Archive for the ‘General’ Category
Tricare Dental Program to be Extended Overseas
The military dental program, Tricare, will extend to their recipients who are living overseas beginning on Oct. 1, 2008. This service has been requested by the military retirees and their families for many years, and it is now going to happen. Tricare says it is very pleased to offer these dental services to retired overseas […]
Ergonomic Association Renewed between the ADA and OSHA
The American Dental Association and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration have renewed their union to focus on ergonomically-related health issues. The American Dental Association is delighted with this new agreement with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and says that this collaboration will lead both agencies to use their energies to improve certain ergonomically-related […]
Dento-Munch Can Aid Biomaterials Research
There is several traits in dental restorations that are sought including; attractiveness, comfort, and biocompatibility. But the most important seem to be wear and tear, as you want the teeth to last. Manufacturers of dental restorative materials have been asked by dentists to produce materials that are durable, aesthetic, and easy to handle. Developing new […]
U.S. Dental Product Demand To Increase To $12 Billion by 2012
Dental product demand, not including larger equipment, is going to rise approximately 5% annually to $12 billion in 2012. This number is on target if there continues to be positive population tendencies and sustained interest in aesthetic dentistry, along with the public realising that good oral health is associated with good overall health, and continued […]
A Better Caries Detection Device
A new method for detecting dental caries, optical coherence tomography (OCT) will not be ready until next year. OCT can explore deeper into tissues than dental radiographs thus helping to locate where a so-called caries lesion is beginning, as well as the amount of demineralization that has already taken place, but does not offer any […]
Hypnosis and Dentistry
Is it possible to perform a root canal or have a tooth extracted without anaesthesia? Hypnosis can open up a new world of dental care, to help relax the patient during various dental procedures. The University of Southern California now offers formal training to dentists in hypnosis. Peter Stone an associate professor of clinical dentistry […]
Millions of Child Medicaid Recipients Have Untreated Dental Caries
Approximately 6.5 million children ages 2-18 that are enrolled in the United States Medicaid programs have teeth with untreated dental caries. This is the consensus from the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Two national surveys were analyzed that came up with this number of untreated teeth. The report showed that about 1/3 of the 20 million […]
Dental Nurse or Technician, you must be registered or in training
The GDC, U.K., says that you must be registered or training if you are working as a technician or a dental nurse, experience no longer counts. These titles are protected under law: dental technician, dental surgical assistant, dental nurse, and dental technologist. If you are not registered and using the above titles, you can face […]
What You Need To Know About Men’s Oral Health
It has been shown that men do not visit the dentist, especially for regular checkups and prevention. As the relationship between oral health and systemic health continues to be proven, the Pennsylvania Dental Association (PDA) has encouraged the public to seek regular dental care at least every 6 months. Men are more apt to get periodontal […]
Jury Awards Millions in Dental Negligence Case
A Lawton dentist, who failed to give a woman antibiotics for a severely infection tooth before he extracted it, was found negligent by a Comanche County jury. The jury awarded $2.6 million dollars to the dead woman’s husband. The woman died in January, 2004, of complications after the tooth extraction. Linda Culverson spent time in […]
