Tue.Mar 16, 2021

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Is your child afraid of the dentist? CBT could help

Dental News and Technology

University of Sheffield Grant Announcement Around one in three children are scared of going to the dentist and end up with poor oral health, more toothache, dental infections and tooth decay as a result Children with dental anxiety are frequently referred to specialist services for general anaesthetic which has additional challenges The new study, led by the University of Sheffield, will involve 600 children from 30 dental practices across England and Wales Researchers will investigate a new way

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Improving Implementation of Sealants

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

Childhood and adolescent caries continues to be one of the most common chronic diseases, impacting youth around the world. In light of the myriad health challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, discussion of caries prevention and management is not front and center. However, educating families and patients about how this disease can be prevented remains important.

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What Will CEREC Tessera Blocks Mean for Your Practice, Patients and Team?

Off the Cusp

Off the Cusp - Patterson Dental blog. Share. Tweet. Share. This is a sponsored post by Dentsply Sirona. When choosing a CEREC block to work with, given all the choices on the table, it’s important to carefully assess each characteristic of the material in relation to how those attributes will best serve you, your team, and of course, your patients. Let’s start with assessing the material from a patient-centric perspective.

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Survey Identifies States with the Best and Worst Oral Health

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

A new WalletHub survey that compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 26 key indicators of oral health to determine where people have the healthiest teeth and gingiva ranks Wisconsin as the state with the best oral health, and Mississippi with the worst. . The top five states are Wisconsin, Illinois, District of Columbia, Minnesota, and Connecticut.

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Building a Safe and Efficient Practice: Protecting patients and profitability

Denticle

Here's another reminder about the big event that is happening this week! Don't miss out! Building a Safe and Efficient Practice: Protecting patients and profitability We invite you to join Dental Products Report® for an exclusive virtual event on infection control that will take clinicians through the best practices in creating a safe and efficient practice.

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Variants in SARS-CoV-2 May Originate in Those With Fragile Immune Systems

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

Investigators continue to better understand why the novel coronavirus has experienced so many mutations in a short period of time. For example, a coronavirus most often mutates about twice per month, but B117, the United Kingdom-based variant of SARS-CoV-2, experienced more than 20 mutations since it was discovered. Some scientists believe this phenomenon results when people with weakened immune systems, such as those with cancer and diabetes, are infected.

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