UCSF receives $21M for oral health research by NIH

The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Dentistry has been awarded three research awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) potentially totaling nearly $21 million. The awards are part of 10 research cooperative agreements awarded nationwide by the NIH aimed at eliminating inequities in access to care and improving the oral health of children. The awards of up to five years each support the Multidisciplinary and Collaborative

UCSF dental researchers receive Alzheimer’s grant

A team of interdisciplinary researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), including two from the School of Dentistry, has received a three-year, $1.3 million grant to study the cell biology of Alzheimer’s disease. Alzheimer’s Disease Pathogenesis, according to UCSF. The researchers include Diane Barber, PhD, and Torsten Wittmann, PhD, from the UCSF School of Dentistry Department of Cell and Tissue Biology. The team is exploring the innovative idea

Sirona introduces new treatment centers

Sirona Dental announced the introduction of a line of transcendental treatment centers to the U.S. market at this week’s Cerec 30th anniversary celebration in Las Vegas. The ergonomically built treatment centers allow practitioners to integrate the components of digital dentistry, including CAD/CAM, implantology, and endodontics, into one unit. “It’s really amazing, self-contained, and everything is completely integrated,” said Michael DiTolla, DDS, at the event introducing the centers. “Clinicians will be

Coltene to launch composite blocks, enters CAD/CAM market

Coltene announced it has become a new material partner for Sirona Dental System’s Cerec CAD/CAM system, and will launch Brilliant Crios reinforced composite blocks in the first quarter of 2016. Brilliant Crios blocks are for chairside-manufactured permanent inlays, onlays, full anatomical crowns, and veneers, and they are suited for computer-assisted processing directly in the dental practice, according to Coltene. The composite formulation for Brilliant Crios combines the best properties of

Mexico’s Independence Day

Every now and then there’s something that reunites people. A reason so powerful that brings an entire country together. What we’re talking about is Liberty. Today we celebrate 205 years as an independent nation and all we’ve reached together. We feel proud about Mexico, because despite everything we’ve been through, we always stand united. Living in this country means so much to us that one day a year is not

Dental Health for Breakfast

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It gives you the energy you need for your daily life and can influence in your teeth health. When you wake up in the morning, your teeth have been exposed to bacteria all night, so what you eat is important. There are foods that can help you to protect your teeth all along the day. Combining these, you can get delicious

What you need to know about the Dentsply, Sirona merger

Dentsply International and Sirona Dental Systems announced a merger of the two companies on September 15. The resulting company will be called Dentsply Sirona and have an equity value of approximately $13.3 billion, based on the closing prices on September 14. The merger, which is expected to close in the first quarter of 2016, will create one of the largest manufacturers of professional dental products and technologies in the world,

Carestream donates imaging system to UAB dental school

Carestream Dental has donated a CS 9300C imaging system to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Dentistry. The donation was made in honor of orthodontist David Sarver, DMD, as part of a lifetime achievement award in recognition of nearly 20 years consulting for Carestream. As a consultant, he helped design and develop the CS orthodontic imaging software. “We are deeply appreciative of Carestream Dental’s gift in honor

Exocad signs license deal with digital dentistry firm

Exocad America has entered into a patent license agreement with Canadian firm Technique d’usinage Sinlab, a wholly owned subsidiary of Capital Pro-Egaux. The agreement grants Exocad a worldwide, perpetual, nonexclusive license to all of Sinlab’s digital dentistry patents. This includes use by all Exocad software resellers, as well as small and medium-sized dental labs that use Exocad software for their design or manufacturing process. The terms of the agreement were

7 Life Lessons that Grandparents Have Taught Us

Grandparents’ Day is here, and with it comes the opportunity to honor them for all they’ve taught us. Anyone who has grandparents knows how valuable their knowledge is. Having a grandparent is like having an endless source of lessons that can help us anytime in life. That’s why they have their own day, and they deserve to be celebrated. For , having the opportunity to celebrate our grandparents is priceless.

5 steps to help stop substance abuse: Part 2

In part one of this series, two dental professionals addressed how to help prevent substance abuse through education, ideal pain management prescriptions, and screenings. This concluding part will discuss how to help those patients within your practice who are already abusing or addicted to intoxicating substances. What happens when you suspect a patient has a substance abuse disorder? Patrick J. Sammon, PhD, and John Lindroth, DDS, two experts from the

Eastman Institute gets $3.5M for special needs dentistry

The University of Rochester Medicine’s Eastman Institute for Oral Health (EIOH) has been awarded a $3.5 million grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for an educational initiative to help train dentists to treat patients with special needs. The five-year program will train more than 100 pediatric and general dentists, hygienists, dental assistants, and other staff in treating the unmet oral