Kareen Wilson, RDH, from Bloomfield, CT has, been named the latest Crest Oral-B Pros in the Profession winner. The Pros in the Profession program honors registered dental hygienists who go above and beyond the call of duty every day. Wilson was selected from a large pool of qualified candidates for her work in starting a nonprofit organization dedicated to offering free health services to enrich the lives of citizens around
Zimmer Dental is now offering the Trabecular Metal dental implant in the U.S. and select global markets. The Trabecular Metal dental implant features an osteoconductive midsection that is structurally and biomechanically similar to cancellous bone, according to the company. Portions of the implant also utilize Zimmer Dental’s MTX microtextured surface, which has been documented to achieve high levels of bone-to-implant contact, Zimmer said. Human studies of the Trabecular Metal dental
Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Tony Gwynn underwent surgery today in San Diego to remove a cancerous lesion in his mouth, according to an article on ESPN.com. This is the second time in two years that Gwynn has developed a malignant growth in his right cheek. He blames smokeless tobacco for the cancer; he dipped during his entire 20-year career with the San Diego Padres and for 10 years after
Glidewell Laboratories is now offering Inclusive scanning abutments for clinical use. Compatible with most major implant systems, these abutments can be used with any digital impression system to capture the location, angulation, and connection orientation of the implant in the patient’s mouth, according to Glidewell. This eliminates the need for conventional implant impressions. By using Inclusive scanning abutments and partnering with Glidewell Laboratories to restore their implant cases, dentists get
The Smile for a Lifetime Foundation (S4L) has raised $75,000 at its second annual fundraising event at the 11th Annual Damon Forum — a clinical education and practice-building conference for orthodontists sponsored by Ormco. The funds will help S4L continue its mission of encouraging orthodontists to provide free, quality orthodontic care to individuals with financial challenges and special orthodontic needs, according to Ormco. One of S4L’s most successful fundraisers to
A dental hygienist training program in California abruptly shut down last week, leaving its students — many of whom had prepaid up to $45,000 for the three-year program — wondering what to do next. On February 7, students in the dental hygiene program at the Institute of Medical Education (IME) received a letter stating that the institute would no longer be able to continue the program because its accreditation status
Exhibiting for the first time at the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting next week, PerioSciences will launch what it says is the dental industry’s first antioxidant-based, topically applied oral care products. PerioSciences will present its AO ProVantage family of products, which contain a combination of the antioxidants phloretin and ferulic. Phloretin and ferulic have been shown in university-based studies to neutralize free radicals that lead to oxidative stress commonly caused
Mydent International is partnering with expanded function dental assistants in Pennsylvania and the Harrisburg Area Community College Dental Assistant Program to help support their continuing education (CE). In Pennsylvania, the State Board of Dentistry requires dental hygienists to obtain three CE hours of coronal polishing and fluoride placement. Mydent International is donating ear-loop masks, nitrile gloves, prophy paste, and gauze to the college.
A bill approved February 13 by the Kansas House Health and Human Services Committee would make several changes to state law to allow dental hygienists to provide more types of care to underserved patients. Among other things, HB 2631 would add a new class of dental hygienist who would be able to perform more procedures than currently allowed, including certain types of temporary fillings, smoothing chipped teeth, adjusting dentures, and
Nanoscale analysis using field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM) has given Indiana Nanotech and 3M ESPE visual proof of Clinpro toothpaste’s hypersensitivity benefits (American Journal of Dentistry, December 2011, Vol. 24:6, pp. 357-362). Teeth hypersensitivity occurs when nerves in the dentin are exposed to stimuli such as hot or cold drinks. Toothpastes that claim to relieve the pain of sensitive teeth are believed to work by blocking the tubules in
A new model for delivering dental care to poor California children that was supposed to control costs and improve children’s ability to see a dentist has fallen far short of expectations. Nearly two decades ago, the state made Sacramento County the testing ground for a new model intended to improve children’s oral health. But new data show the county has consistently produced one of California’s worst records for care, according
A New Jersey dental products manufacturer has been ordered to cease operations after an investigation by the U.S. Food and Administration (FDA) found that several of the company’s products had not undergone appropriate regulatory review. Accurate Set and the company’s president and owner, Cornell Adams, have agreed to stop manufacturing and distributing certain dental products as part of a consent decree of permanent injunction. Under the terms of the consent
