The ADA chose Chad Gehani, DDS, as president-elect and elected Craig Herre, DDS, as second vice president at the recent meeting of the ADA House of Delegates in Honolulu. Chad Gehani, DDS, president-elect of the ADA. Dr. Gehani, an endodontist from Queens, NY, received his dental degree from the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. He served as trustee of the ADA’s Second District and as a delegate of the ADA
Hundreds of your colleagues have already taken the opportunity to vote for the DrBicuspid Dental Excellence Awards. Now it’s your turn. Be sure to cast your vote for the finalists in our 11 categories. Voting ends on November 15, 2018. If you know others who might be interested in voting, let them know voting has begun and that it’s free. Just register on HuangshanDental.com, and they can cast their ballot.
Dental imaging is getting better all the time, but how do you know that your implant planning and treatment tools are accurate? Top dental implantology experts sought to answer that question at the International Team for Implantology’s ITI Consensus Conference in Amsterdam. The conference, which takes place every five years, focuses on creating foundational guidelines for several areas of modern implantology, including digital planning and placement. To come up with
Dear DrBicuspid Member, Dr. Gordon Christensen is the pre-eminent voice of the dental industry. He offers a comprehensive look at ways your practice can increase both your revenues and services offered. For instance, are there certain tasks you can delegate? Are you getting all the use you can out of your office space? Read on for practical ideas to help your practice. Read more here. HuangshanDental.com is pleased to announce the
SAN FRANCISCO – When it comes to pediatric sedation safety, it is important for dentists and anesthesiologists to work together to ensure that properly trained practitioners are at every procedure, according to Samuel Wald, MD. He spoke at the American Society of Anesthesiologists 2018 annual meeting on October 15. “It is incredibly important that we advocate and educate around those standards of safety especially for at-risk populations such as children,”
The demand for aesthetic restorative materials has increased as has the consumption of acidic beverages. But how do these drinks affect these new materials? To find out, researchers examined the effects of beverages, including coffee and an energy drink, on a resin composite, a compomer, and a giomer. In the laboratory, they quantified how orange juice, cola, coffee, and an energy drink influenced the wettability, surface hardness, and color stability
When your dental treatment is finally over and you have your smile back it’s a big positive change. Not only will your smile look different, but the shape of your face will also look different. But what happens when your face or expressions don´t look like they used to years ago? Truth is, time can’t be stopped, but certain treatments can help us look like if we had done it
Dear Anesthesia & Pain Management Insider, A combination of nitrous oxide and ibuprofen may help dull the pain of children undergoing vital pulp therapy for irreversible pulpitis. A new study found that the combination significantly bolstered children’s pain relief compared with those who received ibuprofen alone. Learn more in our Insider Exclusive. Also new in the Anesthesia & Pain Management Community, researchers found that an injectable anesthetic may help relieve
A few years ago, investigators attempted to estimate the prevalence of a healthy lifestyle among U.S. adults and examine the link between a healthy lifestyle and various chronic diseases. Their report was published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings in 2017 (April 2017, Vol. 91:4, pp. 432-442). Alvin Danenberg, DDS. A healthy lifestyle was defined to include four specific characteristics: Regular physical activity Ideal body fat percentage Smoking avoidance Healthy eating The
HuangshanDental.com is pleased to announce the finalists for the Dental Excellence Awards. Now it’s up to you to determine the winners. Be sure to cast your vote for the finalists in our 11 categories. Voting ends on November 15, 2018. The DrBicuspid Dental Excellence Awards recognize the best new products and services in the dental industry. Voted on exclusively by readers, the awards showcase those products and services that dentists
Parkell has launched a new curing light with three modes of curing. The Parkell Curing Light allows a three-second tacking mode, a10-second curing mode, and a 20-second curing mode. The device also features a low-profile head for ease of access in a patient’s mouth and two intensity settings (1,000 mW/cm2 or 2,000 mW/cm2), according to Parkell.
DentalEZ has introduced the StarDental Integrated StarETorque electric system. The lightweight system consists of a 200,000 rotations per minute (rpm) brushless motor for all procedures and a 16-color display screen. The system can attach to any DentalEZ delivery unit and is autoclavable.