that is tracking the productivity of its dental therapists begs to differ. The reports, written for the ADA by ECG Management Consultants, examined the economic viability of dental health aide therapists (DHATs), dental therapists (DTs), and advanced dental hygiene practitioners (ADHPs) in

More U.S. states consider expanding hygienists’ duties

What hygienists are allowed to do and where they are allowed to do it would change in a number of ways under proposed bills being considered by states across the U.S. The debate heated up last week in Connecticut during a hearing before the state Public Health Committee. In a public hearing March 21 at the Connecticut State Capitol, for example, members of the Public Health Committee heard testimony from

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Product review: Lang Dental’s Novus soft reline material

As a profession, many of us have adopted the practice of using soft reline materials for our edentulous patients. Options in the past have included either chairside procedures or laboratory-processed materials. table.side {margin: 2px 5px 2px 5px;} table.side p {font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;} table.side b {font-size: 14px; line-height: 12px; font-weight: bold;} About Catapult Catapult reviews are conducted by our team of more than 50 clinicians in the U.S. and Canada.

Product review: Voco America’s Futurabond DC

Self-etching has become a well-accepted technique among more than half the dentists in North America. Three years ago, the majority of Catapult evaluators were total etchers; today more than half of them use self-etchants in their practice (not necessarily exclusively). table.side {margin: 2px 5px 2px 5px;} table.side p {font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;} table.side b {font-size: 14px; line-height: 12px; font-weight: bold;} About Catapult Catapult reviews are conducted by our team of

SWIFT MRI shows promise for endodontics

A new study in the Journal of Endodontics (JOE) further validates the viability of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for imaging hard and soft tissue in the oral cavity (June 2011, Vol. 37:6, pp. 745-752). Researchers from the Center for Magnetic Resonance Research at the University of Minnesota presented findings from early experiments using MRI to image teeth and surrounding soft tissue at the International Association for Dental Research meeting in

Free Calif. dental clinic draws thousands

OAKLAND – The true extent of the unmet need for dental and medical care in the U.S. was on display this past weekend as thousands of people — including some who waited hours overnight in damp, 40° weather — came to a Northern California health clinic to get free dental, medical and eye care. By the time the four-day clinic opened at 6 a.m. on April 9 at the Oakland