Journal of Prosthodontics makes select articles open-access

The American College of Prosthodontists (ACP) is providing free access to selected research published in the Journal of Prosthodontics for three months in celebration of National Prosthodontics Awareness Week, April 12-18. According to the journal’s website, the following articles are freely available to everyone during these three months: li {margin-bottom:6px;} Private Practice of Prosthodontists in the United States: Results from the 2008 & 2011 Surveys of Prosthodontists 3D and 2D

Tooth Sensitivity

Imagine the following situation you are with your friends and love ones enjoying your favorite dish. Then, all of a sudden you feel something that we have all experience this at one time or another. You are having your favorite hot or cold drink, but as our beverage is entering our mouth and passing through our teeth, BOOM! We feel pain. This dental pain can be caused because of several

Doniger on social media; xylitol’s effectiveness questioned; amalgam restorations study

Dear DrBicuspid Member, In her latest Sheri’s Solutions, Dr. Sheri Doniger relates the story of patients wearing color-coordinated clothing to match her office, while illustrating the bigger picture of how simple it can be to make social media a positive tool in your practice. There is limited evidence to show that xylitol is effective in preventing dental caries in children and adults, a new Cochrane research review has concluded. But a

Appeal to kids’ sense of wonder for better clinical outcomes

Children are often nervous when visiting the dentist. They are in a foreign place surrounded by strange sounds and people, and they are often unsure of what will happen to them. Robert Wade, DDS. The key to achieving better clinical outcomes is to quickly acclimate children to this environment by appealing to their sense of wonder. Dentists need to shape children’s experience into something that is understandable, comfortable, and familiar

CDA dental clinic provides $2M in free care

The California Dental Association (CDA) recently hosted a free, two-day dental clinic in Sacramento that provided $2 million in dental services to more than 2,000 people. The CDA Cares event, held March 27-28, included more than 1,000 dentists, hygienists, assistants, nurses, and lab technicians who donated their services, providing almost 14,000 procedures, including fillings, cleanings, and extractions. The CDA Foundation is planning another free clinic in Fresno from October 2-3.

Hu-Friedy releases free implantology e-book

Hu-Friedy has released a free downloadable e-book on implant fundamentals. The new book, Implant Fundamentals Part 1: Patient Assessment and Extraction, is the first in a three-part series that addresses the life cycle of a dental implant. It provides procedural information regarding implant assessment and placement, and the book can be used as a resource for general dentists and a patient education tool for specialists. “Hu-Friedy’s dedication to helping dental

April – Time for New Changes

Taking some time off this April and visiting Los Algodones? Before you come to the capital of dental tourism, remember that is moving! That’s right the largest dental clinic in Los Algodones will no longer be in Los Algodones. Our facilities will re-locate to El Vizcaino, BSC. We apologies for the inconvenience this will cause to all of you our patients and friends. As of 04/15/2015 Alamo, will no longer

Amalgam tops composite or glass ionomer restorations in new study

Restorations placed with amalgam had the lowest failure rate in a new retrospective study of 300 primary molar restorations in children in Ireland. Composite and glass ionomer restorations trailed restorations that used amalgam in success rates. “With failures of restorations of the amalgam group representing less than 20% of all restoration failures, the findings in this study support the position that amalgam performs well in terms of efficacy,” wrote lead

Review: Xylitol’s effect in preventing caries still unproven

There is limited evidence to show that xylitol is effective in preventing dental caries in children and adults, a new research review published in the Cochrane Library concluded. But a dental professor asserts that xylitol has many valuable properties that inhibit caries development. Because xylitol has been touted as a way to prevent caries, researchers at the University of Manchester in the U.K. sought to examine the available evidence to

Levin on cutting the landline; Madow Bros. on offering the best; Butler on 5 magic words

Dear DrBicuspid Member, Most dental practices rely heavily on landline phone systems. Consumers, however, are cutting that cord in their lives. Considering how important it is to contact patients in a timely way, making the shift to cellphone communication with them is imperative, according to Dr. Roger P. Levin. What do your patients want when it comes to treatment: decent, better, or best? In their latest column, the Madow Brothers find

Primotec joins materials certification program

Primotec has joined the IdentAlloy/IdentCeram Council’s certification program, which provides labs and dentists with free certification of the content of dental materials. Chris Urist, Primotec’s vice president, said in a statement that the certification underlines the quality of his company’s products. “Labs and dentists can use the certificates both to know and show that their selection of Primotec reflects their commitment to the highest standards of dental care,” Urist said.

Obtura Spartan adds file to endodontic product line

Obtura Spartan Endodontics has expanded its endodontic product line with the addition of the new One Endo file. The flexible rotary nickel titanium file, designed by a dentist, has a self-piloting cut flip tip that forms dentinal chips, while an opposing curved area pilots the tip into the canal, according to the company. This design allows clinicians to navigate canals without screwing in or pushing debris in advance of the