Fri.Mar 12, 2021

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Evaluation of platelet-rich fibrin and tricalcium phosphate bone graft in bone fill of intrabony defects using cone-beam computed tomography: A randomized clinical trial

Dental News and Technology

Pavani MP, Reddy KR, Reddy BH, Biraggari SK, Babu C H, Chavan V. Evaluation of platelet-rich fibrin and tricalcium phosphate bone graft in bone fill of intrabony defects using cone-beam computed tomography: A randomized clinical trial. J Indian Soc Periodontol [serial online] 2021 [cited 2021 Mar 5];25:138-43. Available from: [link] Background: Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) is the second-generation platelet concentrate first described by Choukron et al.

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Cash in Your Points for Dental Hygiene Gear!

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

Ambassadors can show off their love for all things dental hygiene when they claim these fun new prizes available for a limited time! Dimensions now offers dental hygiene-inspired notepad and pen sets, cute dental tote bags and our exclusive Dimensions’ Ambassadors tumblers! . Each product is worth 500 points, and can be claimed by logging into your BrandChamp account.

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A spotlight on ADEA’s Academic Dental Careers Fellowship Program at Dental College of Georgia

ASDA Blog

The ADEA Academic Dental Careers Fellowship Program (ADCFP) was founded in 2006 and to date, over 400 dental students from 40 different U.S. and Canadian schools have taken part in it. The goal of the program is to discover and contribute to future dental faculty and researchers through one-on-one mentorship between current dental school faculty and students interested in academic dentistry.

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Penn Dental Opens Center for Innovation and Precision Dentistry

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (Penn Dental) and Penn’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have founded the Center for Innovation and Precision Dentistry (CIPD) in a joint effort to transform the future of oral healthcare. Under the leadership of CIPD codirectors Michel Koo, DDS, MS, PhD, a professor in the Department of Orthodontics and Divisions of Community Oral Health and Pediatric Dentistry, and Kathleen Stebe, PhD, Richer and Elizabeth Goodwin Professor in

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Don’t Forget To Re-”Member” This!

Coaches Corner

Don’t Forget to Re-“Member” This! In-office membership plans are a hot topic these days, but are they for you? In today’s episode, we will learn a lesson from a great comedian to help you determine exactly that! Then, sticking with that theme, we do some secret shopper calls that should practically be guaranteed an appointment! We scanned the internet for practices that have in-office membership plans and gave them a call.

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Coalition Calls on Biden Administration, Governors to Authorize Oral Health Providers to Administer COVID-19 Vaccines

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

On March 10, leading health and oral health organizations sent letters to the Biden Administration and 39 governors urging them to authorize 420,000 oral health professionals across the country to administer the COVID-19 vaccine in an effort to accelerate an end to this pandemic. In its letter , the Oral Health Pandemic Response Workgroup asks the federal government to take certain actions to remove legal barriers that deter dental providers from choosing to participate as vaccinators, if allowe

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What Does a Teledentistry Appointment Look Like?

Friendswood Dental Blog

Did you know that you don’t necessarily always need to go to the dental office to get treatment from your dentist? Some issues can be addressed in the comfort of your own home. So many people have been taking advantage of teledentistry in order to keep their distance during the COVID-19 pandemic , but what can you expect in virtual dentistry? Continue reading to learn more about it and what you can expect during your virtual appointment.

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Evidence Mounting That Vaping is Hazardous to Your Oral Health

Coshocton Dental

It wasn't too many years ago that e-cigarettes were promoted as a healthier alternative to traditional cigarettes. “Vaping” was in and “smoking” was out. But vaping's recent link with certain lung disorders, especially among younger users, has slowed the promotion train down considerably. And if respiratory health isn't enough, there's another reason to be wary of the practice—it's possible effect on oral health.

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