Sure plain seltzer’s got it all over colas, juices and sports drinks with their sugar, calories, added colors and artificial flavors. But a New York Time wellness Q&A from Sophie Egan reminds readers to look past the sparkle and fizz before increasing seltzer’s volume in your daily diet. Remember what’s missing: fluoride and all its benefits. If you’re […]
Nominate a colleague for a prestigious Academy of Laser Dentistry (ALD) Award. The Academy of Laser Dentistry (ALD) is accepting recommendations for awards honoring leaders in the field of lasers in dentistry. This is your opportunity to honor those who have contributed so much to the commitment to improving the health and well-being of patients through […]
Dr. Benjamin Farrow thinks so. “Look at what you throw away. You don’t need to build a new office to do it. Look at what you waste and what you throw away, because patients do – patients notice,” he said in a recent interview with Incisal Edge dental lifestyle magazine. “They’re expecting it of us.” Inside […]
Lumps of charcoal in a box. That’s what Pnina Shor, the head of the Dead Sea Scrolls Project at the Israel Antiquities Authority, received from Emanuel Tov, an expert on the Dead Sea scrolls at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. According to the New York Times, what Dr. Shor did next led to an incredible discovery. “I said, ‘There […]
You know you’ve always wanted a free opportunity to gain an understanding of the scientific criteria for early loading, crestal bone preservation with implant thread design and prosthetic simplicity (10 diameter implants using one prosthetic connection). Dr. Isaac Tawil, current President of AIE Advanced Implant Educators, promises to deliver a clear message that will allow dentists to treat more patients in […]
Spoiler alert: Details about my childhood tooth fairy will be revealed. In my 20s, while helping prepare for a family holiday dinner, while securing a formal tablecloth from my mom’s bureau drawer, I stumbled across a collection of what appeared to be tiny fragments of discolored teeth. Years prior I had solidified that a tooth fairy – or at least […]
National Health Professionals Week is slated for September 26- 30 and a Letter to the Editor published in yesterday’s Citizens Voice offers insight on dental assistant as a career option: “According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, the dental assisting job market is expected to increase by 18 percent through 2024. This is above average job growth, a reassuring statistic in an uncertain economy.” One way to explore this career option, or to celebrate one program’s success: Visit Luzerne County Community […]
A maximum capacity crowd in the Carolina Room of the Francis Marion Hotel, Charleston, included the first female graduate of the College of Dental Medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), the first female President of the Texas Dental Association (TDA) and seemingly more dental trailblazers than Palmetto trees in “America’s Friendliest City”. That doesn’t even […]
The dentist to population ratio in Ethiopia, Africa is 1 : 300,000. Research findings from various countries in West Africa indicate that over 94% of the population above 40 years of age suffer from periodontal disease in various degrees of severity. When founding A Reason to Smile (ARTS) in 2014, Dr. Gunther Heyder set a goal of reaching […]
There was a toothquake, that caused a toothfall and now there is a cascade of Michigan-made molars tumbling from the second story window of Preservation Dental in downtown Northville – 3,333 to be exact. The eye-catching art installation (shown) has drawn supporters from all over all over the world. The exhibit, the brainchild of Dr. William […]
