February 20, 2020 | Americas | News

Dental consulting and coaching services provide advice on dental management and marketing and help dentists grow their practices. Just recently, Dental Tribune International spoke with Kirk Behrendt, founder and CEO of ACT Dental, about his experience as a dental coach. In this interview, Behrendt talks about some common mistakes in dental practice management and discusses the role that social media and continuing education play in dentistry.

February 19, 2020 | Americas | Advertorial

After the success of the Nobel Biocare Global Symposium a few months ago, the event’s scientific committee chairman, Dr. Peter Wöhrle, will be a speaker and moderator at the upcoming Global Symposium 2020 in Las Vegas in the U.S. One of a few doctors worldwide with formal specialty training in the interrelated areas of implant surgery, implant prosthodontics and dental implant technology, here he provides insight into what implant professionals can expect from this world-class event.

February 19, 2020 | Americas | Business

SEATTLE, U.S.; Bellevue Orthodontics says that its patients can walk out of their first appointment with a set of fully customized clear aligners. Utilizing an all-digital workflow, Bellevue has joined the 3D-printing revolution that has seen private dental practices begin producing clear aligners in-house. The founders of the practice have also launched an educational community to help dentists and team members incorporate 3D-printing technology into their workflow. But what exactly is required and what advantages does in-house production offer?

February 19, 2020 | Americas | Interviews

Dentists often work in competitive markets and struggle with growing their dental practices. To receive specialist advice and improve efficiency in the dental office, it is often crucial to hire a dental consultant. In the run-up to the 2020 Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting, Dental Tribune International spoke with Robert Spiel, a president and CEO at Spiel and Associates Consulting, about ways to improve dental practice management and dentist-to-patient experience, boost practice profitability and encourage mental well-being among dental professionals.

February 18, 2020 | Europe | News

In an upcoming free Dental Tribune Study Club webinar on Wednesday, 26 February, an expert will be sharing his professional expertise and knowledge regarding micro-dentistry. Webinar host Dr Fabio Gorni is an expert in endodontics and has been using Leica Microsystems dental microscopes for many years. He will be showcasing how he has been able to see more details and achieve improved treatment results with dental microscopes, especially in difficult cases.

February 17, 2020 | Americas | Interviews

In the run-up to the 2020 Chicago Dental Society (CDS) Midwinter Meeting, Dental Tribune International had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Terri Tiersky, a long-serving dentist and this year’s president of CDS. In this interview, she talks about her experience as a female dentist, discusses some of the most significant trends in dentistry and tells readers the story behind this year’s Midwinter Meeting theme, “KALEIDOSCOPE VIEW 2020.”

February 17, 2020 | Europe | Education

BASEL, Switzerland: Straumann has launched another season of StraumannPLAY. The second season focuses on digital workflows. In this new season, Dr Hugo Madeira, founder of the advanced implantology clinic Clínica de Implantologia Avançada in Lisbon in Portugal, takes the audience on a five-part journey in digital dentistry.

February 14, 2020 | Education

In a free Swiss Dental Academy webinar on Thursday, Feb. 27, host Melissa Obrotka will be providing educational insights on the stages of Guided Biofilm Therapy (GBT) that could help the entire dental team. According to Obrotka, despite the thousands of dollars invested in implantology, professionals still struggle with a standardized protocol backed by science to assist the clinician’s ability to establish early prevention detection as well as painless, proficient and effective long-term therapy options.

February 14, 2020 | Americas | News

PITTSBURGH, U.S.: Between 2015 and 2018, the opioid epidemic in the U.S. cost the economy $631 billion, according to a report released by the Society of Actuaries. With such a substantial human and financial impact, there is a crucial need to understand whether the new pain management guidelines introduced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2016 have curbed the issue. A recent study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine reported that the overprescribing of opioids by dentists was common, particularly for patients at high risk for substance abuse.

February 14, 2020 | Europe | News

LONDON, UK: In recent years, tooth whitening has become an increasingly common form of aesthetic dental treatment. Though its provision is legally limited to trained dental professionals, an investigation by the BBC has found that the number of reported illegal tooth whitening procedures in the UK rose by 26% in 2019.

February 13, 2020 | Europe | News

PRAGUE, Czech Republic: ROOTS SUMMIT has selected high-quality lectures and hands-on courses to create another stellar programme for its 2020 edition. The event will take place from 21 to 24 May at the Cubex Centre Prague and will feature more than 20 international key opinion leaders.

February 11, 2020 | Europe | News

BRUSSELS, Belgium/GENEVA, Switzerland: Though various associations between periodontal health and cardiovascular health have previously been explored, a comprehensive analysis of this relationship has been absent—until now. The European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) and the World Heart Federation (WHF) have published a consensus report asserting that there is strong epidemiological evidence demonstrating independent associations between severe periodontitis and cardiovascular disease.

February 10, 2020 | Asia Pacific | News

LEIPZIG, Germany: Over the past month, one topic has dominated the international news cycle above all else—the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak. As of 10 February 2020, more than 40,620 cases of the virus have been confirmed and 910 deaths have resulted from it. In response, many dental associations and organisations have released advice on what dental professionals can do to help limit the transmission of the virus.

February 7, 2020 | Americas | News

CALIFORNIA, U.S.: The Journal of the California Dental Association recently published a series of articles on the role research plays in the education of dental students. Covering a topic that many experts believe needs more attention, the articles focused on why maintaining innovative research programs are crucial in preparing students for their careers in the industry.

February 6, 2020 | Middle East & Africa | News

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Labour and Social Development Ahmed bin Suleiman Al-Rajhi has announced a decision, taken in partnership with the Ministry of Health, to gradually localise the dental profession in the country. This is planned to happen in two stages.

February 6, 2020 | News

DUBLIN, Ireland: In the lead-up to the Irish general election on 8 February, the Irish Dental Association (IDA) has voiced concerns over the incumbent government’s National Oral Health Policy which was originally released in April 2019. Under the policy, it is planned to extend free dental care to include patients under 16. The IDA said the changes were unrealistic and that it would be advising its members to speak to patients about the issues before election day.

February 6, 2020 | Americas | Business | News

BREA, Calif., U.S.: Newly independent Envista Holdings has concluded a transformative year that saw it emerge as a new major player in dentistry. Sales for the fourth quarter were down 5% year over year, but the company says that factors such as successful product launches in orthodontics, new partnerships in the digital space and growth in emerging markets have put it on track for an improved business performance in 2020.

February 5, 2020 | Europe | Advertorial

MUNICH, Germany: VDW, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of endodontic solutions, began 2020 with the launch of its VDW.FLO Endo Organizer. This multifunctional plastic insert for drawers and equipment trolleys was specially developed to bring order to the materials used for endodontic treatment.