Levin on using social media; Hirsch on ACA and patients; Briefer on data and call sheets

Dear DrBicuspid Member, Studies have shown that 75% of consumers rely on social media to make purchasing decisions, and 57% of all U.S. adults use Facebook, with 64% of users visiting the site daily. Similarly popular, Twitter accounts for 82% of all social media leads for small businesses. If you decide to use social media, commit to doing it well, Dr. Roger P. Levin notes in his latest Practice Success tip.

Post-Surgery Oral Care: Dental Implants

We have analyze what post-surgery oral cares one must do after dental cleaning or dental cosmetics surgery has been performed. For this week will like to offer you more easy tips, our dental clinic is concern with your health and would like to help all of our patients who had recently had a dental implant surgery. After the procedure is done we invite you to read our Post-Surgery Oral Care:

Negative Ions Why they are Great for your Health

Disease is present at all times and it can located in the air we breathe or the foods we eat, sometimes we will be able to protect our bodies from them, but others things can get complicated. In a previous post we learn the importance of a detox bath and the many benefits they can offer us. For this week would like to give you detail information on special molecules,

Md. center begins HNSCC immunotherapy trial

The University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center is currently recruiting patients for a new clinical trial testing a novel treatment for patients with localized, inoperable recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). In the trial, subjects will receive radiation therapy along with MK-3475, a member of a promising new class of cancer drugs that work by activating the patient’s own immune system against the tumor. “MK-3475

New review highlights periodontitis link with heart disease

The role dentists and hygienists can play in helping patients reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is highlighted in a new literature review that further links periodontitis and the risk of heart disease, stroke, congestive heart failure, and peripheral artery disease. The authors of the new report in Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism (April 16, 2015) cited previous studies that show “excess risk” for CVD in patients with periodontitis.

Quarter of patients misuse opioids for pain management

About 1 in 4 patients misuse opioids prescribed for chronic pain, according to a new systematic review. Dentists are in a prime position to help prevent such prescription drug abuse by educating patients about drug misuse. The review, which is published in the journal Pain, found that the rate of misuse for prescribed opioids to treat chronic pain is around 25% and the rate of opioid addiction is around 10%.

Ill. bill seeks coverage for sedation of special needs patients

A bill sponsored by Illinois legislators would require insurance companies to cover sedation during dental procedures for special needs patients. The bill, HB 235, introduced by state Rep. Laura Fine (D-Glenview), would require insurers to pay for sedation during essential dental procedures for developmentally disabled patients younger than 27 years old. The measure was approved unanimously by a Special Needs Committee and now goes to the state House of Representatives

KaVo Kerr combines brands

KaVo Kerr Group has combined and rebranded three of its five brands: Kerr, Kerr TotalCare, and Axis|SybronEndo The three brands have been reorganized into one organization with four identities: Kerr Restoratives, Kerr Endodontics, Kerr Rotary, and Kerr TotalCare. The goal of the change is to redefine how the company’s products are offered. By aggregating the three brands, KaVo Kerr Group intends to eliminate boundaries and to promote greater collaboration, the

Bleeding Gums: Causes and Treatment

Blood is something many of us fear, the simple sight of blood can cause the person to faint. The anticipation of a physical injury or an injection is one of the trigger Hemophobia or seeing your gums bleed. Fainting will not occur if you have a panic attack, however with blood-injury-needle phobias, fainting is likely to occur. For our dental clinic in Los Algodones, your dental health and overall health

Rutgers adds LANAP, LAPIP to postgraduate program

Millennium Dental Technologies has joined the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine in Newark, NJ, to add the LANAP (laser-assisted new attachment procedure) and LAPIP (laser-assisted peri-implantitis procedure) protocols to its postgraduate periodontics program. Periodontal residents will be trained in these protocols under the agreement between Millennium and Rutgers, according to the company. Millennium, which is also developing a partnership with the U.S. Army, plans to continue building relationships with other

GamesThatWork launches software-only version of Brush Up app

Digital game developer GamesThatWork has launched a software-only version of its Brush Up app, which teaches kids how to brush their teeth. The app was originally designed to work with the company’s sensor-enabled Bluetooth toothbrush, but now it can be used with a nonelectronic toothbrush. “Nothing teaches better than real-time feedback from a connected toothbrush,” stated Dov Jacobson, director of GamesThatWork, in a press release. “But millions of families can’t

Madow Bros. on name recognition; early oral cancer detection; ‘Terminator’-style 3D printing

Dear DrBicuspid Member, How do you build trust and name recognition for your practice? In their latest column, the Madow Brothers offer a suggestion that is both unique and cost-effective — become the “official dentist” of a local organization, sports team, or school. When oral cancer is diagnosed in later stages, survival rate after five years is less than 45%, which magnifies the need to detect cancer earlier. In this