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It’s SUMMERTIME! This is Why We Cross-train!

Oral Health Group

Just to be clear, the link between cross-training and summer has nothing to do with peak fitness so we look great in our summer wardrobe! Well…it could be about that. But not in an article for a dental publication. Instead, … The post It’s SUMMERTIME! This is Why We Cross-train! appeared first on Oral Health Group.

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Chocolate Prevents Cavities… SAY WHAT!?!

Queen of Dental Hygiene

Happy summer! Finally, well maybe almost here in the Pacific Northwest. It usually arrives right after the 4th of July so we are right on track. Time for a little fun in the sun and easy, lazy days so thought I might share with you some yummy facts to lighten your day and make you smile big. And just in time for WORLD CHOCOLATE DAY! Chocolate is Good for Your Mouth.

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The Importance of Dental Photography

Dentistry Gone Digital

By: Zach Sisler. Photography is a skill that often gets overlooked by recent dental school graduates, but it can be an essential tool at every step of running your practice. If you’re an esthetic dentist or trying to advertise on social media, taking a good picture is a skill you need for obvious reasons. But even those of us with traditional practices can benefit from learning the basics of digital photography.

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EXOCAD RELEASES EXOPLAN 3.0 GALWAY SOFTWARE IN THE UNITED STATES

Dental News and Technology

The US FDA-cleared release offers edentulous case planning and design of surgical guides WOBURN, Mass. and DARMSTADT, Germany , July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- exocad, an Align Technology, Inc. company, and a leading dental CAD/CAM software provider, today announced that exoplan 3.0 Galway, the latest version of its implant planning software, is now U.S.

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It’s SUMMERTIME! This is Why We Cross-train!

Dental Peers

Just to be clear, the link between cross-training and summer has nothing to do with peak fitness so we look great in our summer wardrobe! Well…it could be about that. But not in an article for a dental publication. Instead, this is the time of the year when we try to slow down at work so we can enjoy more of what summer has to offer. Everyone needs a vacation, and summer is the time more team members tend to be away from the practice.

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How to resolve fitting issues with zirconia crowns

Dentistry Blog

Zirconia crowns have gained popularity over the past decade. Today’s patients request zirconia crowns over metal-based crowns because zirconia restorations provide strength and lifelike esthetics. Additionally, zirconia is highly durable that can withstand forceful chewing and grinding over an extended period.

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Advice for Third Year Dental Students Starting a Clinic

Dentistry Gone Digital

By: Dr. Sable Muntean. Starting third year clinical can be one of the most intimidating parts of dental school. Learning in a classroom is one thing, but it’s quite another to start applying what you’ve learned to real people and real situations. 4 Tips to Help Third Year Dental Students Succeed. Here are some words of advice and support to keep in mind as you move forward in your dental journey!

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Number of Dental Hygiene and Dental Assistant Students Declines

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

According to research by the American Dental Association Health Policy Institute (ADA HPI), the number of students entering dental hygiene and dental assisting programs in 2021-2022 declined from 2019-2020. The decrease seen in dental hygiene programs was only by 125 students and may be part of larger trend of shrinking community college enrollment, as the majority of dental hygiene programs are located within this educational setting.

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Dental website ownership vs. control: Know this before you spend a dime on a new website

Off the Cusp

Off the Cusp - Patterson Dental blog. Read Time: 7 Minute, 44 Second. By the end of this article, you’ll be able to do at least two things. One, be able to drop some brainy geek terms about dental website ownership at your next cocktail party (probably won’t happen). Two, save yourself approximately 73.5 hours of headaches and thousands of dollars because you dodged some of the biggest mistakes regarding website ownership.

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How to Succeed in Aesthetic Dentistry

Dentistry Gone Digital

By: Cappy Sinclair. Aesthetic dentistry is one of the most exciting and rewarding niches in our industry, and a lot of young dentists find themselves wanting to move into the field. But breaking into that niche can be challenging! Finding success there requires certain skills which might not always be obvious. 4 Ways to Succeed in Aesthetic Dentistry.

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Zirconia crowns preparation guidelines

Dentistry Blog

Since its emergence into the dental arena, Zirconia has increasingly become the material of choice for clinicians who wish to provide their patients with the most technologically advanced metal-free restorations.

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Many Americans Struggle With Medical and Dental Debt

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

A poll conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows that four out of 10 Americans struggle with debt incurred due to medical and dental care costs. Out of the survey participants, 24% reported they had overdue medical/dental care bills; 21% are currently paying off debt incrementally directly to the provider. Forty percent of those respondents between the ages of 18 and 29 reported carrying medical/dental debt in comparison to 22% of those age 65 and older.

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How to Ask Dental Patients For Reviews

YapiApp

Asking your dental patients for online reviews can be a simple task! Here are some clever ways to ask your dental patients to review you online! ……… If you’re reading this blog, you likely already know that getting dental patients to leave reviews is vital to your practice’s reputation management and can strengthen patient acquisition and retention.

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Power of the Practice Growth Acceleration Call | Blog Series

Firegang

Taking The PAIN Out Of Practice Growth. If you’re like most dentists, determining the right levers to pull to achieve your practice growth goals is not only a painstaking pursuit, but it can be downright painful one, too. You may be trying to do the marketing on your own - getting nowhere, or you may even be paying a marketing company that is not delivering a quality return on your investment.

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How Can a Good Website Design Bring Patients to Your Practice?

Rosemont Review

It should come as no surprise that patient trust is crucial for any reputable practice. So how exactly does an individual gauge who to entrust with their oral, optical, or aesthetic care? A person can only obtain so much information from word-of-mouth referrals, and physically “shopping around” for a credible and trustworthy dentist, surgeon, or other healthcare professional is impractical, if not impossible.

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State Budget Surpluses Lead to Boost in Reimbursement for Dental Providers

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

One of the biggest impediments to improving access to care across the United States is the low reimbursement offered to dental providers who see patients covered by public insurance programs. This has resulted in few dental providers wanting to be part of such government-funded programs. Fortunately, some states have a budget surplus and are using those funds to boost reimbursement rates for dental providers.

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Power toothbrushes – Sonic or oscillating-rotating?

The Dental Elf

This review of the efficacy of oscillating-rotating power toothbrush compared to high-frequency sonic power toothbrush includes 32 RCTs. The findings show moderate certainty evidence in favour of the oscillating-rotating however the clinical relevance may not be important. The post Power toothbrushes – Sonic or oscillating-rotating? appeared first on National Elf Service.

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How to Ask Dental Patients For Online Reviews?

YapiApp

If you’re reading this blog, you likely already know that getting dental patients to leave reviews is vital to your practice’s reputation management and can strengthen patient acquisition and retention. The problem for most dental practices—from start-ups to established businesses—is knowing how to ask dental patients for reviews. The review request process needs to work for your already busy front-office team.

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Ultradent Introduces JiffyTM One Single-Use Polishers

Denticle

For years now I have been a fan of Ultradent. The company makes really good products that do what they are supposed to do. It is a privately owned company and because of that simple fact, they are not beholding to investors or stock holders. That means they can develop products are their own time table and only bring them to market when they are absolutely sure the products are ready.

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Universal Coronavirus Vaccine May Be on the Horizon

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

A study recently published in Cell investigated the impact of the COVID-19 vaccine on antibody response. Researchers found that previous experience with any type of coronavirus influenced the vaccine’s ability to not only address the well-known spike protein associated with the novel coronavirus, but also additional proteins shared by a variety of coronaviruses.

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Caries in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

The Dental Elf

This review of whether children and adolescents with attention deficit with hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) had more dental caries than children and adolescents without ADHD included 13 observational studies. The findings suggest a higher risk of caries in children with ADHD Odds ratio = 3.31(95%CI; 1.25 to 8.73) and a significantly higher DMFT index Mean difference = 0.75 (0.38 to 1.13).

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The value of bleaching

ASDA Blog

I never thought of bleaching my teeth until my dental school friend raved about using whitening strips. Comparing my teeth to my friend’s, I clearly saw my coffee-colored teeth from 20 years of drinking coffee every day. I bought the whitening strips and slapped them on for 30 minutes. While I had significant sensitivity the next day (cold beverages and breathing in too fast through my mouth hurt my teeth), I saw my teeth brighten over a few uses.

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Veneers vs Crowns

Hardin Dental

A signature smile can light up a room and turn the heads of everyone in it. If you are looking to upgrade or restore your smile, you may be considering veneers or crowns as a solution. Both porcelain veneers and dental crowns are great options to not only improve your teeth aesthetically but also work to better how they function. Although the two treatments offer many of the same benefits, there are some key differences between them. .

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Dental Care Access Expands Significantly in Maine

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

Maine residents who are covered by the state’s health insurance plan for low-income individuals—MaineCare—will now have access to dental care due to a bill passed by the Maine Legislature. The new dental benefit will cover diagnostic, preventive, and restorative services. MaineCare insures about 200,000 state residents. Dentists remain scarce in Maine with approximately 55 dentists per 100,000 people.

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Can You Get Braces With Cavities?

Best Dentist in Houston

If you’re looking to straighten your teeth with dental braces , you may be wondering if you need to have your cavities corrected before getting your teeth straightened. Getting dental braces to put on allows extra plaque and tartar buildup to form around your teeth. This may worsen your oral cavity’s overall health, leading to larger cavities that may result in root canals and teeth extractions.

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Oral piercing and oral complications

The Dental Elf

This review examining the association between oral manifestations and the use of oral piercings included 54 studies. Damage to periodontal health and tooth structure were the most commonly reported complications however the quality of the evidence is of very low certainty. The post Oral piercing and oral complications appeared first on National Elf Service.

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Shark fins and sharp details: The science behind excellent detail reproduction

3M

The post Shark fins and sharp details: The science behind excellent detail reproduction appeared first on 3M Dental Blog.

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Oral Health Toolkit Developed to Reduce Caries in Hawaiian Children

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

According to data from the Hawai’i State Department of Health, low-income Hawaiian children ages 3 to 5 have the highest rate of dental caries in the United States. Preschool-age children are also more likely to see a medical provider than a dentist. As such, a collaborative project between the Hawai?i State Department of Health Family Health Services Division and the Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing at the University of Hawai’i at M?

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North Korean State-Sponsored Cyber Actors Use Maui Ransomware to Target the Healthcare and Public Health Sector

Denticle

Here is an interesting bit of news. Security in healthcare is a tremendously important issue. The speed and efficiency of digital data, as we all know, makes decision making and treatment orders of magnitude easier. Yet, for every up there is a down. That means security needs to be a serious focus. Unfortunately as you will read in just a bit, there is a nation state that is now entered into that fray.

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Common Causes of Yellow Teeth & How to Whiten Them

Denton Dental Center

Your smile is one of the first things that people notice about you—meaning that a stained and yellow smile can lead to some pretty embarrassing first impressions! But fortunately, there are many different cosmetic solutions available that can effectively whiten discolored teeth. But what causes teeth to become yellow in the first place? Keep reading to learn more from your dentist about some of the common causes of stained teeth, along with some ways that the issue can be addressed.

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7 Reasons Dentists Choose Their Dentists

Dentistry Gone Digital

By: Dr. David Rice. Want to guarantee you’re seeing the right dentist? Here is how we dentists choose our dentist, and I’m thinking we have the inside scoop that will help you! 7 Ways Dentists Choose The Right Dentists. Check out these seven reasons how we dentists choose our dentists: 1. Get in the know. No matter what city you live in, know this; the dental community is a small one.

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Perio Update: The Danger of Residual Cement

Dimensions of Dental Hygiene

FIGURE 1. Residual cement found on the buccal aspects of implants. The popularity of implant therapy has grown exponentially, and it is now the go-to treatment for tooth loss. However, maintaining implants is not as easy as it may seem. This case study demonstrates the importance of ensuring that all residual cement has been removed (Figure 1), which often requires the use of a dental endoscope, in order to ensure implant health.

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Immediate implant placement with or without immediate provisionalization: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Dental News and Technology

J Clin Periodontol. 2022 Jun 23. doi: 10.1111/jcpe.13686. Online ahead of print. Abstract Objectives: To assess the effect of immediate provisionalization (IP) on soft tissue changes, hard tissue changes and clinical parameters following single immediate implant placement (IIP). Materials and methods: Two independent reviewers conducted an electronic literature search in Pubmed, Web of Science, Embase and Cochrane databases as well as a manual search to identify eligible clinical studies up to S

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DSO With 50,000+ Google Reviews: Local Dental SEO Interview

My Social Practice

DSO With 50,000+ Google Reviews | Local Dental SEO Interview. At the end of 2021 the dental marketing team at My Social Practice did a study of the dental practices with the most Google reviews. In the study we included all dental practices in the largest 100 cities in the USA. Rodeo Dental & Orthodontics has thirty two practices in their organization and as of June 2022, they are acquiring three additional practices.

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Why Replacing Lost Teeth Is Important: The Benefits of Dental Implants

Broomfield Dentists / MountainAire

Missing teeth can cause a number of problems for your oral health and overall wellbeing. Not only can missing teeth lead to aesthetic concerns, but they can also cause difficulty eating and speaking properly. In addition, missing teeth can even lead to more serious issues such as gum disease and bone loss. Thankfully, tooth replacement options such as dental implants are available to help you restore your smile and improve your oral health.

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Comparative Evaluation of the Percentage of Gutta-percha Filled Areas in Canals Obturated with Different Obturation Techniques

Dental News and Technology

J Contemp Dent Pract. 2022 Feb 1;23(2):176-180. Abstract Aim: To evaluate the percentage of gutta-percha filled areas (PGFA) in canals obturated with guttacore system, single cone, and lateral compaction techniques. Materials and methods: A total of 60 single-rooted mandibular premolars were selected and randomly divided into three equal groups depending on the type of obturation technique used.

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