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Dental News
Lane keeping assistance systems in endodontics
A fully automatic navigation assistant for root canal therapy? What may initially sound like robo-doc treatment or treatment by remote control will take ...
BioMin F in Smile Revolution podcast
I recently recorded a podcast with Prof. Robert Hill and Richard Whatley (CEO at BioMin Technologies) on BioMin F toothpaste—an in-depth conversation on a...
IDSconnect: The new digital event platform of IDS
COLOGNE, Germany: In 2021, IDS is going hybrid, which means that more participants than ever before will attend the largest trade show in the dental ...
Gunman killed by police after injuring three workers at SmileDirectClub plant
NASHVILLE, Tenn., U.S.: A shooting at SmileDirectClub’s Nashville manufacturing facility was carried out by an active employee and resulted in three ...
Investigation reveals racial discrimination rife in Swedish dental practices
STOCKHOLM, Sweden: An explosive new report by the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter has revealed the widespread existence of ethnic discrimination at both ...
ADA not backing compulsory COVID-19 jabs
CHICAGO, U.S.: The American Dental Association (ADA) says that dentists should be vaccinated against COVID-19 but has stopped short of backing compulsory ...
Septodont names new dental division president
PARIS, France: Septodont, a world leader in dental anaesthesia, has announced that Karim Khadr joined the company as president of its dental division on ...
Registration for EuroPerio10 and virtual EuroPerio Series now open
COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Following the virtual EuroPerio Series kick-off event earlier this summer, the event organisers have now announced that registration is...
CQC mandates registration for direct-to-consumer orthodontics providers
LONDON, UK: As the independent regulator of health and social care in England, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has recognised the benefits that new ...
Celebrities’ Smile Makeup—the MiCD way
In today’s beauty-adoring society, most people have the desire to look and feel their best, since facial and physical appearance have a crucial role to ...
First digital edition of AOSC exceeds expectations
SINGAPORE: The Association of Orthodontists (Singapore) Congress (AOSC), held from 2 to 11 July, successfully concluded its first online edition. The ...
Around 830 exhibitors from 56 countries to attend IDS 2021
COLOGNE, Germany: The International Dental Show (IDS) will be opening its doors for the 39th time from 22 to 25 September. Owing to the ongoing global ...
Understanding how bruxism affects dental restorations
MALMÖ, Sweden: Research has shown that bruxism not only causes damage to teeth but may also result in implant failure. To further investigate the issue, ...
Functional aesthetic speech therapy: Synergy between dentistry and aesthetic medicine?
Aesthetic medicine is increasingly taking on a global connotation of harmony and balance, defined certainly by historically evolved and shared canons, but ...
Interview: “This could be the beginning of a new way we do local dentistry”
Fiona Perry, from Perthshire in Scotland, started her journey in dentistry as a dental nurse in the early 1980s, and a couple of years later, she qualified ...
Thinking of joining a DSO? Owning practice building can complicate sale
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., U.S.: For dentists who own the property on which their dental practice is located, the property is typically their second-most ...
GC America to present live, biofilm-focused seminar
ALSIP, Ill., U.S.: In celebration of GC’s 100th anniversary, GC America will host a one-day virtual symposium on combating biofilm and oral disease on ...
Third molar extraction may have positive effect on sense of taste
PHILADELPHIA, U.S.: Taste disorders and other neurosensory defects have been reported postoperatively in a number of patients who have undergone extraction ...
Dentists providing cosmetic injectable procedures urged to protect themselves
LONDON, UK: After a year-long inquiry, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Beauty, Aesthetics and Wellbeing (APPG) has released a report on the regulatory ...
China emerging as key orthodontics and clear aligner market
BEIJING, China: When the largest Chinese clear aligner manufacturer floated shares on the Hong Kong stock exchange in June, it was obliged to make available...
Dental community mourns death of Prof. Norbert Gutknecht
AACHEN, Germany: Members of the global dental community learned on 19 July of the death of Prof. Norbert Gutknecht, one of the pioneers of dental laser...
Sustainable development—50 years of progress
SINGAPORE: Moving from a limited focus on the environment to recognising the importance of health, well-being and prosperity of people and the planet, the ...
Partnership seeks to improve Indigenous representation in dental workforce
SYDNEY, Australia: Though an estimated 3.3% of the Australian population identifies as Indigenous, statistics collated by the Australian Institute of Health...
3Shape TRIOS 3 outperforms Medit i500 intra-oral scanner in study
SEOUL, South Korea: The integration of CAD/CAM technologies into clinical dental workflows continues to grow as digital dentistry devices become more easily...
Study offers new insights into periodontal disease and body’s protective response
SEATTLE, U.S.: Biofilm buildup can lead to many oral health issues, including gingivitis, periodontitis and tooth loss, as well as other serious health ...
Fraunhofer developing 3D-printing technologies for medical applications
DRESDEN, Germany: Much has been made of the transformative potential of additive manufacturing in the medical field, and a project by the ...
Intra-oral device for weight loss ignites discussion about effectiveness and ethics
DUNEDIN, New Zealand: In both developed and developing countries, obesity has become so common that it is being described as a global epidemic. Researchers ...
CAD/CAM expert Thomas Gienger dies unexpectedly
KNITTLINGEN, Germany/KOBLACH, Austria: Last week, Thomas Gienger, dental technician and trainer at Amann Girrbach, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at ...
Lockdowns cause difficulties for Australian dentists
SYDNEY, Australia: In many parts of the developed world, high rates of vaccination have enabled an easing of COVID-19 restrictions regarding the wearing of ...
Machine-learning algorithms may help in predicting tooth loss
BOSTON, U.S.: Little is known about socioeconomic factors in relation to tooth loss. In a new study, researchers at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine ...