How to properly place GuttaCore
June 1st 2015GuttaCore obturators are said to be the first cross-linked Gutta-Percha core obturators to deliver warm Gutta-Percha throughout the canal system. GuttaCore is designed to create a dense, 3D fill in minutes, and the cross-linked Gutta-Percha core removes easily.
Exposing one of dentistry's dirty little secrets
June 1st 2015Warning: What you are about to read will not be candy coated to be politically correct or apologetic about exposing the truth about a dirty little secret that is so widely accepted in the dental profession that it has become an accepted and even comfortable inconvenient truth. The purpose of this article is to shed some light on a defective methodology so pervasive and unchallenged in dentistry it is the gold standard … and yet is not even common sense. It’s time to raise the bar by raising awareness about this dirty little secret.
SNODENT and the future of dental EHR coding
June 1st 2015The dental industry is rapidly changing with the introduction and adoption of dental EHRs. This technology affords us the ability to have functionality that we could have never done before on a manual level. One of the big changes that's happening is the introduction of new, more detailed granular and sophisticated coding sets.
Heraeus Kulzer and Amann Girrbach team up for digital dentures
May 29th 2015In a joint development program, Heraeus Kulzer and Amann Girrbach have established the technical pre-conditions for the production of a full digital denture. This new license agreement permits reciprocal use by the two companies of their patented innovations.
5 things to consider regarding the connection between stroke and inflammation
May 29th 2015The earliest study on the effect of inflammation on stroke was published in 1986. But while dental professionals are aware of this information, they may not always practice it, says Dr. Tim Donley, who specializes in periodontics, dental implants, gum disease and oral medicine at his practice in Bowling Green, Ky.
Do you have an associate's degree but paid for a bachelor's?
May 27th 2015Millennials in almost any arena except dental hygiene know entry level is a bachelor's degree. Many dental hygienists have an associate’s degree but have paid for a baccalaureate in time, energy and cold, hard cash. The only people who don’t know it are recent grads, non-dental people and registered dental hygienists that just ignore this cold, hard fact.
Category cruncher: In-office whitening products
May 27th 2015Whitening can increase a patient's self-confidence and body image. It also can lead to patients accepting additional needed and cosmetic dental procedures down the road. Check out these great in-office whitening systems to keep your patients' smiles bright and white.
3 ways that dental assistants can grow in their careers
May 26th 2015I am by no means a gardener. Never have been. Never will be. I’m the guy you wouldn’t leave a cactus with while you went out of town for a week-long vacation because it would somehow be dead when you got back home. I have no green thumb. It’s more like the black thumb of death when it comes to plants.
How to choose the most suitable temporization approach
May 21st 2015Temporization, or, as it’s often called, “provisionalization,” might be considered its own subdivision of restorative dentistry. Before we plan any type of dental rehab, we need to “pre-think” how we’ll maintain our patient’s appearance and function and keep him or her comfortable for the duration. We also need to decide on the particular technique, materials and cement we will use.