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1-800-DENTIST Founders Appointed to the MentalHealth.com Venture Advisory Team

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Leading patient-first health technology company MentalHealth.com proudly announces the appointment of two prominent health technology leaders, Fred Joyal and Gary Saint-Denis, founders of 1-800-DENTIST, to its venture advisory team. MentalHealth.com is a patient-first health technology company driven by its mission to make optimal mental health attainable for everyone.

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Comparison of Efficacy of Lidocaine and Articaine as Inferior Alveolar Nerve Blocking Agents in Patients with Symptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis: Randomized Controlled Trial

Dental News and Technology

Randomized Controlled Trial Medicina (Kaunas). 2023 Oct 16;59(10):1840. doi: 10.3390/medicina59101840. Abstract Background and Objectives : Lidocaine Hydrochloride has been the standard choice for local anesthesia in dentistry and Articaine's unique structure and growing popularity make it a viable alternative. Due to contradictory results in prior research and a scarcity of trials conducted in the Pakistani population, this study aims to compare the anesthetic efficacy of Lidocaine with Articai

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Spear Education Announces Key Organizational Changes

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Spear Education, a leading provider of dental education, is delighted to announce key organizational changes that align with the organization’s commitment to educational excellence and providing an outstanding customer experience to the dental community. Dr. Gregg Kinzer, a distinguished dental professional and long-time Spear resident faculty member, has been appointed to the role of faculty chair and chief curriculum and campus education officer.

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Prosthetic complications and failures of implant-supported fixed partial dentures: A scoping review

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Journal Of Prosthetic Dentistry Published: November 29, 2023 DOI: [link] Previous Article A cross-sectional study for prevalence and risk factors … ABSTRACT Statement of problem Although high survival rates of implant-supported fixed partial dentures (ISFPDs) have been reported, evidence for complications, failures, and factors that interfere with their longevity is lacking.

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Dental Pin Offers Insertion With Maximum Ease

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The Stabilok Pin is designed to achieve 2 criteria: self-shearing with maximum reliability and insertion with maximum ease. The wide-pitch thread provides excellent retention for the pins, which are available in either the purest commercially available titanium or stainless steel. The pins and drills are dispensed from the box through apertures, which can be set to either the hermetically sealed position or the open position by hinged flap.

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Is Your Online Presence Scaring Away Potential Patients?

Oral Health Group

How to audit and improve content to fight dental fears We all know that you and your friendly, non-judgmental team are nothing to fear! However, The post Is Your Online Presence Scaring Away Potential Patients? appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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GNYDM 2023 – exocad to Showcase its Latest Innovations

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exocad, a company under Align Technology, Inc. and a prominent dental CAD/CAM software provider, has announced its participation in the 99th annual Greater New York Dental Meeting (GNYDM) from November 26–29, 2023, in New York. exocad will showcase its latest dental software and present its inaugural cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) equipment display at booth 2003. exocad will participate at the 99th annual Greater New York Dental Meeting from November 26–29, 2023 and showcase its software s

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Device Enables Easier Cleaning of Interdental Spaces

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Paro slider makes closed-mouth cleaning of interdental spaces simpler and more effective. The innovative and patented device makes tedious efforts to locate spaces between teeth with interdental brushes a thing of the past, enabling easier and more effective closed-mouth cleaning of interdental spaces than ever before. The soft, anatomically designed, cup-shaped paro slider enables one to easily feel the interdental space.

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UT Health San Antonio Initiates Global Oral Health Agenda

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The School of Dentistry at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) has established the Center for Global and Community Oral Health, a new initiative aimed at addressing pressing dental challenges on a global scale. The center will focus on increasing access to oral healthcare to reduce health disparities, integrating oral healthcare into medical care to prevent systemic diseases, and disseminating oral health information to enhance health literacy.

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Service Features Ideal Method of Metal Refining

Dentistry Today

Scientific Metals provides a wide variety of precious metal services primarily for the dental and jewelry industries. The company accepts solids such as crowns, bridges, PFMs, PFGs, inlays, casting sprues and buttons, as well as grindings, floor and bench sweeps, carpets, and filters. Each lot is melted one at a time and a sample is taken via capillary action through a narrow glass cylinder, called a vacuum pin tube.

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American Academy of Periodontology launches Dental Hygiene Engagement Initiative at Annual Meeting

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

AUSTIN, TX – At its 109th Annual Meeting in Austin, the American Academy of Periodontology is launching a new multi-year, multi-pronged initiative to educate dental hygienists on periodontal topics. As part of the initiative, the AAP is hosting a Dental Hygiene Symposium at its Annual Meeting today. The daylong session provides an overview of several topics related to the successful management of the periodontal patient, such as peri-implantitis pathophysiology and treatment, and the role of so

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Blue Cross NC Foundation Awards Funding to Tackle Oral Health Crisis for North Carolina’s Uninsured

Dentistry Today

The North Carolina Association of Free and Charitable Clinics (NCAFCC) has received $500,000 in funding from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation (Blue Cross NC Foundation) to assist member clinics in enhancing oral health care for low-income, uninsured residents in 18 North Carolina counties. The grant will support initiatives in the Charlotte region and northwest North Carolina, where clinics offer free healthcare services to over 12,000 residents without any form of hea

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Dental Implant Healing Stages

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A Breakdown Of The Different Healing Stages Of Dental Implant Surgery Dental implants have revolutionized the field of dentistry by providing a durable and natural-looking solution for individuals with missing teeth. The process of integrating a dental implant into the jaw involves several crucial healing stages that ultimately lead to a strong and functional replacement for a natural tooth.

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Chamlion is Set to Showcase at the GNYDM

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Chamlion, a digital dental expert, is poised to showcase design-print-polish solutions and a variety of dental applications at the upcoming Greater New York Dental Meeting (GNYDM) in New York. One-stop dental solutions from design, 3d print, to polish applying for frameworks, c&b, malo bridges, etc. As a pioneer of the HaaS model (Hardware as a Service) in the field of dental 3D printing, Chamlion has connected 3D printers across various countries to create distributed cloud factories with i

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Join Me on Thursday for a Webinar "Endodontic Advancements for the General Practitioner"

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Just so no one things I've "slipped a cog on the reality wheel", I realize that today's post is a repeat of the one I made Thursday. It's just that I *really* want to make sure people see this announcement. Join me Thursday November 16th!!! Repeat, repeat, repeat!!! __ Thursday November 16th, I'd be honored if you'd join me to learn about new and exciting ways to make endodontic procedures easier and more predictable.

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CAD Software Easily Customizes Tooth Abrasion in Real Time

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ChairsideCAD is the first completely open-architecture CAD software platform for single-visit dentistry. It’s based on exocad’s leading DentalCAD lab software and supports various indications, dental restorations, and appliances. The latest release, ChairsideCAD 3.1 Rijeka , features a new tool to easily customize tooth abrasion in real time and gives clinicians the ability to reuse anatomical designs for multiple restorations—saving valuable time along the patient journey when creating clip

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