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Do You Really Want to Give Up on Hygiene?

Dental Peers

We know the pandemic has had a profound impact on the dental profession. Hygiene, in particular, has been hit hard, with a number of hygienists seeing it as a sign to change careers. The resulting labour market has seen dentists jumping over each other, pushing salaries ever higher to make sure they had someone — anyone — available to treat their patients.

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Do You Really Want to Give Up on Hygiene?

Oral Health Group

We know the pandemic has had a profound impact on the dental profession. Hygiene, in particular, has been hit hard, with a number of hygienists seeing it as a sign to change careers. The resulting labour market has seen dentists … The post Do You Really Want to Give Up on Hygiene? appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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Frequency and pattern of outpatient dental visits during the COVID-19 pandemic at hospital and community clinics

Dental News and Technology

J Am Dent Assoc. 2021 Sep 30;S0002-8177(21)00584-5. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2021.09.007. Online ahead of print. Abstract Background: The authors aimed to measure the frequency of dental visits before and during the COVID-19 pandemic and to evaluate whether dental visits can be predicted from demographic characteristics, socioeconomic status, oral problem diagnoses, and dental service providers.

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Clinical Study Evaluates Naproxen Sodium Vs an Opioid Combination in Acute Post-Surgical Dental Pain

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

New clinical research has shown that a single 440-mg dose of over-the-counter naproxen sodium (NapS) is as effective, lasts longer, and is better tolerated than a single dose of a commonly prescribed opioid for managing acute post-surgical dental pain. The single-dose study, “Analgesic Efficacy of Naproxen Sodium Versus Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen in Acute Postsurgical Dental Pain: a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial,” published online in Postgraduate Medicine , found that NapS wa

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OraCare Doubles Down with Dentists to Support Cancer Patients

Denticle

Company Agrees to Mates Dental Practice Purchases of OraCare Rinse with In-kind Donations to Cancer Patients In recognition of National World Cancer Day, OraCare is expanding the scope of its OraCare Cares program with an in- kind donation to cancer patients when participating dentists purchase OraCare Rinse. Under the new initiative, called “Your Order, Their Relief”, the company will send a free set of OraCare Rinse to patients suffering side effects of radiation or chemotherapy, with each ord

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Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to COVID-19 Severity

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

A new study published in PLOS ONE showed that among those who became infected with SARS-CoV-2, individuals with low levels of vitamin D experienced more severe COVID-19 illness and were more likely to die than those with normal levels of vitamin D. The Israeli study looked at 253 patients with recorded vitamin D deficiency who then went on to contract SARS-CoV-2 and require hospitalization.

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The Curing Light Checklist Every Dentist Needs

3M

The post The Curing Light Checklist Every Dentist Needs appeared first on 3M Dental Blog.

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Calaject Provides Computer-Assisted Local Anesthesia Delivery

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

Directa Dental Group’s (800-537-8765; directadentalusa.com ) Calaject device for computer-assisted local anesthesia represents the company’s second generation of computer-assisted injection technology. The design goal was to provide a means for optimal local analgesia, with minimal discomfort for the patient, and improved ergonomics and comfort for clinicians during delivery.

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