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Dental News
New report spotlights plight of healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic
LONDON, UK: A report from Amnesty International, released last month, has revealed that more than 3,000 healthcare workers worldwide have died as a result ...
ADA responds to World Health Organization: Dentistry is essential healthcare
CHICAGO, Ill., USA: In a news release issued today (Aug. 12, 2020) the American Dental Association (ADA) said that it “respectfully yet strongly disagrees...
Dentsply Sirona reshuffles as pandemic cuts sales in half
CHARLOTTE, N.C., U.S.: The multinational dental company Dentsply Sirona will exit the traditional orthodontics business and reduce its activities in analog ...
Study compares dentine penetration ability of root canal sealers and obturation methods
KIRIKKALE, Turkey: It is known that some microorganisms can penetrate dentinal tubules and sometimes even survive effective irrigation solutions. At this ...
Interview: “To me, dentistry is a consolidation of science, art and medicine all in one field”
Dr. Rhonda Kalasho has recently been acclaimed as the most detail-oriented dentist in Hollywood. She works at one of the most innovative dental practices in...
British Dental Association website hit by cyber-attack
LONDON, UK: The British Dental Association (BDA) has temporarily taken its website offline as a consequence of what the trade union has described as “a ...
SCHEU GROUP: Markus Bappert succeeds Christian Scheu
ISERLOHN, Germany: On 1 August, Markus Bappert took over as managing director of the SCHEU GROUP, a group consisting of the companies SCHEU-DENTAL, CA ...
Osstem Implant and 3Shape conclude global partnership
SEOUL, South Korea/COPENHAGEN, Denmark: On 31 July, Osstem Implant entered into a global partnership agreement with 3Shape, a market-leading company in ...
Report shows Australians are avoiding dentists owing to associated costs
SYDNEY, Australia: Though the importance of good oral health is clear to most, if not all, Australians, access to dental services remains a considerable ...
Dental sales at Henry Schein drop by over 40%
MELVILLE, N.Y., U.S.: In May, Henry Schein Executive Chairman and CEO Stanley M. Bergman described the SARS-CoV-2 crisis as “one of the most trying ...
Enzymatic whitening: Safe and healthy home whitening for patients
KRIENS, Switzerland: Do-it-yourself (DIY) whitening kits may be popular, but in a worst-case scenario, they will do more harm than good. However, there is a...
Envista says dental markets are recovering
BREA, Calif., U.S.: Dental practices are struggling during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and so too are the companies that supply them with equipment and ...
How is the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic affecting retirement in dentistry?
LEIPZIG, Germany: When widespread lockdowns began to be implemented in order to curb the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, the number of unemployed people in many ...
Multilayered zirconia in different translucency levels
Kuraray Noritake Dental’s KATANA Zirconia ML was the first zirconia on the dental market with integrated shade gradation. First presented at the ...
Celebrity dentist restores smile of Black Lives Matter protester
ATLANTA, U.S.: Although most social media feeds have returned to other topics, protests in light of the Black Lives Matter movement are still very much a ...
Half of adults over 65 lack dental insurance, poll finds
ANN ARBOR, Mich., U.S.: Oral health is integral to good health at every age. Yet older adults can have unique oral health needs and barriers to accessing ...
EFP publishes first international consensus guidelines for periodontitis treatment
BRUSSELS, Belgium: In 2018, the European Federation of Periodontology (EFP) released a new global classification system for periodontal health, diseases and...
BIOLASE REPAIR Perio protocol shows superior results in study
IRVINE, Calif., U.S.: BIOLASE, a global leader in dental lasers, has reported the results of a clinical trial conducted at the McGuire Institute. Designed ...
New paradigm in aesthetic restoration
This article presents a case of aesthetic restoration of anterior teeth using KATANA Zirconia Ultra Translucent Multi Layered (UTML; Kuraray Noritake ...
Dentists need to prepare now for second wave of COVID-19
LEIPZIG, Germany: Researchers and health bodies around the world are advising health practitioners in the northern hemisphere to actively prepare for an ...
Could the UK have fared better managing COVID-19 outbreak?
LONDON, UK: Though the COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, it has been going on long enough for certain lessons to have been gleaned from the way in which ...
Sino-Dental cancels 2020 event
BEIJING, China: The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to pose major challenges for the dental industry, especially regarding events. In light of the ...
Dentistry braces for COVID-19 losses
LEIPZIG, Germany: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has caused significant disruptions to the provision of dental care around the world. Patient volumes decreased by ...
IDS 2021: Dentsply Sirona announces its nonparticipation
CHARLOTTE, N.C., U.S./BENSHEIM, Germany: Dentsply Sirona has decided that the company will not attend the International Dental Show (IDS), scheduled to be ...
Neocis receives clearance enabling Yomi to assist with full-arch implant treatment
MIAMI, Fla., USA: Neocis, a supplier of robot-assisted dental implant surgery, has announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug ...
Interview: “It’s simple: all dentistry should be cosmetic”
Dr Simon Chard has fast become one of the UK’s most influential dentists. He is a proponent of minimally invasive techniques and sits on the board of the ...
Osstem Implant brings solutions for natural bone regeneration to European market
ESCHBORN, Germany: Osstem Implant provides a comprehensive range of products for guided bone regeneration (GBR), including materials for volume-preserving ...
Mental health in the dental profession during the COVID-19 pandemic
LEIPZIG, Germany: Even though millions of people suffer from anxiety and depression, according to the World Health Organization, psychiatric disorders often...
Interview: Alarming burden of non-communicable diseases in COVID-19 new normal
According to FDI World Dental Federation, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading disease burden worldwide. The multifaceted relationships between ...
Cannabinoids fight plaque as effectively as chlorhexidine in mouthwash—study
ANTWERP, Belgium: An industry-affiliated study has found that two cannabinoid-infused mouthwash products containing cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabigerol ...