Ask The Dentist
JULY 20, 2021
Sjögren’s is an autoimmune disease that wreaks havoc on your immune system. One of the major symptoms of the disease is a dry mouth, the result of attacks on your saliva glands. As saliva plays a pivotal role in speaking, swallowing, and eating, having a dry mouth can be highly problematic. This issue does not only affect those with Sjögren’s, so today’s episode applies to everyone.
Dentistry Gone Digital
JULY 20, 2021
By Dan Gleissner, CARR. More than 80% of healthcare practices lease their office space. The location and impression their office makes on patients is a huge determining factor in patient referrals and return visits, especially in a competitive market. Additionally, the cost of rent is typically a dental practice’s second-highest expense after payroll.
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Dental News and Technology
JULY 20, 2021
Progressive Hygiene School Purchases Seven AIRFLOW ® Prophylaxis Master Units to Teach its Students EMS Dental’s Guided Biofilm Therapy Protocol Nyon , Switzerland – Ju ly 2 , 202 1 – EMS Dental, the inventor and manufacturer of the synergistic compone n ts of the Guided Biofilm T herapy protocol (GBT ® ) recently installed seven AIRFLOW ® Prophylaxis Master units at Coastal Carolina Community College in Onslow County, North Carolina.
Dimensions of Dental Hygiene
JULY 20, 2021
Pfizer and Moderna have been testing their COVID-19 vaccines on children younger than 12 since March, and data should be available in September. The first data set will be on children ages 6 to 11. The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring 4 months to 6 months of safety data post-vaccine for children younger than 12, as opposed to the 2 months required for those ages 12 and older.
Polkadot Dental
JULY 20, 2021
Alpharetta, GA – Tooth grinding, also called bruxism, is a common problem that rightfully keeps parents worried. Statistics vary on the subject; some sources say one in four people grind their teeth, placing the number anywhere from 6% to around 50% of children experiencing nighttime bruxism, whereas other sources say 95% of people grind their teeth at some point in their lives.
Phoenix Endodontist
JULY 20, 2021
While persistent pain is a common sign that a tooth is in trouble and may need root canal treatment, it isn’t the only indicator. If your tooth doesn’t hurt but you have other symptoms, you shouldn’t ignore the problem until it DOES. To understand why pain should not be your only indicator to check with your endodontist to see if you need a root canal, let’s look at how dental professionals assess a potential root canal case.
Planet DDS
JULY 20, 2021
The job “dental hygienist” has ranked in the top half of best 100 jobs on US News for several years running. And yet, dental practices are finding hiring a hygienist more and more difficult. According to the ADA, as of last month, more than 80% of dentist owners are finding recruiting extremely or very challenging , particularly for dental hygienists and dental assistants.
Denticle
JULY 20, 2021
Today we're going to veer off a little from healthcare and the virus. The world of surveillance is a murky one, as you can well imagine. In my early days of tech fascination I didn't really have much of an interest in digital security. Like many people I figured if I wasn't doing anything to be concerned about, why would I worry about someone seeing what I did online or otherwise.
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