The Foundation of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) is now accepting grant applications for its 2016 Healthy Smiles, Healthy Children program. The grants support community-based initiatives throughout the U.S. that provide dental care to children whose families cannot afford care. Each awardee is given a one-year matching grant of up to $20,000. The deadline to apply is August 3, 2015.
More than 300 Aspen Dental branded practices in 31 states will offer free dental care to veterans on Saturday, June 27. Participating dentists and other volunteers will provide free services including fillings, extractions, and basic denture repair. The initiative is part of the Healthy Mouth Movement, a campaign that delivers free dental care and oral health education to communities in need. This year the campaign is focusing on veterans. “There
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s Pipeline to Proposal program has given a clinical research award to an otolaryngologist with Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit to study treatment options and post-treatment rehabilitation for oropharyngeal cancer patients. Steven Chang, MD, a surgeon in the department of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery at the hospital, will focus on improving quality-of-life issues for long-term survivors of oropharyngeal cancer, according to a press release.
Five high school students were named as winners of the 2015 Oral Health Youth Leadership Awards. The awards are given by America’s ToothFairy: National Children’s Oral Health Foundation. They recognize U.S. high school students who raise awareness about the importance of children’s oral health and develop positive oral health behaviors. Each winner receives a $300 scholarship. The America’s ToothFairy Youth Programs Team identified the winners based on submitted applications and
Can you imagine what your life would be like without the support and help of your father? Many of us have had the opportunity to see how our father has gone to great lengths to be there for us, to see for our sake, to give us an example, to give guidance, and create beautiful and memorable moments with family. This weekend we can all commemorate our parents, grandparents, and
The Alabama Supreme Court upheld a state law restricting nondentists from offering teeth-whitening products and services. The ruling issued on June 5 affirmed an earlier decision that such services are reasonably related to public health and safety. The case stems from a 2013 lawsuit against the Alabama Board of Dental Examiners by Keith Westphal and Joyce Osborn Wilson, who claimed the law is an unconstitutional attempt by the state’s 3,600
Dental laboratory network MicroDental Laboratories has announced the acquisition of Rock Creek Dental Ceramics in O’Fallon, IL. Rock Creek will merge with MicroDental’s Donnell Dental Laboratory, which is also located in O’Fallon. “The acquisition and merger of Rock Creek Dental Ceramics and Donnell creates an excellent platform for future growth,” Bill Johnson, CEO of MicroDental Laboratories, said in a press release. “This partnership immediately provides customers of Donnell and Rock
Dear DrBicuspid Member, New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a settlement on June 18 with Aspen Dental Management that requires the company to change the way it does business in the state and pay a $450,000 civil penalty. Read our report here. The Alabama Supreme Court has upheld a state law restricting nondentists from offering teeth-whitening products and services. The ruling affirmed an earlier decision that such services
Dental instrument and product manufacturer Hu-Friedy said it has introduced new orthodontic step pliers. The pliers will allow clinicians to create z-bends in arch wire, according to the company. The step pliers’ double-sided offset beaks create a right-hand or left-hand step-up or step-down in wire at 0.5-, 0.75-, or 1-mm intervals. Z-bends created by step pliers help clinicians extrude or intrude teeth, and the bend can also change a tooth’s
A few days ago your friend move to his new apartment, he is very excited and ask you for help to move some boxes. The boxes are heavy and soon your back begins to hurt and to make matters worse, soon you will make a long drive. In a few days you will visit your parents, this fills you with trepidation at the idea that you will spend hours sitting.
We know that many men go the extra mile when it comes to taking care of their families and their careers; however, according to the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), they are less likely to take care of their oral health needs. George Koumaras, DDS, is the national dental director for Anthem. Since June is the month where Americans pay special tribute to men — fathers in particular — this
A 17-year-old girl in Eden Prairie, MN, died on June 15 after an apparent cardiac arrest while being sedated to have her third molars removed on June 9. Sydney Galleger’s “blood pressure shot up and her pulse dropped” during the procedure, according to her mother, as quoted in a CBS News.com story. The dentist immediately began CPR as 911 was called. The girl was transferred to the University of Minnesota
