DrBicuspid.com announces the 2017 Dental Excellence Award winners

HuangshanDental.com is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Dental Excellence Awards. Congratulations to all the candidates who made it to the final round of the HuangshanDental.com Dental Excellence Awards, along with our thanks to everyone who participated in the nominating and voting processes. Awards will be handed out at the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting in February. Follow our Facebook and Twitter feeds for more on the Dental

Los Algodones’ New Medical Experience

Over the last years, the small town of Los Algodones, Mexico has been gaining popularity among medical and dental tourists. Its wide offer in medical treatments attracts thousands of people each year. But now with the opening of MediPlaza Los Algodones, this town surely will be known for many more. MediPlaza Los Algodones is a new medical tourism concept in Los Algodones; a medical plaza with everything that a medical

Study offers new treatment for large caries

Soon you might be treating your patient’s caries with a collagen sponge filled with a drug — first tested to treat Alzheimer’s patients — that stimulates the natural ability of teeth to restore dentine. A study published January 9 in Scientific Reports by researchers in the U.K. documented a new method of stimulating the renewal of living stem cells in tooth pulp. While still needing human clinical trials, this approach

Week in Review: Voters support dental therapists; blogging for practice growth; and nail biting

Dear DrBicuspid Member, In a new survey, interviewers asked thousands of registered U.S. voters if they would like a new type of midlevel dental provider similar to a nurse practitioner, and 80% of respondents said yes. However, critics are concerned that dental therapists will not provide the same standard of care as a dentist. Read more here. Also this week on HuangshanDental.com, if you are looking for a way to

Dr. Carl Misch dies

Carl Misch, DDS, MDS, PhD, died on January 4 at the age of 70, according to an obituary on Tributes.com. Dr. Misch of Farmington, MI, was a clinical professor in the department of periodontology and oral implantology and also the honorary director of oral implantology at the Maurice H. Kornberg School of Dentistry at Temple University in Philadelphia. He also maintained a private practice in implant surgery and related prosthetics for

Let’s stop with the labels and get to the causes of dental disease

Dental disease is a label. Just as cardiovascular disease is a label. Rheumatoid arthritis is a label. Multiple sclerosis is a label. Let’s stop with the labels and get to the causes. Disease labels The medical field puts labels on all disease states. These labels define how the disease manifests in the body. There are specific signs and symptoms that define specifically named diseases. However, the label says nothing about

Calif. dental board publishes report on pediatric anesthesia

The Dental Board of California has published its Pediatric Anesthesia Study that examined California’s present laws, regulations, and policies on dental sedation of pediatric patients and recommended changes. As previously reported, the board passed the recommendations at a session on December 1 and released them on December 9. The recommendations include updated staffing and educational requirements, along with revised monitoring standards and terminology to improve patient safety. More information about

Kerr launches new amalgam waste website

Kerr has launched a website to provide information on the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards on the discharge of mercury and other metals in wastewater. The website, RecyleAmalgamWaste.com, is hosted by Dental Recycling of North America (DRNA) in partnership with Kerr. The website features information on training, documentation, and equipment, according to the company. An eight-hour continuing education course on compliance requirements under the EPA regulations also is

Western Dental appoints new VP of dental implants

Western Dental has appointed Natalie Arranaga as its new vice president of dental implants. Most recently, Arranaga was regional director of specialty operations for Pacific Dental Services. She has also served as director of operations for Smile Brands.

How can you help patients who bite their nails?

As dentists, we are all too familiar with particular oral health problems that could have been avoided if patients refrained from bad dental hygiene practices in the first place. One such common habit that leads to preventable dental health problems is nail biting. Onychophagia, as we know it, may provide temporary comfort to patients when they feel stressed, nervous, or bored, but the habit does a lot more damage than

10 Steps to Find the Best Cosmetic Dentist

The need for dental treatment has never been greater than today, with people losing their teeth more and more as time passes by. Perhaps it’s because of the greater availability of sweets and tooth-decaying products that has forced this to happen. Maybe it’s because more and more people can’t afford the best cosmetic dentist that money can buy because of the disappearing middle class and the ongoing effects of the

Dental Treatments for Kids at Thantakit International Dental Center

On top of children losing their milk teeth naturally, tooth decay can unnecessarily hasten their tooth loss, which could lead to them forming bad habits that could affect their permanent teeth as young to older adults. If you’re going to teach your child good dental habits, it’s better to start sooner rather than later. Tooth Decay and Pediatric Dental Care Thankfully, Thantakit International Dental Center is here to provide dental childcare for