Oral Health America (OHA) has reached its goal to help 500,000 in-need children by sealing 2 million teeth, the organization announced. OHA, a nonprofit whose mission is to change lives and improve overall health through better oral health, reached the milestone five years ahead of its 2020 goal. The goal is part of its Seal Two Million campaign, which was established in 2010 to place sealants on school-aged children’s teeth.
Today’s world economy is struggling, many business are concerned that the lack of economical support will hurt their business and employees. According to the Small Business Association (SBA) the lack of sufficient capital to keep a business in operation will cause 56% of small business to close their doors. The closing of several businesses means that many will lose the economic stability they have, the health and dental benefits a
MIS Implants Technologies (MIS) has concluded a license and supply agreement for the SurfLink advanced surface treatment technology, manufactured by Nano Bridging Molecules (NBMolecules). The agreement gives MIS the exclusive rights to manufacture and sell its titanium-based dental implants with the SurfLink surface. “We are very proud of this commercial agreement with MIS, which will allow patients to benefit from the unique combination of a leading-quality dental implant and a
Carestream Dental is hosting hands-on learning sessions for its CS OrthoTrac practice management software and dental technology at the OrthoVoice conference in Las Vegas in September. Orthodontists and staff can learn how to better use Carestream’s CS OrthoTrac and dental technology during two half-day sessions on September 24. The sessions will provide an overview of the practice management software, highlight new features and modules, and cover how to improve clinical
A U.S. appeals court has upheld a Connecticut law restricting nondentists from shining teeth-whitening lights on customers’ teeth. The judges ruled that economic protectionism for favored interest groups is a legitimate use of government power. Read Features Editor Donna Domino’s article here. Explaining your fees to your patients can be an uncomfortable situation, especially if the patient is new to your practice. However, the Madow Brothers have faced this query
A federal appeals court has upheld a Connecticut law restricting nondentists from shining light-emitting diode (LED) teeth-whitening lights on customers’ teeth. The judges ruled that economic protectionism for favored interest groups is a legitimate use of government power. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on July 17 upheld a policy of the Connecticut State Dental Commission that threatens teeth-whitening entrepreneurs with fines and jail time if they position low-powered
Every so often we read articles, blogs and new report in which they tell us that regular visits to the dentist matter. Have you ever wonder, why this visit matter and why we should visit the dentist? The group of professional dentists at sought out to answer this question; we want all our current patients and future visitors to know why you should choose . Why Dental Visits Matter? Regular
A protein that helps suppress oral and other cancers diminishes in skin and mouth epithelial cells as the human body ages, according to a study in the journal Aging Cell (July 1, 2015). This finding may lead to treatments to prevent the development of cancer in these cells. Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry studied p53, a tumor suppressor protein. As fibroblasts (connective tissue
A new 3D holographic scanner for intraoral modeling can reduce the time it takes to fit dentures, according to Israeli researchers. “The process of fitting dentures hasn’t significantly changed in the last 100 years,” stated Dr. Anat Sharon, director of the Maxillofacial Prosthetics Clinic at Hadassah Medical Center, in a press release. “It is such a long process that most dental clinics simply refuse to carry out the procedure.” BioDesign, a
Summer is here and vacation season has started! Many have read our past post regarding dental health, strong teeth, healthy backs and much more. Unfortunately, during the summer months many instinctively adopt a lazier, more relax attitude. The problem, with this more relax attitude many forget to take steps toward a healthy life style; with this in mind, will like to offer you a few simple steps that all of
The Henry Schein Cares Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to Oral Health America (OHA) for its upcoming National Share and Learn Conference. More than 60 Smiles Across America (SSA) partners will gather during the conference in Philadelphia later this summer, according to OHA. The purpose of the conference is to improve the health and education of low-income children. Attendees learn how to help communities improve oral health services provided
The University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine has been awarded a $2 million, five-year grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to help improve the dental health workforce for various groups of underserved populations. The grant will add two new tracks to the dental school’s current pediatric residency program. One track focuses on providing dental care to special needs patients, and the second focuses on dental public