The ADA Foundation is accepting applications for grants to nonprofit organizations and agencies that provide innovative and effective oral health instruction and motivation for caregivers of preschool-aged children. The deadline for applications for the 2017 Samuel D. Harris Fund for Children’s Dental Health grant program is April 14. The program provides grants of up to $5,000, and last year it awarded 25 grants totaling close to $120,000.
I have a problem. Alvin Danenberg, DDS. I am a believer in learning from the past. As a matter of fact, I don’t think a healthy lifestyle or a healthy diet could be understood correctly today if one didn’t study the 2.5-million-year evolutionary history of our species. However, here is my problem. I know of some holistic medical researchers and practitioners who base their current beliefs solely on research performed
The development of secondary caries and bacterial acid formation leads to many dental restoration failures. However, researchers are concocting clever new polymer-based dental materials, some of them engineered to be “smart,” to combat such problems. During a session on polymer-based materials on March 23 at the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) annual meeting in San Francisco, investigators gave presentations on their research in developing materials with the following attributes:
Both sides claimed victory when the latest rulings in an ongoing patent infringement case between ClearCorrect and Align Technology were handed down by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the USPTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board on March 24. ClearCorrect issued a release noting that all challenged claims against one of Align Technology’s patents (No. 6,699,037) have been canceled. The board ruled that ClearCorrect was able to show
Numerous studies have shown that power or sonic toothbrushes are efficient at plaque removal compared with manual toothbrushes. However, these studies often use expensive brand-name brushes, which many consumers are unable to afford. A poster at the 2017 International Association for Dental Research (IADR) annual meeting described how value-brand toothbrushes performed as an alternative for plaque removal. In their investigation, the researchers compared two value-brand sonic toothbrush heads with a
COLOGNE, GERMANY – Dental journalist Kevin Henry attended the 2017 International Dental Show (IDS) and saw a number of new technologies at the meeting. The second part of his exclusive roundup of new products on display features cosmetic, endodontic, imaging, and restorative products. Cosmetic Nanova introduces whitening brush Kevin Henry. So IDS is all about the latest technology, right? There’s nothing more futuristic than the plasma brush from Nanova, scheduled
Dental and surgical instrument manufacturer Brasseler USA has launched a new line of diamond burs and refinement instruments. The Winter Restorative Concepts line was designed by Robert Winter, DDS. The line includes depth-limited diamond burs (three-tiered anterior burs, two-tiered posterior burs, and depth-limiting collar diamonds), shoulder diamond burs, and shoulder margin refinement instruments.
Dental equipment manufacturer Planmeca has introduced an entry-level milling unit. PlanMill 30 S milling unit. Image courtesy of Planmeca. PlanMill 30 S is a high-speed, single-spindle unit for the chairside fabrication of metal-free appliances and restorations. The unit has a fixed tool changer for three tools and a rotary axis for milling blocks, Planmeca said. PlanMill 30 S is expected to be available later in 2017.
The Trump administration is forming a national commission to combat opioid addiction. The commission will be chaired by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie; the appointment will be announced later this week, according to a story on NJ.com. Christie will remain governor of New Jersey. The commission is part of the administration’s new White House Office of American Innovation, which will look for ways to improve government performance and streamline operations.
COLOGNE, GERMANY – As part of his opening statements during the Henry Schein press conference at the International Dental Show (IDS), Stanley Bergman, the company’s chairman and CEO, said that humanity was currently in the middle of its fourth industrial revolution. Kevin Henry. We are entering the age of interoperability, Bergman said, and he commented on the technologies that are advancing humanity and also the field of dentistry. It is
SAN FRANCISCO – Reducing community water fluoridation to 0.7 mg/L appears to be effective at reducing fluoride exposure while still preventing caries, according to research presented at the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) annual meeting. Helen Whelton, BDS, MDPH, PhD. A team of scientists from Ireland and the U.K. compared the caries incidence rates before and after Ireland lowered the recommended water fluoridation level from 0.8-0.9 mg/L to 0.6-0.8
SAN FRANCISCO – Despite its flaws, silver diamine fluoride (SDF) may be the best option for arresting caries development in baby teeth. SDF was significantly more effective than fluoride varnish in preventing biofilm formation in a new study, presented at the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) annual meeting. Researchers from New York University (NYU) were curious about how silver diamine fluoride would perform against topical fluoride varnish, one of
