Dental News and Technology

JANUARY 28, 2021

ATLANTA— Even though many practices have reopened, reducing contact between team members and patients, managing appointment workflow and even looking for opportunities to operate virtually will continue to play an important role in a full recovery. Carestream Dental’s new contactless Patient Forms are one way to put patients’ minds at ease regarding safety while allowing team members to work more efficiently.

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Off the Cusp

JANUARY 11, 2021

Off the Cusp - Patterson Dental blog. Share. Tweet. Share. As the new year gets underway, many practice owners may be wondering how they can improve the overall efficiency and productivity of their office. Finding new ways to increase dental office productivity can improve the agility of your staff, boost the patient experience and help you bring in new patients.

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Planet DDS

JANUARY 8, 2021

The future is unpredictable. You can speculate, but that’s only one way to consider how to future-proof your dental practice.

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Oral Health Group

JANUARY 20, 2021

Interested in contributing to Oral Health Group’s blog? Email marley@newcom.ca for more information! The post How Podcasting Can Boost Your Dental Marketing appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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Dentistry Gone Digital

JANUARY 26, 2021

So often, I get emails from dental assistants with questions about their career paths. I’ve spoken to dental assistants around the world for the last 15 years, and so many stories have been told to me by these amazing team members through the years. I recently received a question from a young dental assistant about her current situation and the future she hoped to have.

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Dental Peers

JANUARY 4, 2021

Welcome to 2021! I hope that you and your loved ones have managed to remain healthy and safe throughout the Holiday Season! Every year at this time, we have likely just finished reflecting on the year that was and are still thinking about the year ahead. . Sadly, no matter which direction we are looking toward, one word dominates the landscape… COVID!

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Dental News and Technology

JANUARY 27, 2021

Journal of Oral Biology and Craniofacial Research Available online 21 January 2021 Abstract Background Previous systematic reviews showed additional benefit of adjuvant bisphosphonates (BP) in the treatment of periodontitis. In contrast, it is unclear the effect of BP in patients with diabetes and smokers, its pooled effect when administered locally or systemically is also unknown.

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

JANUARY 24, 2021

Unfortunately, many Americans—especially older adults—are unsure of how to receive the COVID-19 vaccinations. In fact, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, six out of 10 older Americans don’t know if they are eligible or how to get vaccinated. While guidelines are different in each state, most prioritize frontline healthcare workers, nursing home residents and staff, and those age 65 and older.

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Oral Health Group

JANUARY 18, 2021

There’s every indication that the pandemic is changing the nature of cybersecurity. Online threats are evolving to match our new remote-work paradigm, with 91% of businesses reporting an increase in cyberattacks during the coronavirus outbreak. Hackers are getting more and … The post 4 Most Common Types of Cybersecurity Threats appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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Patient News

JANUARY 10, 2021

What do you really want? Here we are … 2021. Hope the door doesn’t hit 2020 on the way out! Let’s bring some positivity into 2021 with these awesome design tips and tricks for dental websites. In this blog, I am going to cover 5 new dental website design trends and why they are important. Parallax Clean & Comfortable Professional. The post Top 5 Dental Website Design Tips 2021 appeared first on Patient News.

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Off the Cusp

JANUARY 13, 2021

Off the Cusp - Patterson Dental blog. Share. Tweet. Share. If you ask any dentist about the biggest problem they have in running their practice, invariably the answer will point, in one way or another, to staffing issues. Add the COVID-19 pandemic to this reality, and we take the already significant challenge of having a well-trained team filled with positive team members, and we have a critically monumental issue for the average practice to attend to.

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Dental News and Technology

JANUARY 26, 2021

Full article click here WEDNESDAY, Jan. 20, 2021 -- The coronavirus pandemic hit dental practices hard early in 2020, as COVID-19 fears kept millions of Americans from seeking routine oral health care. But as dental offices have ratcheted up their safety measures, more patients have steadily been returning for checkups and more, according to recent polls conducted by the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute (HPI).

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ASDA Blog

JANUARY 20, 2021

I believe that most of us were eagerly anticipating the turn of the page leading into 2021. While New Year’s Day is a great benchmark to leave the past behind and reconstitute ourselves as better people with specific goals and drivers, it is important to acknowledge that life is a collection of events, and we remain a product of our past experiences as individuals.

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

JANUARY 31, 2021

According to researchers in the United Kingdom, changes to the tongue’s appearance—including discoloration and enlargement—may be symptomatic of COVID-19. While traditional COVID-19 symptoms, such as fever, cough, and loss of taste and smell, are often used in screening, COVID-19 infection may present with a variety of more unusual signs, including many in the oral cavity, such as bumps and patches on the tongue, oral ulcers, and swelling in the mouth.

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Oral Health Group

JANUARY 6, 2021

What do you think makes for a good dental hygienist? If you are one or are planning to become one, what qualities should you possess? If you’re a dentist looking to partner with a dental hygienist, how will you know … The post Signs You’re Working With A Good Dental Hygienist appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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YapiApp

JANUARY 28, 2021

YAPI provides dental teams with all the tools they need to keep their schedules full. . This past year has presented significant challenges and obstacles to the dental community. From operating under stringent CDC guidelines to adjusting to new systems and office protocols , it seems that for many of us in dentistry, the underlying themes of 2020 were “change” and “modification.”.

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Best Online Marketing Companies for Dentists

JANUARY 24, 2021

As you might remember from our recent “Exclusive Research: Inside the Minds of 3,735 Dental Patients ” blog article, we looked at the five factors patients consider to be the most important when selecting a new dentist. Capitalizing on the work of TNT’s Market Research Team surveying 3,735 patients last year, we were also able to determine the flip side of this – the five things patients don’t care about in their dental practice.

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Dental News and Technology

JANUARY 25, 2021

ATLANTA— Carestream Dental’s most recent scanner acquisition software update, CS ScanFlow v1.0.3, continues to deliver an enhanced scanning experience with new benefits that reduce steps in the scanning process, protect data, make working with third parties easier and even encourage patients to share their virtual smiles on social media. CS ScanFlow is the advanced software that powers the CS 3700 intraoral scanner and is also available for the CS 3600 intraoral scanner.

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ASDA Blog

JANUARY 18, 2021

The Integrated National Dental Board Examination (INDBE) was launched in August 2020 as an option for third- and fourth-year dental students to take on their pathway to dental licensure. The plan is that the INDBE will replace the current National Dental Board Examination (NBDE) Parts I and II that dental students have traditionally taken. According to the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations (JCNDE) , the INDBE “is a new written, cognitive examination for dental licensure…[combining

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

JANUARY 30, 2021

To increase the number of vaccine providers throughout the state, California’s Department of Public Health has decreased the training requirements necessary for dentists to administer COVID-19 vaccines. Now, dentists must complete one online course hosted by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention composed of three modules, which should take about 1 hour to complete.

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Oral Health Group

JANUARY 4, 2021

Welcome to 2021! I hope that you and your loved ones have managed to remain healthy and safe throughout the Holiday Season! Every year at this time, we have likely just finished reflecting on the year that was and are … The post The More Things Change, The More They Should NOT Remain the Same! appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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North Suburban Endodontics

JANUARY 24, 2021

Howie Mandel, one of America’s premier television personalities, rarely takes it easy. Whether performing a standup comedy gig or shooting episodes of America’s Got Talent or Deal or No Deal , Mandel gives it all he’s got. And that intense drive isn’t reserved only for his career pursuits–he also brings his A-game to boosting his dental health.

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We Speak Dental

JANUARY 20, 2021

Best Branding and Logo Design for Your Dental Practice. Branding is instrumental to the success of your dental practice and is a reflection of you, your team, and your business. It intimately impacts perceptions and attitudes that drive brand choice and practice selection. A powerful and memorable brand will resonate with your ideal patients and empower them to choose you over the competition.

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Dental News and Technology

JANUARY 22, 2021

J Am Dent Assoc. 2021 Jan;152(1):55-64. doi: 10.1016/j.adaj.2020.09.019. Abstract Background: National data indicate that working-aged adults (20-64 years) are more likely to report financial barriers to receiving needed oral health care relative to other age groups. The aim of this study was to examine the burden of untreated caries (UC) and its association with reporting an unmet oral health care need among working-aged adults.

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ASDA Blog

JANUARY 13, 2021

My love affair with teeth began in 2003, and early on, I realized the huge impact we can make on others in our community and our friends and family, as well as how rewarding this career can be. In school, I was eager to learn everything new and better in dentistry — the variety of tools, materials and techniques to achieve beautiful direct composite restorations, long-lasting crowns, successful painless endodontic treatments and same-day implants.

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

JANUARY 29, 2021

Results from Phase 3 clinical trials on Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J) one-dose COVID-19 vaccine demonstrated 72% effectiveness against moderate to severe COVID-19-related illness in the United States. However, this rate dropped to 57% in trials conducted in South Africa, which suggests the vaccine is less able to fight off the new variant that is highly present in the region.

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Oral Health Group

JANUARY 27, 2021

The eco-friendly dental practice is an important consideration that every dentist can make when it comes to protecting our environment. With an increasing trend in global warming, the dental office also plays a role in the destruction of nature. By … The post Eco-ing Our Way to a Greener Dental Future appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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Healthy Smiles

JANUARY 20, 2021

Dental implants are used to replace missing teeth. With proper care, they may last up to 15 years before they need to be replaced. Following good oral hygiene can help in preventing oral diseases from developing around the implants. This promotes healthy teeth and preserves the integrity of the implants too. . Importance of Cleaning Dental Implants.

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Brookside Dental

JANUARY 19, 2021

Have you ever noticed your dentist asks you to move your tongue around during a dental examination? You may have thought it’s only to inspect your teeth, but it’s also to check your tongue. Why? Short answer: Your tongue plays an essential role in tasting, chewing, swallowing, and speaking. You don’t want that impaired, right? Of course not!

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Dental News and Technology

JANUARY 21, 2021

Clinical Oral Investigations ( 2021 ) Cite this article Abstract Objectives The aim of this study was to assess whether alveolar ridge preservation (ARP) can reduce the need of ridge augmentation at posterior tooth sites. Material and methods This study enrolled patients who received dental implants at posterior tooth sites during 2013–2019. Demographic data and dental treatment histories were collected.

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Off the Cusp

JANUARY 19, 2021

Off the Cusp - Patterson Dental blog. Share. Tweet. Share. This is an update to a previous story on Irene Iancu. Irene Iancu had a clear vision from the start—to build her own hygienist-run dental practice with a strong voice on social media. With the help of her Patterson Reps and Equipment specialist, they spent months planning and mapping out how this space would come to life.

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Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

JANUARY 26, 2021

Lennon Rodgers, PhD, MS, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s (UW) Grainger Engineering Design Innovation Laboratory, has created a low-cost prototype “contactless” thermometer to help students monitor their COVID-19 symptoms. . Using a sensor from a commercially available thermometer, Rogers added a microcontroller and distance sensor controlled by open-source code.

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Oral Health Group

JANUARY 13, 2021

As we enthusiastically jump into a new and better year, there is no better time to take a closer look at your office’s online “home”—its website. One way to gauge the performance of your website is by identifying and understanding … The post Attract New Patients in the New Year: 5-Plus Ways to Improve Your Website’s Bounce Rate appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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YapiApp

JANUARY 19, 2021

YAPI starts the New Year off right with a new updated logo! Today’s first taste of what’s to come from YAPI this year is very exciting for us, and we hope you enjoy this new look to our logo as much as we do. Over the past decade, our company, which began in Southern California, has grown significantly thanks to our loyal customers. You’ll notice our trademark ‘leaf’ has a new bud (a buddy!

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Planet DDS

JANUARY 15, 2021

In this multi-part series, we will be answering some of your most burning questions about Denticon. If you’re in the market for a new dental practice management solution for your DSO or group practice, you might be wondering the same things.

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Dental News and Technology

JANUARY 20, 2021

Angle Orthod. 2021 Jan 12. doi: 10.2319/021220-100.1. Online ahead of print. Abstract Objectives: To compare an automated cephalometric analysis based on the latest deep learning method of automatically identifying cephalometric landmarks (AI) with previously published AI according to the test style of the worldwide AI challenges at the International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging conferences held by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE ISBI).

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Gilreath Dental

JANUARY 8, 2021

There are many ways to express yourself. While a new hairstyle or even a tattoo won’t directly harm your dental health, an oral piercing undoubtedly can. Oral piercings are chosen as a favorable form of body art for some. However, just because it may be “cool” or trendy, doesn’t mean it is safe. In fact,… The post Oral Piercings: When Your Style Compromises Your Oral Health appeared first on Gilreath Family Dentistry.

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