DentalEZ Group is teaming up with Henry Schein and the Oral Cancer Foundation to provide free oral cancer screenings at this year’s Chicago Midwinter Dental Meeting. The screenings will take place February 21 and February 22, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and February 23, 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., in booth #2321, located on the main exhibit floor. Volunteers from the Oral Cancer Foundation will administer the screenings using the
OrthoAccel has revealed the winner of its online video Smile and Share contest. Entrants had to submit a video that was 20 seconds or less in length showing what someone can do in 20 minutes while wearing the AcceleDent orthodontic device. A Kentucky man mowed the lawn, got some exercise, and caught some rays, earning him an iPad. The videos, posted on YouTube, were voted on by viewers; click here
Using a germ-killing mouth rinse in addition to regular toothbrushing can significantly reduce plaque and gingivitis compared with brushing alone, according to new research published in the January/February 2013 issue of General Dentistry. Mouth rinses can reach nearly 100% of the mouth’s surfaces, while brushing focuses on the teeth, which make up only 25% of the mouth, explained Christine A. Charles, RDH, lead author of the study and director of
RIS/PACS vendor Infinitt has signed a contract with the Leeds Dental Institute, U.K., to provide a Web-based dental PACS. The dental institute is run jointly by the University of Leeds and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Infinitt will begin to install the PACS this month, with an activation date scheduled for April 2013. The PACS, which is part of the institute’s electronic patient records program, will allow dental images to
Kerr Dental announced it has shipped more than 3 million tips for its SonicFill bulk cure composite system in the U.S. The SonicFill dental composite system enables clinicians to perform posterior restorations with a fast and reliable bulk fill technology via a sonic-activated handpiece, Kerr said. The system has been on the market for a little more than a year, according to the company.
A bill introduced in Arizona would require companies that send dentists into schools to obtain two-step parent or guardian permission before the dentists proceed with treatments such as root canals, crown placements, or pulpotomies, according to an article in Arizona Republic. HB 2426, sponsored by Rep. Doris Goodale (R-District 5), was crafted in part to respond to parents who complained they were unaware that their child was undergoing extensive dental
TORONTO – An analysis of data from a recent Canadian health survey did not reveal a significant association between obesity and periodontitis — despite the fact that previous systematic reviews found at least a 35% increased risk for periodontitis among obese individuals. A team from the University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry analyzed data from the 2007-2009 Canadian Health Measures Survey. The survey was launched in 2007, and its staff
The Children’s Dental Health Survey, a 10-year survey of children’s oral health in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, will begin this fall. The survey, which will include more than 1,000 schools and approximately 21,000 children, will be used to plan dental care services. It includes a short dental examination at schools with a random sample of children ages 5, 8, 12, and 15, followed by a postal questionnaire for parents
The American Association of Orthodontists (AAO) is getting help for a program that provides orthodontic care to indigent children. The Donated Orthodontic Services program now operates in five states (Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, New Jersey and Rhode Island) and may be expanded to other states, the AAO noted in a press release. The Northeastern Society of Orthodontists (NESO), an organization within the AAO, has developed a business model to help the
A 69-year-old New York woman has succeeded in her efforts to hold Merck, makers of the osteoporosis drug Fosamax, accountable for her osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) and related health issues. On February 5, a federal jury ordered Merck to pay Rhoda Scheinberg $285,000 in the case, which was originally filed in 2008 in U.S District Court for the Southern District of New York. The jury found that Merck was
Millennium Dental Technologies (MDT) has completed initial LANAP (laser-assisted new attachment procedure) protocol clinical training and licensure by two periodontal disease researchers at Temple University. Thomas Rams, DDS, a professor in the department of periodontology and oral implantology, and Jon Suzuki, DDS, a professor in the department of microbiology and immunology, will conduct independent laboratory and clinical studies on the antimicrobial effects of MDT’s PerioLase MVP-7 during LANAP. The research
More Americans fear losing their teeth than getting the flu or root canals, according to a survey by the American Association of Endodontists (AAE). Despite an especially bad flu season that has taxed hospital emergency rooms and led to public health emergencies, more survey respondents hoped to avoid losing a permanent tooth (74%) than getting the flu (73%), the AAE noted in a press release. Outdated concerns about endodontic treatment