Orthodontists topped the 2010 wage charts in Kansas, earning an average hourly wage of $117.36 last year, according to a report by the Kansas Department of Labor. Doctors accounted for seven of the remaining nine highest paying occupations, while chief executives and physicists rounded out the top 10, according to the 2011 edition of the Kansas Wage Survey. The 2011 survey, which contains data collected during a three-year period from
Dental laboratory DDS Lab has launched a new line of mouthguards with six levels of sport-specific protection. Available in more than 27 colors and designs with six levels of sport-specific performance, the Fierce mouthguards are designed to meet the needs of any athlete, from gymnasts to mixed martial arts fighters, according to the company. The mouthguards come in various layers or levels depending upon what sport is being played and
The recent HuangshanDental.com article, “Dentists balk at referring implant patients to endodontists,” focused on two studies from the Journal of Endodontics that raise some questions about the role of endodontists in the dental food chain. One reported that 94% of general practitioners surveyed had positive perceptions of endodontists, but only referred 46% of patients who required root canal treatment to endodontists. In the other, a survey sent to 1,500 randomly
Renishaw is now offering a compact milling system designed to complement its incise dental CAD/CAM system. The new dental milling machine enables single copings or complex bridge frameworks to be manufactured from data obtained directly from the Renishaw dental scanner, according to the company. Renishaw’s dental CAD software analyses this data and automatically determines a best-fit margin line and other parameters. The 3D computer model can then be fine-tuned by
Many hygienists feel unprepared to treat elderly patients with special needs, according to a study in the International Journal of Dental Hygiene (August 21, 2011). “At the beginning of the 20th century, people 65 and older comprised 4.1% of the population,” wrote the study authors, from Texas Women’s University. “By the year 2030, it is estimated that people 65 and older, the ‘baby boomer’ generation, will comprise more than 20%
Dear DrBicuspid Member, Light curing composite resins used to be a straightforward process. But the situation has become more complex over the past two decades; light-emitting diode curing lights have nearly replaced halogen lights, new materials keep coming on the market, and companies are marketing shorter and shorter curing times. While all of these advances are, for the most part, positive, they also make the process more challenging. And manufacturers
An 11-year-old New Jersey boy is the most recent winner of the Oral Health America (OHA) National Spit Tobacco Education Program (NSTEP) annual slogan contest. This year’s winner is Louie Lafakis, who plays Little League baseball in Basking Ridge, NJ. His submission, “Make a great play … throw tobacco away,” sends a clear message that tobacco has no place in the ballpark, OHA noted. Lafakis’ slogan is featured on a
A U.K. oral health charity has announced the Mouth Cancer Action Month campaign, which will take place throughout November and is dedicated to raising awareness of the disease. The British Dental Health Foundation (BDHF), in association with Denplan, will be calling on dentists, doctors, and pharmacists to educate members of the general public under the tagline “If in doubt, get checked out.” “If the profession can inform and urge patients
Aethlon Medical has entered into an agreement with the Sarcoma Oncology Center in Santa Monica, CA, to study the effectiveness of the Aethlon Hemopurifier in removing immunosuppressive exosomes from the blood of advanced-stage cancer patients, including those with head and neck cancer. Exosomes released by cancer have recently emerged as a novel therapeutic target in cancer care, as they have been implicated in cancer survival, growth, and metastasis, according to
Accurate shade matching for dental restorations is crucial to patient satisfaction. A new study in Acta Odontologica Scandinavica (July 27, 2011) has found that a group learning approach in a clinical setting could improve students’ shade-matching abilities. A curriculum of shade matching, developed by Professor Holger Jakstat from the University of Leipzig and Vita Zahnfabrik, is established at some universities in Europe and the U.S., lead author Nicoleta Corcodel, DDS,
Longtime Vident CEO Wayne Whitehill has retired, effective August 1. He will stay on as a Vident board member and consultant for the near term. President Fred Ketcho has taken over as the new CEO. Whitehill, along with Ray Morrow and Vern Hale, launched Vident in 1984 to represent the Vita product line in the U.S. All three had worked with Vita in one capacity or another and were looking
Editor’s note: Dr. Doniger’s column, Dental Diaries, appears regularly on the HuangshanDental.com advice and opinion page, Second Opinion. I recently visited my good friend Jean at her summer home in New Jersey. We had planned a total “girls weekend” that included golf, a shopping trip in New York City, and a night at the theater. We bought New Jersey corn and tomatoes (since, according to the local legend, they are
