Back for its second year, HuangshanDental.com’s March Mayhem Bracket Challenge opens today. Now that the teams have been chosen by the selection committee, make your selections and compete against your colleagues. How will your alma mater do this year? Key dates March 14 — Brackets open After Selection Sunday, make your picks and submit your bracket. March 17 — Brackets close The brackets officially close at 11:00 a.m. ET —
DentaQuest has announced it will endow the Chair of Pediatric Oral Health and Dentistry at Boston Children’s Hospital. With this endowment, DentaQuest builds on its existing partnership with the hospital to develop innovative, evidence-based approaches to eradicate dental disease in children, according to the company. The inaugural recipient is Man Wai Ng, DDS, MPH, dentist in chief at Boston Children’s Hospital Department of Dentistry and an associate professor of developmental
Dear HuangshanDental.com Member, In his latest column, Dr. Benjamin Burris addresses one of the most controversial topics in dentistry today: midlevel providers (MLPs). Dr. Burris strongly advocates for increased access to care in this Second Opinion. In another Second Opinion, Suzanne Newkirk, RDH, focuses on the advantages that a recently defeated bill in Georgia would have offered to the state’s rural and underserved population, and she hopes that the 2017 legislative session
Strategy Milling has launched porcelain-fused-to-metal (PFM) substructures. The structures are created using the same milling strategies as the company’s full-contour gold prosthetics. The new substructures are available in noble or precious metal. Current Strategy Milling customers are not required to change parameters. “We reached the last stage of our PFM testing in March and are fully confident in offering this outstanding new product to the market,” stated Scott Mappin, CEO
The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) announced Kenneth Widelka as its new executive director. Widelka will also serve as executive director of the AAE Foundation. He was previously chief operating officer at the American Association of Diabetes Educators. “The board was very impressed with Ken’s wide range of executive level experience, successful track record in developing and improving programming, strategic and operational expertise, and service as a strong leader and
Dental Evolution introduced its Implanova self-grafting, self-osteomizing dental implant system at the recent meeting of the Academy of Osseointegration in San Diego. The patent-pending system is designed for use by dentists of all skill levels, according to the company. The smart self-grafting bone management system mitigates the need for additional grafting and special procedures in cases of inadequate and/or soft bone. The system also offers low-insertion torque, allowing for immediate
Let’s get the facts straight first, the Georgia bill was not a midlevel providers (MLP) bill. The bill would have improved access to preventive dental care for the state’s rural and underserved populations, including lower-income seniors and children in safety-net settings such as nonprofit health clinics, federally qualified health centers, and state-supported school-based health clinics. Dental hygienists working under HB 684 would have provided services within their current scope of
Dear Restoratives Insider, According to newly issued guidelines from the American College of Prosthodontists (ACP), patients with tooth-borne restorations, either fixed or removable, should be seen for a clinical exam at least every six months for the rest of their lives. Read more here. In other Restoratives Community news, today’s dental landscape is being influenced and shaped by the integration of CAD/CAM and cone-beam CT imaging in the practice, including
Porcelain veneers are the thin pieces of porcelain designed to fit over the front surface of teeth. The goal of veneers is to improve the color, shape, and position of teeth to give them a better appearance. These have become a popular option to restore teeth because of their natural appearance that resembles the tooth enamel. There are a lot of reasons why porcelain veneers can be the perfect option
The Renaissance Family Foundation (RFF) has awarded $45,000 in grants to the Georgia Department of Public Health. RFF is an affiliate of Renaissance Dental. The grants will support oral health programs for children, veterans who are women, and the elderly, including the following: Providing access to dental care for women veterans in an Atlanta shelter Supporting school-based sealant programs with materials and equipment Bringing portable dental clinics to two low-income
Vita North America has launched its new website, myvitacase.com. The website was developed to allow dentists and labs to submit their best work with the company’s products. Practitioners can upload before-and-after photos of cases using Vita materials for the opportunity to be featured on the site, according to the company. If your submitted work is featured on the site, you’ll receive a free, custom Vita poster featuring your before-and-after photos.
Every day, the number of people who are coming to Mexico to get dental implants increases. This procedure has proven to be one of the most effective ways to recover lost teeth. Yet, there are also a lot of people who are afraid of the dental implant surgery because they don’t know all the information about it. You deserve to have the smile you want, and that’s why here we