Ask The Dentist

AUGUST 11, 2021

This episode is all about one of the most hyped-up topics in dentistry: whitening. While Dr. B has spoken on the topic previously and there is plenty of information available on his website, today’s episode looks at whitening in the context of a new substance on the market that claims to be safer than conventional hydrogen peroxide-based methods. It’s called PAP, or phthalimidoperoxycaproic acid, and today’s question about it comes from Charlotte in the UK; is it actually a safer alternative to

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Dental News and Technology

AUGUST 11, 2021

J Contemp Dent Pract. 2021 May 1;22(5):545-548. Abstract Aim and objective: To evaluate and compare the ability of three commercially available remineralizing agents on the surface microhardness (SMH) of enamel after induction of white spot lesions (WSLs) by demineralization. Materials and methods: About 80 sound mandibular human premolars that were later removed as a part of orthodontic treatment were employed in this research under the inclusion criteria.

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ASDA Blog

AUGUST 11, 2021

Day in and day out, there are thousands of products and processes whose design and function go by unnoticed. This is usually a sign of good design. A poorly designed product raises questions about how it could be made better. Most of the time, only a few seconds are given to the thought of how to improve something and no further action is taken. A year ago, my colleague Sean Riazi and I took issue with the plastic barriers in the dental setting, specifically the barriers on air-water sprays and

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

AUGUST 11, 2021

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has asked the state’s hospitals to put elective procedures on hold while the state deals with skyrocketing numbers of COVID-19 cases. The governor’s request was sent to the Texas Hospital Association in an effort to conserve hospital beds for patients with SARS-CoV-2. Governor Abbott and the Texas Department of State Health Services also announced they are seeking medical professionals from out of state to help handle the growing number of patients severely ill with CO

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Go Ask Fred

AUGUST 11, 2021

Fred interviews Steve Thorne, founder and CEO of Pacific Dental Services. It’s a lively conversation on incorporating technology, the new generation of dentists, the dental plan crisis, and where dentistry is going. Don’t miss the interview with one of the … Continue reading → The post Steve Thorne of Pacific Dental Services Discusses the Future of Dentistry appeared first on Go Ask Fred: The Blog of Fred Joyal.

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The Social Care Elf

AUGUST 11, 2021

Self-funders (or elf-funders) are people who have to pay for their social care using their own finances, as opposed to receiving partial or full funding from their local council’s adult social care department. In England a threshold exists of £23,250, those who have above this amount in savings and sometimes other assets are deemed to [read the full story.].

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Hardin Dental

AUGUST 11, 2021

Many patients have congenitally small teeth—they were born that way—while for others, their teeth appear to have gotten smaller as they grew older, perhaps because they were crowded or crooked earlier in life, or are being worn down through years of use, jaw clenching, and grinding. If you find that you are self-conscious about the appearance of your teeth or smile, it is certainly worth a consultation with your dental professional to determine which procedure will work for you and provide the r

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Denticle

AUGUST 11, 2021

As regular readers will know, this page is about technology and occasionally about "life". File today's post under the "life" column. Our current situation is an unfortunate one in many ways. We are approaching another wave in the worst global pandemic in over 100 years, we are experiencing global climate change that threatens massive changes in the weather among other things, and perhaps the worst of them all. the current social climate has allowed a vocal part of the population to weaponize di

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