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Recipe for a Healthy Mouth

Queen of Dental Hygiene

Oral health and wellness can be so complicated. You try hard, yet it never seems to be enough. Let’s take the complex process of oral health and make it into much more manageable bite size nuggets. I love cookbooks. Beautiful pictures of mouthwatering delicious goodness waiting for you at the end of a complicated recipe. Don’t you love when it all comes together and really does work?

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EXOCAD INTRODUCES THE EXOCAD SHOP FOR DENTALCAD SOFTWARE USERS

Dental News and Technology

Upgrades and additional modules can now be purchased directly from exocad DARMSTADT, Germany, Feb. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- exocad, an Align Technology, Inc. company and a leading dental CAD/CAM software provider, today introduced its online shop, ( shop.exocad.com ), an additional way for current DentalCAD perpetual license users to purchase upgrades or add-on modules, accompanied by installation and configuration support.

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How to Ensure Patients are Keeping Up with Dental Hygiene Throughout the Pandemic

Oral Health Group

The pandemic has affected everyone around the world in one way or another, and we’ve all had to make changes to adapt to this new normal. For many of us, staying indoors more and limiting the locations we visit has … The post How to Ensure Patients are Keeping Up with Dental Hygiene Throughout the Pandemic appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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Prevent Infection Control Breaches with an Infection Control Coordinator

Dentistry Gone Digital

By: Michelle Strange, MSDH, RDH. Despite the emphasis on infection prevention being “prevention,” it is unfortunately inevitable that infection control breaches occur from time to time. The handling of these incidents can have a significant impact on patients, staff, and the dental office itself. You may be tempted just to sweep it under the rug or shift the blame onto someone else, but adhering to established protocols is the best and safest approach for managing infection control b

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Combating cross-contamination in the dental setting

Off the Cusp

Off the Cusp - Patterson Dental blog. Read Time: 5 Minute, 52 Second. There are many health and safety challenges inherent to dentistry but undeniably one of the trickiest to manage is cross-contamination. As defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “cross-contamination is the spread of germs from one surface to another by contact.

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New aesthetic in-house 3D-printed brackets: proof of concept and fundamental mechanical properties

Dental News and Technology

Papageorgiou, S.N., Polychronis, G., Panayi, N. et al. New aesthetic in-house 3D-printed brackets: proof of concept and fundamental mechanical properties. Prog Orthod. 23, 6 (2022). [link] Abstract Objectives Three-dimensional (3D) printing technology is an emerging manufacturing process for many orthodontic appliances, and the aim of this study was to evaluate the mechanical properties of resin-based materials as alternatives for the in-house preparation of orthodontic brackets.

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An Idiot’s Guide to Occlusion

Oral Health Group

Dawson has 5 requirements for occlusal stability. The first is that there are stable contacts on all teeth of equal intensity in centric relation. So what is centric relation. It is relationship of the mandible to the maxilla when the … The post An Idiot’s Guide to Occlusion appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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Time to Schedule Your Spring Teeth Cleaning

Gilreath Dental

Spring is just around the corner. As you prepare to clean out closets or wipe off the patio furniture, ask yourself what you will do for your smile. Gilreath Family Dentistry recommends a spring cleaning for your teeth and gums! Professional dental cleanings are suggested at least twice a year to improve your oral health,… The post Time to Schedule Your Spring Teeth Cleaning appeared first on Gilreath Family Dentistry.

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Dental Statistics NHS Registration and Participation A National Statistics release for Scotland

Dental News and Technology

Publication date: 25 January 2022 About this release This release by Public Health Scotland reports on NHS dental registrations in Scotland between September 2001 and September 2021. In addition, it provides data on contact with an NHS dentist between September 2006 and September 2021. Generally, the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak has had little impact on registration rates due to the ‘lifetime registration’ policy.

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HIPAA Regulations for Dental Offices: 5 Can’t Miss Tips

YapiApp

HIPAA Compliance For Dental Offices – What To Expect. Isn’t it time you brushed up on your HIPAA compliance protocol? In a hurry? Download our latest eGuide to read at your convenience. . Grab a Copy! To say 2021 was challenging for healthcare organizations is an understatement. Dentists had to contend with another year of COVID-19 protocols and breaches of healthcare data reached an all-time high, exposing the records of nearly 46 million people.

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Most Americans Are No Longer Afraid of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

According to a poll conducted by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, most Americans are no longer afraid of the COVID-19 pandemic. As the number of new infections has dropped drastically, only 24% of Americans recently polled said they were extremely afraid of contracting COVID-19. Most Americans also believe SARS-CoV-2 will continue to circulate but will cease to cause serious illness.

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My Patients Only Want What Insurance Covers!

Coaches Corner

Is this really true, or is the practice subtly putting patients into this mindset? We hear it from dentists and team members everywhere – “my patients are driven by insurance.” In this episode of The Madow Dental Podcast we dig a little deeper and discover that maybe it’s the practice itself that is insurance dependent! Then on our mystery shopper calls the theme continues as we ask if a new patient cleaning is covered by insurance.

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What recent evidence exists to support the use of platelet-rich fibrin in clinical dentistry? A systematic literature review

Dental News and Technology

Luke Connor Savva First published: 13 February 2022 [link] This article has been accepted for publication and undergone full peer review but has not been through the copyediting, typesetting, pagination and proofreading process, which may lead to differences between this version and the Version of Record. Please cite this article as doi:10.1111/ors.12725 E Abstract Platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) is a second-generation platelet concentrate and biomaterial with multiple applications in clinical dentis

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13 Awesome TikTok Dentist Accounts to Follow

My Social Practice

These Dental TikTok Accounts Will Inspire You! It can be difficult to think of fun and engaging TikTok ideas for dentists. However, the truth is, dental offices that focus on utilizing social media trends attract more patients and have a stronger reputation than those that don’t. The good news for dentists is a significant rise in the number of people spending time on social media. .

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Moderna Creates New Iterations of Its COVID-19 Booster Shot

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

Scientists at Moderna have been hard at work on a COVID-19 booster redesigned to provide protection against at least two SARS-CoV-2 variants in addition to creating a vaccine that could be combined with a flu shot. The company is currently testing a booster designed for efficacy against the Omicron variant in a United States-based study in addition to a booster shot combined with the flu vaccine, which is undergoing clinical trial in the United Kingdom.

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Why You Should Work with a Marketing Agency that Specializes in Your Field

Rosemont Review

When you need something done right the first time, you call an expert—especially when the circumstances demand attention to detail and specialized knowledge of the task at hand. The same should be true of your website and online marketing efforts. For medical, dental, and aesthetic practices, this means choosing a website marketing agency with years of valuable experience and specialized expertise in the ever-evolving and highly competitive elective healthcare marketplace.

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ACUTE HERPETIC STOMATITIS: CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS, DIAGNOSTICS AND TREATMENT STRATEGIES

Dental News and Technology

Wiad Lek. 2022;75(1 pt 2):318-323. Abstract Objective: The aim: To evaluate the recent scientific articles concerning peculiarities of this oral pathology. The goal is to carry out a literature review by evaluating all signs and clinical symptoms related to this disease, so as to provide the clinician with a useful tool for an early diagnosis and treatment of the disease.

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How teledentistry has changed since the pandemic

ASDA Blog

Odds are, you’ve had a telemedicine visit since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. But have you scheduled a teledentistry visit, either as a provider or patient? As the pandemic continues to affect all of us and our lifestyles, the usage of teledentistry (TD) has increased. Compared to the beginning of the pandemic, when many dentists in private practice closed offices out of necessity, now more practitioners are offering the service as an adjunct to in-office visits.

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Study Sheds Light on How to Improve the Safety of Indoor Spaces

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

An Oregon-based study has found that ventilation, filtration, and humidification interventions reduce the level of SARS-CoV-2 circulating in the air. The study involved 11 subjects all with diagnosed cases of COVID-19 who performed various indoor activities such as talking, coughing, standing, sitting, and walking on a treadmill. Researchers then measured the level of the novel coronavirus following each of these activities, and made adjustments to the ventilation, filtration, and humidity in th

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Oral health interventions in children and adolescents with special needs

The Dental Elf

Carly Ross takes a look at this review of different oral health education and promotion interventions for children and adolescents with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Eighteen studies were included but they mainly of very low to low certainty. The post Oral health interventions in children and adolescents with special needs appeared first on National Elf Service.

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Endodontist

Phoenix Endodontist

Now Hiring Associate Endodontist. (Phoenix Location). Now is the time to join a fast growing organization located in Central Phoenix Arizona. You will have opportunities to learn new skills from our team of experienced professionals. Our practice has invested in the latest clinical technology to provide patients with the best endodontic care found anywhere.

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How to Properly Clean Your Teeth With Braces

Broomfield Dentists / MountainAire

If you are one of the many people who are wearing braces, you know how important it is to clean your teeth properly. Braces can be a bit tricky to clean, but if you follow these simple steps, you will be able to keep your teeth clean and healthy! The Benefits of Braces. Braces are not just for kids – many adults are choosing to wear braces in order to achieve a straighter smile.

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The Big Easy Distributes Rapid COVID-19 Tests Befor Fat Tuesday

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

In 2020, New Orleans let the good times roll and paid the price. The city hosted its traditional Mardi Gras celebration, which was followed by a bad hangover—a precipitous rise in COVID-19 cases. After becoming a Southern hot spot of COVID-19, the city wants this year to be different. So, in addition to parade riders throwing out beads, they also tossed rapid COVID-19 tests to crowds at the Krewe of Muses parade on Thursday, February 24.

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Enamel demineralisation during multi-bracketed fixed orthodontic treatment

The Dental Elf

This overview of systematic reviews of evidence for the prevention of enamel demineralization during fixed appliance orthodontic treatment included 29 reviews. Most of the reviews were considered to have methodological issues with the findings suggesting that professional fluorides, sealants, reminders, and lasers might be useful interventions to prevent enamel demineralization.

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When Thinking Like A Dentist Can Be Bad….

Coaches Corner

When Thinking Like a Dentist Can Be Bad? Are you thinking like a dentist? As dentists, we want to do really accurate and thorough examinations on our patients. Then we’ll use that data to determine some great treatment recommendations for them. If we can present those recommendations in an appealing way, our patients may make the decision to take the steps towards excellent dental health.

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SEO Dental Tip: How To Choose Your Primary Category In GMB

My Social Practice

Important SEO Dental Tip: How To Choose Your Primary Category & Service Areas. One of the most effective ways to increase your new patient phone calls is through SEO for dentists. Local SEO will help your Google listing rank higher in the Google map. In our research we’ve found that nearly 2/3rds of potential patients use the Google map to find local dentists.

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Some Americans Ready to Move On, While Others Worry About Lifting COVID-19 Restrictions

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

A Kaiser Family Foundation poll demonstrates that half of respondents believe that returning to pre-pandemic habits will be safe by the end of spring, while 26% will wait an additional year before resuming normal life. One in five will continue to mask up in public places and remain vigilant to prevent infection with the novel coronavirus. Results also showed that the global pandemic is no longer a top issue for voters: economy/inflation (91%), voting rights (84%), and foreign policy (83%) are t

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Oral health self-care behaviours in people with a serious mental illness

The Dental Elf

This review of the of oral health self-care behaviours in people with serious mental illness (SMI) included 33 studies. Most of the included studies (18) were cross-sectional and a mjority (20)were considered to be of weak design. The post Oral health self-care behaviours in people with a serious mental illness appeared first on National Elf Service.

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The Top 20 Most Used Passwords of 2021

Denticle

Today's post covers a couple of bases for me. The fist thing I want to accomplish today is to remind everyone that passwords are really, really important and should be treated as such. I realize that to a lot of you, that is probably one of the silliest things you've read today. However, I bring that simple fact up because, also in this post, I'm going to provide you the list of 2021's most common passwords and I think when you see the list, those of you who understand the importance of a passwo

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Does Dry Mouth Cause Gum Disease?

Modern Family Dental

You might be wondering: why is my mouth so dry, what causes dry mouth, and can it lead to gum disease and other oral issues? In this YouTube episode, Modern Family Dental Care outlines the causes of dry mouth, its symptoms, its relationship with your oral health, and how to prevent dry mouth for good. What is dry mouth? Dry mouth (otherwise known as xerostomia) is a condition that occurs when your salivary gland does not produce enough saliva.

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Poll Reveals Contributors to Below-Capacity Operation of Dental Practices

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

A poll of more than 1,150 dentists conducted by the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute revealed that the most common reason why some practices are not operating at full capacity is patient cancellations (85.4%). Other frequently cited reasons include: lack of patient demand (43%), inability of the practice to maintain a full staff (33.9%), and COVID-19 safety requirements (21.5%).

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10 things hurting your dental website

Patient News

Managing a great dental website is one challenge. Managing one that gets great results is another. A high-performing website isn’t just a nice-to-have in 2022, it’s imperative if you want to maximize practice success, profits, and valuation. Scan through this blog to get the statistics that really matter when it comes to a dental website; stats that could help decision-making.

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How Patient Feedback Can Grow Your Business

The Big Brush

Growing your business is one of the most important parts of your career as a dentist. Fortunately, you have a number of ways to seek to grow your business, including by obtaining and utilizing feedback from your patients.

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Tongue Brushing: Is It Really Necessary?

Hardin Dental

We’ve all heard that it’s good to brush your tongue, but is it really necessary? How beneficial can it be? Quite beneficial, actually. If you’re not already brushing your tongue, you’re missing out on an essential part of oral health — not to mention fresh breath. Here’s a look at why brushing your tongue should become a part of your everyday routine.

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Help Us Raise Awareness this March for National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

The DTA Foundation has created a Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month social media campaign encouraging people to raise awareness about the unmet oral health care need for the disabled community. To help spread the word, we’re asking our partners, members and clinicians to help raise awareness for the millions of people with disabilities that do not have adequate access to oral health care, and therefore overall health care.

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2 Steps for Simple Cementation of Crowns, Veneers, Inlays…

3M

Everyone who is working with indirect dental restorations knows that material and cement selection is sometimes very challengening. In today’s dentistry metal-free restorations are becoming more popular. Even though we have only few options nowadays, zirconium oxide crowns/bridges, lithium disilicate restorations and layered ceramic veneers, many concerns appeared among dental professionals.

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Gemini EVOâ„¢ Laser: The Next Evolution in Laser Dentistry

Denticle

Ultradent Products, Inc. has released the Gemini EVO™ Laser, which is said to combine the benefits of higher 100-watt power with the versatility of dual-wavelength design. The Gemini EVO’s 100 watts of super-pulsed power provide faster cutting, less heat, and clean incisions in soft tissue. The 2 wavelengths—810 nm and 980 nm—can be used individually or together, offering 3 wavelength modes.