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Western Dental to acquire Mid-Atlantic Dental Partners and form super-DSO

ORANGE, Calif., US: Western Dental announced in May that it had entered into a definitive agreement to purchase fellow dental service organisation (DSO) ...

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Sino-Dental postponed as Beijing clings to zero-COVID strategy

BEIJING, China: The 27th Sino-Dental China International Dental Exhibition and Scientific Conference has been postponed owing to concerns related to the ...

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The nature of collaboration: Amann Girrbach connects dentists and labs with We Are One Tour

BERLIN, Germany: Amann Girrbach supports dental laboratories in their organisation of digital workflows, and the company’s We Are One Tour through Germany...

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Six steps to recovery of emerging NHS dental deserts

NORTHAMPTON, UK: More than 2,000 dentists left the National Health Service (NHS) in 2021, leaving an estimated four million people without access to oral ...

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Cast mould clear aligners: Orthosnap upends market with greater precision, lower cost

WESTBURY, N.Y., US: Digital is undoubtedly the current buzzword in the field of orthodontics, but what if digitally produced clear aligners were less ...

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Using Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire to predict children’s behaviour during first dental visit

GIZA, Egypt: A study by researchers at Cairo University aimed to identify psychological attributes in children using the behavioural screening Strengths and...

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Government lowers minimum units of NHS dental activity, scraps standard operating procedure

LONDON, UK: The National Health Service (NHS) says that despite an increase in oral healthcare provision there was persistent variation in the activity ...

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Milestone Scientific to launch new online academy with webinar on enhanced patient experience

LIVINGSTON, N.J., US: Even as the pandemic abates, continuing education (CE) in dentistry will remain virtual, and this fact has not been lost on Milestone ...

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Dentsply Sirona appoints interim executives amid leadership reshuffle

CHARLOTTE, N.C., US: John Groetelaars has been appointed interim CEO of Dentsply Sirona as part of a leadership reshuffle that included the immediate ...

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Study finds interdental brushes and rubber picks most effective devices

PISA, Italy: A newly published study from the University of Pisa has compared the efficacy of four different oral hygiene devices in reducing plaque and ...

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Dental fees jump in Japan as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine causes palladium price hike

TOKYO, Japan: The government has increased its set national insurance remuneration for palladium dental restorations owing to the soaring price of the ...

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Practice ownership decline has hastened and is now irreversible, says HPI

CHICAGO, US: There has been an acceleration of the trends that are contributing to the gradual disappearance of solo private dental practices in the US and ...

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Interview: “I am looking forward to the best EuroPerio ever”

Dental professionals have had to wait longer than usual for the world’s leading congress on periodontics and implant dentistry. Having been postponed by ...

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Interview: “At age 37, CEREC advances the restorative capabilities of dentists as never before”

CEREC was launched in 1985 as the first complete CAD/CAM system for the fabrication of dental restorations. Astoundingly, nearly four decades later, CEREC ...

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CleanImplant Foundation fights for contaminant-free dental implants

COMO, Italy: In November last year, 21 experts from 16 countries gathered in Como for a day of lectures, discussions and debate. The Ambassadors’ Summit, ...

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Indonesia embraces teledentistry to improve dental service coverage

JAKARTA, Indonesia: Teledentistry consultations are expected to increase after the Ministry of Health of Indonesia and the Indonesian Dental Association ...

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Sunstar provides oral care products, aid as Russia–Ukraine war deepens

ÉTOY, Switzerland: Sunstar is utilising the expertise that it gained in the aftermath of natural disasters in order to assist those affected by the ...

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Manhattan dental office accepting cryptocurrency

NEW YORK, US: A Manhattan dental clinic’s adoption of cryptocurrency as a payment method has highlighted the growing acceptance of digital currencies by ...

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Impress launches recycling initiative to keep clear aligners out of landfills

BARCELONA, Spain: The popularity of clear aligners in orthodontics has unfortunately resulted in an increased amount of refuge, and the environmental impact...

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FDA approval marks major step for Second Opinion AI software

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif., US: Second Opinion, an artificial intelligence (AI) diagnostic tool that assists in dental radiography, has been cleared by the US ...

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COVID-19 pandemic: Young dentists concerned, doubtful about their future in dentistry

LONDON, UK: Dental Protection says that the vast backlog in patient treatments—a lingering consequence of the pandemic—is negatively affecting the ...

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Dentistry ends 2021 with strong sales despite Omicron, supply chain troubles

LEIPZIG, Germany: The performance of the companies that supply dentists can be described as a thermometer in the mouth of dentistry at large. And whereas ...

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Clear aligners: The star of 2021

LEIPZIG, Germany: Last year, clear aligner therapy provided dentists around the world with an attractive income stream even as patient volumes remained ...

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Young Innovations acquires Medical Purchasing Solutions

ALGONQUIN, Ill., US: Global dental products supplier Young Innovations has announced its acquisition of pharmaceutical and surgical supplier Medical ...

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3D printing: Study examines dentists’ user experiences and spending

BUDAPEST, Hungary: The use of additive manufacturing in dentistry is widespread in dental markets; however, there is a lack of information about the ...

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4D-printed clear aligners found to show promise

BONN, Germany: A study led by researchers at the University Hospital Bonn has found that 4D-printed orthodontic clear aligners can apply biocompatible ...

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Extension of Ceramill CAD/CAM workflow—digital solutions lead the way into the dental practice

KOBLACH, Austria: With its Ceramill Direct Restoration Solution (DRS), Amann Girrbach has extended its integrated digital workflow to the dentist and thus ...

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Pandemic exacerbates UK oral health inequalities

LONDON, UK: Researchers at University College London have highlighted the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect of having widened inequalities in oral health in the ...

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Enlisting dentists to help tackle obesity

LOUGHBOROUGH, UK: Most of the UK population visit their dentist annually, and researchers from Loughborough University think that this primary care health ...

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How busy were US dentists in January?

CHICAGO, US: In mid-January, the average US dental clinic’s appointment schedule was at 77% of capacity. The leading factor which contributed to ...

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