Finding affordable dental care can be challenging if you’re living on a tight budget or if you don’t count with a health insurance. If you cannot pay a visit to the dentist because some prices might be expensive, you’re not alone. Fortunately, you don’t have to sacrifice your wallet to get high-quality dental treatments. We share with you the best tips to have the smile you always wanted for a
Henry Schein has opened a disaster relief hotline for customers affected by recent flooding in Houston and across Texas. Dentists, physicians, and veterinarians who have operational, logistical, or financial issues can call 800-999-9729, according to the company. The hotline is open 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. EST. The hotline remains open throughout the year to provide assistance to practitioners adversely affected by disasters.
Dentsply Sirona has announced four speakers for the periodontic/hygiene track at the inaugural Siroworld event in August. Heidi Arndt, RDH, will speak in two sessions: “Hygiene business rule No. 1: Know your numbers” and “Grand slam hygiene exam.” Arndt is the founder and CEO of Enhanced Hygiene. Other speakers include the following: Kristy Menage Bernie, RDH, on “Paradigm shifts in periodontal therapy: Implementing evolving protocols” and “Paradigm shifts in caries
Dear DrBicuspid Member, Combine a complicated patient list with practice management concerns and more and you have stress. But how do you destress? In her latest Sheri’s Solutions, Dr. Sheri Doniger relates a conversation she had with Dr. Desirée Walker at the 2016 Women in Dentistry conference about beating stress. Read her column here. The ADA’s Marko Vujicic, PhD, and Dr. Gerald Glickman from Texas A&M University came together in a highly anticipated
Henry Schein has launched three catalogs for 2016. The catalogs (Henry Schein Dental Supplies, Henry Schein Brand, and Henry Schein Practice Marketing & Office Supplies) include more than 60,000 products, according to the company. The dental supply catalog includes product information and an overview of services available. The brand catalog includes low-cost alternatives for patient bibs, gloves, and ultrasonic scalers. The marketing and office supply catalog offers marketing solutions and
A student researcher has found a way to merge nanobiotechnology with endodontics. Sanam Kheirieh, DDS, a graduating endodontics resident at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry, has created a scaffold that can fight harmful bacteria. Sanam Kheirieh, DDS, created a scaffold to help fight endodontic infections. Dr. Kheirieh’s research, which was presented at the 2016 American Association of Endodontists (AAE) annual session in San Francisco, focuses on creating a degradable
California lawmakers have approved a bill to increase oversight of pediatric sedation during dental procedures after a 6-year-old boy died while under general anesthesia for an extraction in 2015. The bill, AB 2235, to be known as Caleb’s Law, would tighten requirements for dentist supervision of sedated patients and also require dentists to inform parents of an increased risk when general anesthesia is used. In addition, the bill would require
Dental consumables manufacturer Taub Products has launched Impulse, a medical-grade stainless steel crown and bridge remover. Impulse has two interchangeable tips and is available in satin or polish finish. The tips and device can be sterilized separately. “The Impulse was redesigned with patient comfort in mind,” stated Ed Matthews, Taub’s vice president of sales, in a press release. “The crown can be removed by breaking the seal of the cement,
How will the dental students of the future cope with a rising mountain of debt? Will the big-data revolution trickle down to the average dental practice? These are just a few questions on the future of dentistry from a session at the recent American Association of Endodontists (AAE) annual meeting in San Francisco. Marko Vujicic, PhD, chief economist and vice president of the ADA Health Policy Institute. Image courtesy of
The American Dental Association (ADA) feels strongly that health insurance companies must be subject to the same competitive rules that apply to every other U.S. business. Every business except dentistry, of course. On Tuesday April 12, the ADA submitted written testimony to the U.S. Senate “urging committee members to re-examine the antitrust exemption enjoyed by health insurance companies as a result of the 1945 McCarran-Ferguson law.” Steven Krauss, DDS, MPH,
NuSmile is offering a 20% discount on orders placed at the upcoming American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) 2016 annual session in San Antonio. Practitioners will receive the discount for orders placed at the company’s booth (No. 201) during the AAPD meeting, held May 27-29. The company will also host a 25th anniversary event at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 28, at the meeting. “We’re the only company in the
The Society for Color and Appearance in Dentistry (SCAD) is accepting applications for two awards for dental technicians. The Larsen Chu Award is open to dental technicians with less than 10 years of experience, while the Virtuoso Award is open to dental technicians with more than 10 years of experience. August 10 is the submission deadline. The winners will be honored at the 2016 SCAD conference in September in Chicago.