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Dental News
Capitalising on digitisation with the right strategy
KOBLACH, Austria: Digitisation can bring dental technicians and dentists closer together. How new opportunities arising from this interdisciplinary approach...
Hormonal changes during menstrual cycle affect oral microbial ecosystem
STOCKHOLM, Sweden: The connection between poor oral health and the heightened risk of systemic diseases has been long established, which is why the practice...
Interview: “There are obvious advantages to leveraging the skills of a robotic system”
As digital technologies become increasingly enmeshed in the everyday workflow of dental practices, dental education is changing to reflect their growing ...
East Lancashire dentist investigated for unsafe clinical practice
CLAYTON-LE-MOORS, UK: The Interim Orders Committee (IOC) of the General Dental Council (GDC) has imposed interim conditions on the practice registration of ...
Living in digital age: Can smartphones be detrimental to oral health?
TEL AVIV, Israel: Since digital technology is so deeply rooted in our society, it would be hard to imagine a world without the internet. Whereas smartphones...
Vaccine nationalism poses threat to global health
LEIPZIG, Germany: Many understood the news of the first SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in late 2020 to represent a panacea in the global fight against the pandemic. In...
Osstem AIC Europe―strengthening the scientific community
PRAGUE, Czech Republic: In 2001, Osstem Implant founded the Advanced Dental Implant Research and Education Center (AIC) and has been providing high-level ...
Study offers new insights into dental caries development and prevention
HONG KONG, China/BERKELEY, Calif., US: A study led by researchers in China has recently examined the impact of the oral microbiota on overall health. The ...
Glass hybrids versus composite: Efficacy and cost-effectiveness in a multicentre clinical study
Through the Minamata Convention on Mercury in 2013, the countries of the EU committed themselves to completely or largely eliminating mercury-containing ...
How can the dental team help reduce patient anxiety?
GOTHENBURG, Sweden: Though its causes can be unclear and multiform, the effects of dental anxiety in patients are well understood. As it increases, patients...
Discovery months: Neodent presents three dental implant education highlights
Clinical professionals can look forward to three upcoming implantology webinars in March, April and May. Presented by dental implant manufacturer Neodent, ...
Yomi provides educational opportunity for dental students
NEW YORK, U.S.: The New York University College of Dentistry (NYU Dentistry) is the third U.S. dental school to acquire, install and use devices for ...
IDS 2021: The countdown is on
LEIPZIG, Germany: Exactly six months from today, the 2021 International Dental Show (IDS) is slated to open. The 39th edition of the world’s leading ...
Dental disaster: Dentists evaluate consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic
GENEVA, Switzerland: In light of World Oral Health Day (WOHD), which is being celebrated today on 20 March, FDI World Dental Federation has released a ...
Stars and social media influencers are turning clicks into clear aligner cases
NEW YORK, U.S.: Clear aligner therapy continues to grow in popularity. Before it was introduced, malocclusion in teenagers was typically treated using fixed...
North American Dental Group and Dentsply Sirona extend and expand partnership
CHARLOTTE, N.C., U.S.: Dentsply Sirona and the Pittsburgh-headquartered dental support organization (DSO) North American Dental Group (NADG) have agreed to ...
Study paves way for targeted therapy of periodontitis
HALLE (SAALE)/LEIPZIG, Germany: A new approach to the treatment of periodontitis could make the use of antibiotics obsolete, as it targets only the bacteria...
BDA: “Scotland’s huge oral health inequalities cannot be allowed to widen”
EDINBURGH, UK: The havoc wreaked by the COVID-19 pandemic across the world has meant that patient attendance levels at dental practices have dropped quite ...
FDI survey: Only a few countries enable dentists to administer SARS-CoV-2 vaccines
GENEVA, Switzerland: Like other oral health professionals, dentists are front-line workers who provide an essential healthcare service. Accordingly, many ...
3Shape Navigate: Digital dentistry event offers a window into the future
COPENHAGEN, Denmark: On 17–18 March, dental teams will have the opportunity to experience the future of dental care—a future that is already here. ...
Trial delivers promising results for oral health of Indigenous people
BRISBANE, Australia: In Australia, considerable oral health disparities exist between Indigenous and non-Indigenous populations. Health reports indicate ...
HHS authorizes dentists and dental students to give COVID-19 vaccines
WASHINGTON, U.S.: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is amending an emergency declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency ...
Study reports low SARS-CoV-2 infection rate among dental hygienists in the US
CHICAGO, U.S.: As no studies have reported on the SARS-CoV-2-associated experiences of dental hygienists in the U.S., the American Dental Hygienists’ ...
Efficient filling treatments without compromising on quality
SCHAAN, Liechtenstein: Ivoclar Vivadent offers dental professionals ideally coordinated products for high-quality, aesthetic and efficient filling ...
Dental technicians: The missing link
If you ask a dental patient to which member of the dental team we should give our thanks, many of them would say to dentists and dental nurses. What do you ...
SmileDirectClub praises growing acceptance of teleorthodontics
NASHVILLE, Tenn., U.S.: Orthodontics disruptor SmileDirectClub (SDC) reported small declines in revenue and clear aligner case numbers for the fourth ...
FDI World Dental Congress 2021 will be held online
SYDNEY, Australia: The Australian Dental Association and FDI have announced that they will present a completely virtual special edition of the World Dental ...
ADX Melbourne to be held as in-person event
MELBOURNE, Australia: In Australia, a lack of locally transmitted COVID-19 cases has meant that many elements of life have regained some semblance of ...
Researchers and dentists join forces to increase durability of dental fillings
BERLIN/POTSDAM, Germany: Even though dentistry has come a long way, the majority of dental restorations do not last owing to the demineralisation of the ...
EuroPerio10: Dates for world’s leading periodontics and implant dentistry congress announced
BRUSSELS, Belgium: The European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) has announced that the tenth edition of its triennial congress, EuroPerio, will be held ...