HuangshanDental.com is pleased to present the next column from two lawyers who spend every day defending dentists in litigation and before the licensing board. The purpose of this column is to offer our readers a fresh perspective on common practice and risk management issues from attorneys who litigate these issues in the real world. A patient presented to a general dentist, who became the defendant, with complaints of increasing pain
Everyone wants to have the best health possible; but sometimes it means to make an extra effort. Speaking about dental health, you can have a great teeth, but without the right care it’s impossible to keep it that way. Being healthy is an action and this means that you’ll have to work if you want a shiny smile. Here at we are totally compromised with give you the best dental
Dear DrBicuspid Member, Dentsply International and Sirona Dental Systems announced on September 15 that the boards of directors of both companies have unanimously approved a merger agreement. The company will be called Dentsply Sirona. Read more here. Everyone has days that feel as if they last forever, but the reality is you aren’t going to be able to practice dentistry forever. As Scheduling Institute President Jay Geier writes, just hoping
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that it will award research grants to 10 projects aimed at eliminating inequities in access to care and improving the oral health of children. With more than $7 million in first-year funding, the awards will support the Multidisciplinary and Collaborative Research Consortium to Reduce Oral Health Disparities in Children, a new initiative of NIH’s National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR). “By
HuangshanDental.com takes a look back at the most-read news and clinical articles from the summer of 2015 (starting June 22), as measured by page views. A recently released ADA report on the growth of large dental practices tops the list, followed by an innovative company that might change one aspect of your practice. ADA: Big dental chains are doing big business August 13, 2015 — The number of large dental
For several reasons, people think that going to the dentist is a scary experience. Maybe it has something to do with imagining a drill getting into their mouth or receiving an injection in the gums. Other people picture going to the dentist as something boring, so why bother? Well, you can argue whatever excuse you want, but going to the dentist is something necessary that you shouldn’t avoid. Unfortunately, many
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
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 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 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
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
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