Dentistry Today

JUNE 9, 2023

Highmark Inc. and Highmark Wholecare are major sponsors of United Concordia Dental’s mobile dental tours providing free onsite dental services — including exams, cleanings and fluoride treatments — to underserved communities throughout Pennsylvania this summer. These mobile dental tours are intended to address health access concerns for pediatric, young adult and senior Pennsylvanians. “We are sponsoring these free dental clinics because we know that no matter what your age, dental h

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Queen of Dental Hygiene

JUNE 9, 2023

We Can Defeat Dementia This month I challenged myself to write a short “pearl of dental wisdom” article every day. So far, I have been posting about the airway, proper breathing, and myofunctional disorders. Today’s (not-so-short post) “nugget of news you can use” is about the connection between airway issues, brain health, and its link to the oral cavity (I.E. your mouth).

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Dentistry Today

JUNE 9, 2023

The New York State Dental Association (NYSDA) has sworn in Dr. Anthony Cuomo, doctor of dental surgery (DDS), as the 143rd president of the organization, effective June 1. From left to right: Dr. Paul Leary, secretary-treasurer, Dr. William Karp, speaker of the house; Dr. Maurice Edwards, vice president; Dr. Prabha Krishnan, president-elect and Dr.

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Dental News and Technology

JUNE 9, 2023

Int J Mol Med. 2023 Jul;52(1):60. doi: 10.3892/ijmm.2023.5263. Epub 2023 Jun 2. Abstract Apical periodontitis is an oral common inflammatory disease initiated by infection of pulp chamber and is characterized by destruction and resorption of the periapical bone. As a local infection, pathogens and their products in periapical tissues, as well as inflammatory cytokines produced in periapical lesions, enter the blood circulation, triggering systemic immune responses and leading to the pathogenesis

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Dentistry Today

JUNE 9, 2023

AndHealth announced its partnership with Third Street Family Health Services, a Community Health Center (CHC), to offer integrated in-house care for rheumatological, dermatological, and neurological conditions at 8 of its locations in northern Ohio including in Mansfield, Shelby, Ashland, Ontario, and Bucyrus. This transformational partnership radically improves access and outcomes for patients with challenging conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and migraine while advancing Thir

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

JUNE 9, 2023

The bacterial species Streptococcus mutans has long been identified as the main culprit in the development of dental caries. However, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine and the Adams School of Dentistry and Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have discovered that Selenomonas sputigena also significantly increases the risk of tooth decay.

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Dentistry Today

JUNE 9, 2023

Sage Dental recently announced that its CFO, Mark Brockelman, raised $245,000 for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) with the support of Sage Dental, its employees, and partners. The group more than doubled Brockelman’s initial fundraising goal of $100,000. The donations will go to LLS to support blood cancer research and treatments. Since March 9, 2023, local leaders in the community have dedicated their time and effort to raising critical funds for LLS.

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Dentistry Today

JUNE 9, 2023

RevBio, Inc., announced that it has been awarded a $2 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This funding ( 1R44DE032564-01 ) will allow the company to complete the pre-clinical research necessary to advance this product into the clinical stage of development.

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Dentistry Today

JUNE 9, 2023

The Abra Health group , a rapidly expanding healthcare group specializing in multi-specialty dental and pediatric primary care services, is pleased to announce its latest acquisition of the Eugene McGuire, DDS pediatric dental practice of Allentown, PA. The acquisition marks a significant milestone in Abra Health Group’s strategic expansion plan and commitment to providing comprehensive dental care for patients in the Allentown community and surrounding areas.

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Dentistry Today

JUNE 9, 2023

Sleep Reset, a personalized sleep program using CBT-I based strategies and text-based coaching, has published a peer-reviewed research paper in the scientific journal Frontiers in Sleep , confirming its effectiveness as a digital sleep solution. The University of Arizona’s Sleep and Health Research Program led the study which shows Sleep Reset’s ability to increase sleep time, addressing a significant concern for many healthcare professionals. “Over a third of the US population

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