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Dental News
Dentist facing charge for putting pressure on employees to get COVID-19 vaccine
PFAFFENHOFEN AN DER ILM, Germany: Healthcare providers worldwide have started administering the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine. In many countries, dental ...
Interview: Increased commercialism and overtreatment in dentistry
Overtreatment, as the word suggests, is excessive or unnecessary care provided to patients for a variety of reasons, such as malpractice, pressure from ...
BIOLASE and DCA plan to expand laser adoption in dental offices
IRVINE, Calif., U.S.: The dental laser innovator BIOLASE has announced an agreement with Dental Care Alliance (DCA), one of the largest dental support ...
Researchers scramble to understand new SARS-CoV-2 strains
LEIPZIG, Germany: New variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that emerged in the UK and South Africa in 2020 show higher transmissibility. And whereas they are ...
Veneer restoration: Calibrated preparation to close diastemas
Tooth structure preservation is the best way to avoid more invasive therapies. In young patients especially, more conservative techniques should be applied....
COVID-19 vaccination: Where does the dental profession stand?
LEIPZIG, Germany: After months of hoping and waiting, the news finally broke at the end of 2020 that a number of vaccines for SARS-CoV-2 had been developed ...
Californian dentists allowed to join COVID-19 vaccination effort
SACRAMENTO, Calif., U.S.: As a result of the Californian Dental Association’s (CDA) endeavors, dentists have been authorized to administer the COVID-19 ...
Researchers develop tent to prevent spread of SARS-CoV-2 in dental settings
SINGAPORE: With the aim of preventing the spread of SARS-CoV-2, researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a portable ...
COVID-19 causes major delays in paediatric dental care in Australia
MELBOURNE, Australia: Owing to potential exposure to COVID-19, the Australian government has introduced tough restrictions on healthcare personnel during ...
Dentsply Sirona acquires clear aligner company Byte
CHARLOTTE, N.C./LOS ANGELES, U.S.: Dentsply Sirona and Byte, a rapidly growing clear aligner company, have announced that Dentsply Sirona has acquired Byte ...
“Particularly unsafe” for COVID-19 patients—Sunstar Americas recalls mouthwash
SCHAUMBURG, Ill., U.S.: At the end of December, Sunstar Americas voluntarily recalled one of its mouthwashes. The company is a member of the Sunstar Group, ...
Five steps to practicing pain-free dentistry
PORTLAND, Ore., U.S.: Research shows that 75% of dental professionals complain of musculoskeletal pain, and now the COVID-19 pandemic is adding to the ...
What is the future of telehealth in dentistry?
LEIPZIG, Germany: As a result of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the vast majority of dental practices around the world have been partially or completely shut down...
New exoplan 3.0 Galway now available
DARMSTADT, Germany: In December 2020, exocad, an Align Technology company, announced the availability of exoplan 3.0 Galway, the latest version of its ...
UK dentists expect drop in earnings, patient numbers in 2021
LONDON, UK: A new report commissioned by the General Dental Council (GDC) has found that UK dental professionals are pessimistic about being able to meet ...
Researchers gain new insight into mineralization of tooth enamel
CHICAGO, U.S.: Hydroxyapatite is an important component of hard tissue. Tooth enamel, for example, has the highest concentration of the mineral. Since ...
Researchers suggest slower drill rotation to make dental practices safer in pandemic
LONDON, UK: Dental procedures were flagged early on in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic as posing a high risk for the spread of the virus. The strict infection ...
COVID-19 in 2020: Reflecting on the most difficult year in dentistry
LEIPZIG, Germany: A team of World Health Organization (WHO) researchers will head to the Chinese megalopolis of Wuhan in January to further research the ...
CareCapital acquires Neoss, appoints Dr Robert Gottlander President and CEO of Neoss
HONG KONG/HARROGATE, UK: CareCapital, an equity investor focused on the dental and oral care industry, has announced an agreement to acquire global dental ...
Dentists embraced online education in 2020
LEIPZIG, Germany: Not all of the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic have been negative. Social distancing measures and travel restrictions effectively ...
Scientists examine halitosis in COVID‐19 patients
BRNO, Czech Republic: A recent study carried out by scientists from Masaryk University in Brno has suggested that there may be a link between new‐onset ...
Compromised maxillary dentition treated with Straumann Pro Arch and a digital workflow
Successful immediate implant placement associated with immediate loading remains one of the greatest clinical challenges. In addition to the placement of an...
Orsing switches to exclusive use of fossil-free Hygoformic Bio
HELSINGBORG, Sweden: Swedish manufacturer of dental consumables Orsing is actively looking into ways to reduce its share of greenhouse gas emissions and has...
Interview: Ten years of exocad with Tillmann Steinbrecher and Maik Gerth
With over 37,000 installations in more than 150 countries, exocad is the world’s leading original equipment manufacturer (OEM) for dental CAD software. ...
First fluoride-containing bioglass toothpaste cleared for sale in the U.S.
SILVER SPRING, Md., U.S./LONDON, U.K.: BioMin Technologies has announced that its BioMin Restore Plus toothpaste has received 510(k) clearance from the Food...
Interview: “Both patients and clinicians realize the great value of SureSmile”
As a clear aligner system that requires little to no refinement leveraging, SureSmile was a much-discussed topic at Dentsply Sirona’s recent DS World ...
Artificial intelligence technology powers award-winning clinical research
TORONTO, Ontario, CANADA: Dentists can expect to do better than ever before in catching undiagnosed or overlooked conditions and identifying pathologies, ...
Change in masticatory habit found to be reason for deterioration of dental implants
MOSCOW, Russia: The effect of a changed chewing habit in the context of dental implantology has not yet been sufficiently studied. Now, researchers from ...
Study reveals obstructive sleep apnoea as risk factor for COVID-19
TURKU, Finland: During the first wave of the pandemic, the number of hospitalisations for SARS-CoV-2 infections in Finland was relatively low compared with ...
AAE Statement: Don’t put endodontic care on hold
CHICAGO, Ill., USA: In a recent statement, the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) announced that it is strong in its stance that, amid a potential ...