In 2011, more than 84,000 Ohioans used a hospital’s emergency room (ER) to receive treatment for dental pain and suffering, according to a new report from the Universal Health Care Action Network Ohio (UHCAN Ohio). More than 19,000 patients went to an Ohio ER with a cavity, more than 12,000 had an abscess or abscesses, more than 4,600 had broken teeth, and an incredible 47,770 had what were termed “dental
Learning that you need an operation can be scary, but this shouldn’t be the case, our dental clinic in Los Algodones would like to offer you a few tips that can help you next time you are schedule for surgery. For your oral health is important and we want you to have a safe and successful dental surgery or any other type of surgery. We hope these tips can help
U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared divided during oral arguments Tuesday in the closely watched North Carolina teeth-whitening case, with some concerned that the state dental board may be unfairly restricting competition for the lucrative work. The case was prompted by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which filed a 2010 complaint against the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners, pertaining to letters sent by the board telling nondentist teeth-whitening
Western Dental and the University of California, San Francisco has announced a first-of-its-kind research collaboration agreement. The research projects will study the need to improve access to oral health and seek to define optimal preventive strategies for at-risk children in California and the U.S., according to Western Dental. The scope of the project is expected to support changes in the delivery of preventive services and also support changes in funding
DoseSpot, a developer of e-prescribing integration platforms for medical, dental, and telehealth software, announced that its software application has completed the required third-party Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances (EPCS) audit. The audit was completed with the Drummond Group, a global software test and certification body that was approved by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to audit EPCS software applications. DoseSpot President Greg Waldstreicher noted in a press release that
Coltene has added to its endodontics product line with the CanalPro apex locator. The CanalPro apex locator with rechargeable battery includes a color display with animated root canal, lip clip, file clip, power supply, and test probe. The device will notify the user when an endodontic file reaches the apical foramen, or the user can set a predetermined position at the required distance from the apex, according to the company.
Dental anxiety can be so extreme for some patients that a simple cotton swab on the gums makes them flinch, and other patients, fearful of pain, simply avoid seeing the dentist, according to the authors of a new study in the Journal of Endodontics on when and how to use sedatives during dental procedures. Hence, dentistry is looking for sedation techniques to make patients more comfortable, noted the researchers from
SAN ANTONIO – Pain management, identification of patients at high risk for substance abuse, and utilizing interventions for drug abusers were the focus of a session at the ADA 2014 annual meeting. Citing soaring rates of the abuse of prescription drugs such as oxycontin and codeine, Patrick Sammon, PhD, a professor emeritus from the department of oral health science at the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry, said many children
Today many Canadians are not at their jobs or at school, but instead they are with their family or friends. Le Jour d’Action de Grâce or Thanksgiving Day is being celebrate today, citizen in Canada’s municipals are enjoying this day off to gather with their family members or friend and are enjoying a delicious meal. How will you spend this national public holiday? Are you planning to travel? If so
In a new national survey released late last week, 75% of parents reported that their kids sometimes or frequently forget to brush their teeth, according to the Ad Council. Despite that tooth decay is the single most common chronic childhood disease in the U.S. and U.S. children reportedly miss more than 51 million hours of school each year because of dental-related illnesses, the survey results show that parents rate school
The Mission of Mercy (MOM) free dental clinic held during the ADA 2014 annual meeting in San Antonio treated a total of 1,206 patients who received dental treatment valued at $526,474, according to an ADA News story. The clinic was held on Sunday, October 12, and ran from 5:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., but patients began lining up outside of the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center on Saturday evening. Patients
Many don’t think that their smile is not important, but the reality is; that surveys indicate that the first thing someone notices when they meet you is your smile. Surveys indicate that 37% of people notice your smile first, not someone’s eyes, hair, body type or weight. For this and other health reasons it important that we always take care of our smile. Many Americans and Canadians have struggle for