High season in Los Algodones it´s about to begin, this means that it´s time to start planning your dental vacation. Today, we would like to share some useful tips that every traveler will find extremely necessary, especially if this is their first time traveling to sunny Mexico. Before starting, we would like to give you some extra (and very important advice) don´t be nervous! Traveling outside your city of residence
When using the WaveOne single-file system to shape a root canal, practitioners often create a glide path before canal preparation to improve performance. Researchers compared three popular systems used to create glide paths to see which performed best. They found one system, the ProGlider, to be better in two key categories than the PathFile and the K-file. Their study was published in BMC Oral Health (August 29, 2018). “Compared with
When your older patients aren’t eating or cite difficulty swallowing, the cause may be a condition such as lichen planus or xerostomia, noted Jacqueline Plemons, DDS, in a presentation at the California Dental Association’s CDA Presents 2018 meeting in San Francisco on September 7. She explained to attendees how they can help these patients. Dr. Plemons has a private periodontal practice in Dallas. She is also a professor in the department
DentalEZ has introduced the StarDental 430SWL torque flex handpiece. The handpiece offers 31 watts of power for high-speed procedures. It also has an 11.1-mm diameter head and a two-year limited warranty, according to the company. StarDental is a brand of DentalEZ. The handpiece will be available October 1. The StarDental 430SWL torque flex handpiece. Image courtesy of DentalEZ.
Doctors and hygienists should mention cosmetic services to patients, using brochures and visual aids to create interest. Internal marketing activities — special promotions, updates on services, signs and displays around the office, social media posts — will keep patients thinking about why they should consider aesthetic treatment. Look beyond immediate patient needs. Many of your patients would expect you to alert them to dental problems they may have in the
SAN FRANCISCO – Missed the first day of the California Dental Association’s CDA Presents 2018 meeting? Don’t worry, HuangshanDental.com Editor-in-Chief Tony Edwards and Associate Editor Theresa Pablos have you covered. Take a look at our September 6 Facebook Live video from the Moscone Center.
Dear DrBicuspid Member, If your patients want healthy teeth, it may be better for them to opt for dark chocolate instead of crackers, according to a presentation by Dr. Roger Lucas at the California Dental Association’s CDA Presents 2018 meeting on September 6. Find out more here. Stay with HuangshanDental.com for more onsite coverage of CDA Presents 2018 in San Francisco, including coverage of presentations on pediatric anesthesiology, practice building and
SAN FRANCISCO – If you want healthy teeth, it may be better to opt for dark chocolate instead of crackers, according to a presentation by Roger Lucas, DDS, at the California Dental Association’s CDA Presents 2018 meeting on September 6. Roger Lucas, DDS. Dr. Lucas, a pediatric dentist and author of the book More Chocolate, No Cavities: How Diet Can Keep Your Kid Cavity-Free, broke down the biochemistry of caries prevention, including
SAN FRANCISCO – Dental anesthesiologist Leonard Naftalin, DDS, got an appreciative chuckle from the audience at the beginning of his presentation on anesthesiology and children’s developing brains at the California Dental Association’s CDA Presents 2018 meeting. The question he gets from some parents of young children is meant well and laced with concern about the long-term effects of anesthesia on their child’s developing brain, he noted: “Will [child’s name] still
We all are exposed to stress. Some of us deal with it well. Many of us don’t. Did you know that chronic stress can destroy the gut and affect your patients’ oral health? All of us must respect the damaging effects of continuous stress on the body. Effects in the gut Stress can be the initial insult to the gut. Although many articles have been written about stress in our
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded a $2.4 million grant to two New York researchers, including one from the New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry. Brian Schmidt, DDS, MD, PhD, director of the Bluestone Center for Clinical Research at NYU, and Nigel Bunnett, PhD, a professor at Columbia University, will use the three-year grant to study how nerve cell receptors generate chronic pain. The ultimate goal is to
Dear Endodontics Insider, When using the WaveOne single-file system to shape a root canal, practitioners often create a glide path before canal preparation to improve performance. Researchers compared three popular systems used to create glide paths to see which performed best. Read our Insider Exclusive. In other Endodontics Community news, dentists prescribe millions of antibiotics, but prescription trends vary by dental specialty and time of year, which may represent an inappropriate