CareCredit donates $100K to Give Kids A Smile

CareCredit has donated $100,000 to the ADA Foundation’s Give Kids A Smile (GKAS) Fund for the ninth consecutive year, according to the company. The grant will support GKAS through funding of three initiatives: The GKAS NASCAR elementary school oral health education events for underserved children ADA Mission of Mercy and GKAS oral health education and treatment event GKAS and TeamSmile collaborative oral health treatment events bring together sports and dental

Law mandates dental screenings for Ore. schoolkids

A new Oregon law requiring dental screenings for children starting public school who are 7 years old or younger will take effect for the 2016-2017 school year. HB 2972, sponsored by state Rep. Cedric Hayden, DDS (R-Roseburg), states that “each education provider shall require a student … to submit certification that the student received a dental screening within the previous 12 months.” Bruce Austin, DMD, the statewide dental director for

Experience

When you are small, losing a tooth could be both a frightening and exciting moment. Many little kids play with their lose tooth, making it wiggle and hearing that the tooth fairy will visit really excites them. However, this changes once we are adults, when an adult loses a tooth or their teeth; the excitement is no longer there, but the fear is. This is something that happened to me,

Leaders in Dentistry: Dr. Robert Boyd

HuangshanDental.com is pleased to present the next installment of Leaders in Dentistry, a series of interviews with researchers, practitioners, and opinion leaders who are influencing the practice of dentistry. When Robert Boyd, DDS, MEd, was in dental school at Temple University, he wasn’t thinking about becoming an orthodontist. Now, as the Frederick T. West Endowed Chair of the Department of Orthodontics at the University of Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School

Benco, Amann Girrbach announce distribution partnership

Benco Dental has announced a distribution partnership agreement with Amann Girrbach. Amann Girrbach is a dental prosthetics and CAD/CAM company with partners in more than 90 countries, according to a press release. Pennsylvania-based Benco Dental is the largest privately owned dental company in the U.S. “I’m thrilled about the Benco Dental and Amann Girrbach partnership,” stated Marco Ratz, CEO of Amann Girrbach, in the release. “Both companies have grown and

Nobel Biocare: Who are They?

How well do you recognize a brand? Many of recognize the common brands use in clothing, electronics and even movies; but when it comes to things like medical products, how good do you really know them? Not many know the brands our doctors’ use on us, the quality these brands offer and how they benefit us. In this post we will get to know better a brand that dentist use

11 Effective Ways to Save Gas

The summer is here and knows that many of you will be traveling, in order to save on gas, we offer you these smart tips that will help you save on gas. Avoid Rush Hour One of the worst areas where you can get stuck is in a traffic jam, but did you know that this area is also very expensive on your gas tank. Every time you get stuck

FDA clears DentiTrac system

Braebon Medical announced that the DentiTrac oral-appliance compliance system has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use with the SomnoDent oral device. The DentiTrac system is a wearable microrecorder and Web cloud portal combination for the objective measurement of oral appliance compliance for sleep apnea. The microrecorder is embedded inside an oral appliance to gather detailed information to confirm that a patient is following prescribed

Implants improve quality of life for osteoporotic women

Implant restorations can significantly improve the quality of life of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis and tooth loss, according to a new study published in the International Journal of Dentistry. Researchers found that women with implants were more satisfied with their occupational, health, emotional, and sexual quality of life than those with fixed partial dentures, removable partial dentures, or no restorations. The group from Case Western Reserve University’s School of Dental

Zimmer completes long-awaited Biomet acquisition

Zimmer Holdings has officially completed the $14 billion acquisition of Biomet following the receipt of U.S. Federal Trade Commission clearance. The company, now known as Zimmer Biomet Holdings, will trade under the symbol ZBH on the New York Stock Exchange and SIX Swiss Exchange beginning June 29, 2015. “The coming together of Zimmer and Biomet is a momentous achievement,” David Dvorak, president and CEO of Zimmer Biomet, said in a

U.K. researchers develop new antibacterial technology

University of Bristol researchers have developed a new technology that could provide long-term protection against antibacterial and antifungal infections. The group has developed a new formulation of chlorhexidine called Pertinax. Chlorhexidine is used to prevent and treat a range of infections, but it is only effective for a very short amount of time, according to a press release from the university. Pertinax improves upon chlorhexidine by increasing its “persistence” where

AAP survey: Patients lie about flossing frequency

More than a quarter of patients lie about how often they floss, according to a new survey released June 23 by the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP). Of the U.S. adults surveyed, 27% said they lie to their dentist about how often they floss. In addition, more than one-third said they would rather do an unpleasant activity, such as cleaning the toilet (14%), instead of daily flossing. The results also