Arfona partners with Dentulu, Impress3D

3D-printed dentures company Arfona has partnered with Dentulu and Impress3D to provide patients with greater access to better and more affordable tooth replacement options. Through the partnership, patients now have the option to see a dentist virtually and receive their 3D-printed replacement tooth in days without physically visiting a dental office, the company said. Dentists can already access digital laboratory services through the Impress3D platform and order dental prosthetics online

Dental Dose: Painkillers and COVID-19 vaccines

Dental Dose is a new twice-monthly video series featuring pharmacologist Tom Viola, RPh. In each episode, Viola shares bite-sized pieces of dental pharmacology news, facts, and myths. A patient comes in for dental work. He got the COVID-19 vaccine yesterday. What do you do? “It’s a Catch-22,” said Tom Viola in the latest episode of Dental Dose. While dentistry relies on a combination of ibuprofen and acetaminophen to treat most

Solmetex names new director

Solmetex said that Richard Andrew Campos has joined the organization as its director of international business development and sales. Campos is a business development, sales, and marketing executive with more than 25 years of experience in the domestic and international dental markets. Company leaders said he will take Solmetex to the world stage and execute strategic global distribution initiatives in an ever-changing business environment.

Kids think of dentists as superheroes — and villains

Are dentists superheroes or villains? It depends on who you ask. About 50% of young children perceive dentists as a type of superhero, according to a study published on April 7 in the European Journal of Oral Sciences. But another 30% of children saw dentists as Batman’s villain the Joker or as monsters. The respondents were part of a survey to understand how children perceive dentists in order to bolster

Dominion National partners with SmileDirectClub

Dominion National announced it has partnered with SmileDirectClub to offer its members access to SmileDirectClub’s orthodontic clear aligner program for teeth straightening. Dominion members will be offered three opportunities to receive 3D scans to participate in the SmileDirectClub program: either at one of SmileDirectClub’s SmileShop locations, at a SmileDirectClub Partner Network affiliated dentist or orthodontist office, or with a doctor-prescribed, at-home impression kit. Treatment is prescribed and monitored remotely by

No insurance? How to Save on Dental Work

Tooth pain or other dental issues should be treated quickly. Many people, fearing the high costs of the procedures, are reluctant to even pay for a consultation to find out what they have, because of the cost of x-rays and the necessary studies. Throughout the pandemic and still, there was a decrease in demand for dental services, can you guess the main reason? the high costs. But dental problems are not

Kare Mobile extends giveaway contest

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.

Maxillofacial surgery’s dark past in Nazi Germany

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

Second Opinion: Dentistry must correct fluoride myths

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).

Sleep apnea treatment may reduce risk of Alzheimer’s

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 reduces gum disease in those with liver disease

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

Periodontist invents aerosol dome to protect patients, team

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