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Three-Dimensional Facial Scanning: A New Paradigm

Dentistry Today

INTRODUCTION Three-dimensional facial scanning began its evolution in the facial-recognition fields of government and the civil authority sector. 1-4 As dental professionals, we know the value of having the laboratory see the patient up close and personal. The current digital data capture of 3D facial scanning and artificial intelligence (AI) is the reality of how we can successfully treat our patients with a variety of applications.

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Perception and Knowledge of Oral and Facial Piercings among Dental Students: Web-based Survey

Dental News and Technology

J Contemp Dent Pract. 2023 Jan 1;24(1):42-47. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10024-3460. Abstract Aim: The aim of this web-based questionnaire was to survey dental students to obtain their perception and knowledge of oral and facial piercings. Materials and methods: The participants comprised 240 students enrolled in the dental school who were asked to complete 20 close-ended, yes/no, yes/no/do not know, and multiple responses questions.

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Ooma and NexHealth Partner to Help Dental Practices Make Patient Phone Calls More Personal

Dentistry Today

Ooma, Inc. , a smart communications platform for businesses and consumers, announced a partnership with NexHealth, the leading patient experience platform, to help dental practices make patient phone calls more personal. Dental care teams can now use the NexHealth Synchronizer to sync patient information from practice management systems with the Ooma Office business phone service so staff can view patient details in real time when taking or making phone calls.

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Things That Make Patients Go “Wow!”

Oral Health Group

The post Things That Make Patients Go “Wow!” appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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Penn Dental Medicine Launches Educational Video Series, Podcast on Statistical Concepts

Dentistry Today

The Penn Dental Medicine Center for Integrative Global Oral Health (CIGOH) has launched “Statistics with Crayons,” a new animated video and podcast series aimed at making complex statistical concepts accessible to the general public. The series is produced by the Penn Dental Medicine Center for Educational Technology & Innovation (CETI).

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Dental Implants in Box Hill South

Healthy Smiles

Dental Implants are a worthy investment to make in oneself. Besides solving relevant oral issues, it tremendously improves the quality of life. After being successfully implanted in patients for the first time in 1965, not only have dental implants undergone several changes, but the technique used to place the implants has also been radicalized. Today dental implants in Box Hill South , at our clinic, are used to help patients fix missing tooth/teeth that may have been caused because of various

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FCPT Announces Acquisition of a Heartland Dental Property for $2.6 Million

Dentistry Today

Four Corners Property Trust (NYSE:FCPT), a real estate investment trust primarily engaged in the ownership and acquisition of high-quality, net-leased restaurant, and retail properties (“FCPT” or the “company”), is pleased to announce the acquisition of a Heartland Dental property for $2.6 million. The property is located in a strong retail corridor in Missouri and is occupied under a long-term, triple net lease with approximately five years of term remaining.

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Using Dentin Grafting in Early Implant Placement With Vertical Sinus Elevation

Dentistry Today

INTRODUCTION During extraction, bone can be lost due to it being removed alongside the tooth or because of gradual bone loss over time due to the site being edentulous, as dictated by Wolff’s law. 1,2 Regardless of the cause, the preservation of surrounding bone dimension and volume becomes very important for aesthetic or functional reasons, such as when trying to utilize an edentulous site for implant placement and prosthetic restoration.

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Fully Digital Same-Day Restorative Dentistry

Denticle

A short post today because if you follow the link, you'll get about 4 pages to read. As I've written here before, for a little over a year now, in the office we have been working with the DGShape DWX-42W mill. It has allowed us to do some pretty amazing dentistry as well as bring added value to our patients who have busy schedules. We are doing "same day dentistry" as well as what I have termed "just in time dentistry".

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Why do kids get silver teeth?

Kakar Dental Group

Why do kids get silver teeth? One question often raised regarding children’s dental health concerns the prospect of their getting silver teeth, commonly referring to fillings made of amalgam containing silver-tone hues. We will dive deep into this subject by exploring why and when silver fillings might become necessary in children. In this blog post, we’ll take an in-depth look into silver tooth placement among children and provide reasons and context why some might need dental filli

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Your Disability Income Insurance Underwriting FAQ

The Big Brush

Don’t let insurance terminology get in the way of protecting your income.

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6 Secrets for Reducing No Show Patients & Cancellations

Firegang

Scheduling is one of those aspects of dentistry that can be considered ‘make or break.’ You either do a good job scheduling appointments (and getting patients to keep them) and your business prospers, or you struggle with scheduling and your practice begins to decline (along with your revenue). Even if you’re great at scheduling, but you’re constantly faced with no-show patients or patients who show up late or cancel.