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Dental News
Nominations for 2018 Australian Dental Industry Awards now open
SYDNEY, Australia: Businesses across the dental industry are being encouraged to enter the 2018 Australian Dental Industry Awards. The event recognises ...
Irrigating the root canal: A case report
The patient reported on in this article is a student in dentistry and his parents are both dentists. They referred their son to a good endodontist, who then...
Dentsply Sirona acquires Cleverdent
WALS, Austria/MÜNSTER, Germany: Dentsply Sirona, worldwide provider of professional dental products, has announced the acquisition of Cleverdent. The ...
New organisation to focus on bone and tissue regeneration
TURIN, Italy: The Bone, Biomaterials & Beyond (BBB) Academy is a newly formed international scientific and cultural association of professionals dedicated ...
UCLA School of Dentistry receives $1.5M for community-based education
LOS ANGELES, U.S.: The UCLA School of Dentistry has been granted $1.5 million by the state’s largest dental benefits provider, Delta Dental of California,...
Dentsply Sirona introduces new CEO and board members
YORK, Pa., U.S.: Dentsply Sirona, manufacturer of professional dental products and technologies, has announced that three new board members have been ...
Interview: “People have become more health-conscious and concerned with the type of treatment"
Dr. Sammy Noumbissi, founder and President of the International Academy of Ceramic Implantology (IAOCI), is currently organizing the academy’s 7th annual ...
Planmeca challenges hackers to reshape the future of dental care
ESPOO, Finland: Junction is Europe’s largest hackathon. With competitors from across the world, the non-profit, student-led event brings together some of ...
New campaign: EFP calls for action to improve oral health
MADRID, Spain: The European Federation of Periodontology (EFP), a non-profit umbrella organisation of 30 national scientific societies of periodontology, ...
Dental student receives ten-year sentence for preparing terror attack
SHEFFIELD, UK: A dental student accused of having prepared an act of terrorism, among other crimes, has been sentenced to ten years in jail by the Sheffield...
DTI crowdfunding series: ToothShower provides comprehensive oral care
LEIPZIG, Germany: This is the first part in the Dental Tribune International (DTI) crowdfunding series, which will showcase the latest and greatest ideas in...
Success or failure at sales and acquisitions—What is it going to be?
In practice sales and acquisitions, it does not always have to be something major that causes a sale to fall through. Sometimes, it is a simple case of a ...
Could crowdfunding foster next dental revolution? Dental Tribune investigates
LEIPZIG, Germany: Modern dentistry is moving in various different directions in a variety of fields—from toothbrush start-ups to online crowdfunding ...
Dry mouth in older adults may be drug-induced
MELBOURNE, Australia/STOCKHOLM, Sweden: For older adults, salivary gland hypofunction can be a common side-effect of prescribed medications. The condition ...
Tap water good for teeth but may cause higher blood lead levels
CHAPEL HILL, N.C., U.S.: American children and adolescents who drink tap water, which is typically fluoridated, are much less likely to have tooth decay, ...
Biofilm research could help advance dentistry
MUNICH, Germany: According to experts, biofilms are generally regarded as a problem to be eradicated due to the threats they pose to humans and materials. ...
Study finds link between obesity, sex and periodontal health
MADRID, Spain/PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil: Although researchers have previously investigated and analysed the relationship between periodontitis and obesity, ...
Is free dental care an option for all New Zealanders?
AUCKLAND, New Zealand: The beauty of New Zealand’s natural landscapes and the beauty of its population’s oral health are vastly different. According to ...
Tongue cancer: Researchers find possible markers for earlier diagnosis
CLEVELAND, Ohio, U.S.: New findings by a US research team regarding certain bacteria and fungi may make way for the development of a precautionary test for ...
Toothbrush start-up receives millions from investors
NEW YORK, U.S.: A New York based start-up, Quip, recently received $10 million in funding. Quip is a toothbrush-focused company that aims to prove that good...
Interview: “Practice design is a crucial element of my profession”
Given the increasing emphasis on aesthetics in dentistry, it makes sense that patients would respond positively to a practice with a pleasing design. With ...
Interview: We enjoy treating every patient
The shortest distance between two people is a smile! Lucerne-based orthodontist Dr Marc Schätzle means everything he says on his practice’s website. The ...
A work of art
Dr Marcel Kolouch has been an orthodontist for seven years and works at the Forumklinik Dr. Tegtmeier & Partner practice in Neuss in Germany. Even during ...
Researchers identify primitive fossil bear with a sweet tooth
LOS ANGELES, U.S.: Researchers have identified remains of a 3.5-million-year-old bear from a fossil-rich site in Canada’s High Arctic. Their study showed ...
Planmeca intraoral scanners now compatible with ClearCaps clear aligner system
HELSINKI, Finland: Planmeca has announced that its Planmeca Emerald and Planmeca PlanScan intraoral scanners are now compatible with ClearCaps’ clear ...
Facebook & Co.: Could 2018 be the death of digital advertising?
In an article by business author Jaron Lanier in the Jan/Feb 2018 edition of Wired UK magazine, he reminds us that Facebook and Google now account for 75 ...
First international dental mercury conference held in Rio de Janeiro
The Oswaldo Cruz Foundation and the Public Health and Environmental Program of the Sergio Arouca National School of Public Health (ENSP/FIOCRUZ) along with ...
Australian Dental Industry Association bans gifts to dental professionals
SYDNEY, Australia: The Australian Dental Industry Association (ADIA), the organisation representing dental product manufacturers and suppliers in the ...
Double success for Dürr Dental at German Design Award
BIETIGHEIM-BISSINGEN, Germany: Dürr Dental, provider of numerous system solutions in the fields of dental equipment, diagnostic systems and hygiene, has ...
Henry Schein Orthodontics appoints Dr. John Graham to clinical advisory board
CARLSBAD, Calif.,U.S.: Henry Schein Orthodontics (HSO) has announced that world-renowned orthodontist, inventor and educator Dr. John Graham has been ...