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In the modern era, teeth are important for people to take care for many reasons, including general health, function and, of course, a welcoming smile. For archaeologists and other people interested in the past, teeth are important as they act as portals into past diets, food preparation, family relationships and childhood health.

A recent national survey conducted by the CDC revealed that 26 percent of Hispanic six- to nine-year olds suffered from untreated tooth decay, compared with 14 percent of non-Hispanic white children of the same age, revealing a major gap in access to oral health care for Latino children.

A dental office manager in New York has learned the hard way that playing pretend can result in some very real consequences.

Let's face it and be honest here. We've all had that one job where that one person worked with us-and we wondered what was wrong with that person. I mean, he or she might have been perfectly nice and treated us perfectly fine-but there was just something different about him or her.

Social media has forever changed American culture.

When considering ergonomics, one does not often think of some rather important considerations.

You don’t have to look too hard to see a popular image of a famous person with a gap-toothed smile, because rocking a natural diastema is gaining popularity. From Live! with Kelly and Michael’s own Michael Strahan and Coldplay’s Chris Martin to Madonna and Brigitte Bardot, the gap tooth has made its presence known and appreciated for years.

Core3dcentres® and Carestream Dental have announced that Core3dcentres has been recognized as a Complete Solutions Partner for Carestream Dental in North America. 

I am a social media stalker. I love to keep up with friends and colleagues on Facebook, visit different group pages, and see what dental assistants are talking about. What is it that makes us tick? What are the issues that concern us most?

Zahn Dental has announced they have a new North American Technical Support Team.

It's time to recognize some amazing women in the dental industry! For the sixth consecutive year, Dental Products Report is honored to name the Top 25 Women in Dentistry. We will be profiling these awesome women in our October issue ... but we need your help to know who the top 25 women are.

The Oral Health Forum, a partner of Heartland Alliance, today released its “Healthy Smiles, Healthy Growth” study, which indicates that oral decay and obesity continue to pose significant health problems to Illinois children.

Somewhere along the way, something really bizarre happened: The mouth got separated from the rest of the body. After all, we have dentists, and we have physicians. We have dental insurance and we have medical insurance.

Over the past 12 months, the dental lab world has gone through many changes-some good, others much harder. 2014 was a year of accelerated technological growth, providing labs with opportunities that didn’t exist only a few years ago, while also presenting them with competition and challenges that were similarly unthinkable relatively recently.

When asked about the biggest mistakes that dentists make when planning an office redesign or new office build, Dr. Mark Tholen is quick to answer.

A recent survey by the Health and Social Care Information Centre in England found that over a third of 12-year-olds, and 28% of 15-year-olds, have been embarrassed to laugh or smile in the past three months, due to how they felt about their condition of their teeth.

I’ve just finished my first day of speaking to an amazing group of dental assistants at the Western Regional Dental Convention in Phoenix.

After an exciting weekend, my two teams are set. Villanova won the Big East and Notre Dame took the ACC Championship. The bracket has been announced and Nova is a #1 seed in the East. The Irish are a #3 seed in the Midwest. It’s March. It’s time for some Madness. Here we go!

Many dental diseases are caused by the overgrowth of oral bacteria, and are typically treated with antibiotics. However, with the rise in antibiotic resistance, new approaches are needed to address and treat dental disease.

April is Oral and Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month, a time to pause to consider the ravages of this disease and rededicate our efforts as oral health care providers to do our part to find oral and oropharyngeal cancers at an early stage.

Strong teeth for beavers are a must (you try cutting down a tree with your incisors!), but how do they keep those chompers healthy and tough without access to fluoride or a toothbrush? A new study out of Northwestern University reports that beavers have natural protection against tooth decay built into the chemical structure of their teeth.

Sixty-three percent of Hispanic adults in the United States has periodontitis, an advanced form of periodontal disease. This finding comes from an updated Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study published in the Journal of Periodontology.

I have had the privilege of knowing and learning from Lee Culp, CDT, for the last eight years. It always interests and inspires me to learn how someone achieves so much and becomes known as an expert in his or her field.

My passion has always been dentistry and my commitment is focused on how I can enable the members of our dental profession to be successful. My travels have taken me to all 50 states and every major meeting. I am honored to present my interview with one of the true masters of the dental world, Dr. Marc Cooper, founder and president of The Mastery Company. The focus of his company over the past six years has been on group practice of all sizes. 

Snails may be small, but their teeth pack a huge punch. Limpet teeth, or those belonging to aquatic snails, have strength comparable to those of the strongest man-made fibers, according to a recent study published in Royal Society's journal Interface.

Sirona Dental Systems, Inc. recently signed the Grammy award-winning rock and roll band Train to perform during its upcoming CEREC® 30th (CEREC 30) Anniversary Celebration.

I can’t help but speculate that the aversion to performing a feasibility study is as much emotional as it is financial. Clearly, there is a cost factor that may dissuade the fiscally faint of heart-despite its proven worth.

As crazy as this may sound, I always wanted to be a dentist. At the age of three, I declared my intentions to my family and then worked toward that goal.I never wanted to be a policeman, a fireman or anything else (OK ... maybe for a few days I wanted to be James Bond, but that had more to do with the girls and gadgets than anything else).

February is here again, which means it's time to think about all the big lab and dental shows coming up in Chicago! In a span of only three days, the Windy City will play host to the Chicago Midwinter Meeting, LMT Lab Day Chicago, the Spectrum Dialogue Techno-Clinical Day and Cal-Lab.