Kare Mobile has extended the deadline for its contest to give one minority dentist a $150,000 Ford Transit mobile dental office. The new deadline is Friday, April 23, and the winner will be notified in late spring. Interested minority dental professionals can learn more and apply at karels.mobi/mck.
About 60% of maxillofacial surgeons joined the Nazi Party during the Third Reich, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery. More maxillofacial surgeons had ties to the National Socialist Party than other medical professionals. Maxillofacial surgeons who were members of the National Socialist German Workers’ Party (NSDAP) advanced their careers more frequently than nonmembers. They also experienced no professional setbacks after World
Myths and confusion have frustrated efforts to increase participation in vaccinating Americans against COVID-19. Like vaccines, fluoride has been the target of ongoing misinformation. Unfortunately, it is unlikely that a recent review by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) will curb the false or misleading information about fluoride. In February, a NASEM committee finished its peer review of a monograph drafted by the National Toxicology Program (NTP).
Older adults who use positive airway pressure therapy to treat obstructive sleep apnea may be less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia, according to a recent study published in Sleep. Researchers from Michigan Medicine’s Sleep Disorders Centers analyzed Medicare claims of more than 50,000 beneficiaries ages 65 and older who had been diagnosed with sleep apnea. They analyzed whether people who used positive airway pressure therapy
Exercise improves physiology and reduces gum disease in people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, according to a recent study in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Researchers from the University of Tsukuba in Japan found that exercise may be used to improve the oral environment in people with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, potentially leading to new treatments. To characterize underlying mechanisms of the liver disease, the researchers
Restless nights became a common occurrence for periodontist Dr. Lara Ryan during the COVID-19 shutdown. As a dental professional, she knew she was trained to deal with airborne pathogens, but she wanted to provide her patients and team with more protection. After a sleepless night, some computer research, and an article about an anesthesiologist in Taiwan, Ryan found herself on the path to better protection from potentially harmful aerosols that
SmileDirectClub has launched a new program called Lifetime Smile Guarantee that supports its clear aligner therapy. Patients who complete clear aligner therapy with SmileDirectClub and order two retainers per year to maintain a retainer subscription will be eligible for the Lifetime Smile Guarantee program, which provides an annual set of free aligners if necessary, according to the firm.
Komet USA said it has added hundreds of disposable sterile diamonds and carbides to its product line. The German-engineered, single-use sterile diamond and carbide burs are available in 239 different sizes/shapes/shanks for any restorative procedure, according to the company. The burs are packaged in a class 7 clean room using gamma irradiation sterilization. They’re available in rolls of 25 and can be used in combination with Komet’s multiuse rotary instruments,
Clear aligner provider Clear Blue Smiles has formed a strategic alliance with GreenSky Patient Solutions. The deal will enable Clear Blue Smiles to offer financing options to partner dental and orthodontic offices for patients seeking remote delivery of orthodontics, according to the company. The firm said that all prospective patients are required to undergo a comprehensive diagnostic exam by dentists or orthodontists prior to treatment via the Clear Blue Smiles
Dentists are well poised to discuss and advocate for COVID-19 vaccines, according to a study published on March 24 in the Journal of the American Dental Association. More than half of parents said a healthcare professional could influence their decision to allow a child to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Researchers from the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center at the University of Cincinnati conducted a 41-question survey to better understand caregivers’
Cognitively healthy adults who have more harmful oral bacteria may be at greater risk of having a key Alzheimer’s disease biomarker, according to a study published on April 12 in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring. Researchers found the Alzheimer’s disease biomarker beta amyloid 42 in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of healthy older adults, adding to growing research that indicates periodontal disease is linked to this type of
A Florida dentist who provides services to NBA and NFL players said in an article on Insider.com that early inequities in dental care can translate into dental anxiety in adult athletes from poor backgrounds. Dr. Amira Ogunleye of Beautiful Smiles has a client list that includes LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Osi Umenyiora, and Teddy Bridgewater, according to the April 8 report. But professional athletes’ fame and careers don’t necessarily protect them
