2011-12-12 14:57:38

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You thirst to be thirsty in Montego Bay……. SCOTTSDALE, AZ,USA: The American Academy of Implant Prosthodontics (AAIP) will hold its 29th annual meeting on Nov. 6 in Montego Bay, Jamaica, in association with Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine and the Jamaica School of Oral Health Science. The theme of the meeting will be “Back [...]

Certain scenarios are obvious; if you realize that the concept of unchallenged authoritarian control is the olde road and must be reframed if the new road is to have an effective and truly collaborative purposeful partnership …..well then…. Extrapolate the transparent (pick the subject matter) in dentistry from your local/regional/provincial or national association and introduce [...]

Working on this blog is fascinating. As much fun as clinical dentistry can be, it’s amazing to sift through Dental News alerts. It’s a cerebral Klondike gold rush; you find little grains of wonder and big nuggets of “holy cow!”…..this was one of them….visit the website. http://capch.ca/

Despite improvements in resin-based composite technology, US dentists are placing more amalgam restorations than composites, and amalgam is still emphasized by US dental schools, according to the results of 2 studies published in the June issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association. Read article Related articles Mercury and Old Cavities (everydayhealth.com) Atlanta Dentist – [...]

The server that supports this blog had an IT aneurysm yesterday, lost several postings. This one in particular was really important and worth a repost…….. Many thanks to one of my personal heroes, Dr. Marc Balson, the CE director of the New Jersey Association of Endodontics for allowing “us” to share the files listed below. Dr. [...]

Dentistry IQ – May 12, 2011 ATLANTA, Georgia–Carestream Dental, the exclusive manufacturer of KODAK Dental Systems, has introduced the dual-modality CS 9300-1 at the California Dental Association meeting being held through May 14, 2011, at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim,Calif. Image via Wikipedia To read more about Carestream Dental,go to Carestream. The all-in-one CS 9300-1, [...]

The ADA is to provide expert content in response to consumer questions…. CHICAGO, April 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Dental Association (ADA) has joined forces with Sharecare, a new online resource that invites the public to submit health-related questions and have them answered by health professionals. The website (“www.sharecare.com“) was created by Mehmet Oz, M.D., a physician [...]

Contact – Merideth Menken, ADEA Media Relations – MenkenM@adea.org   WASHINGTON, April 21 (AScribe Newswire) — Emerging data indicate the unique effects of oral cancer, periodontal disease, obesity, violence, and other factors on women’s health. The American Dental Education Association (ADEA), with National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Research on Women’s Health sponsorship, will [...]

March 14 – 19, 2011; San Diego, California From Medscape Internal Medicine Use my password 29122912 on the log in page……. Greased Lightbox ??+-? Loading image Click anywhere to cancel Image unavailable Related articles Biodegradable tooth-binding micelles inhibit Streptococcus mutans biofilm growth (physorg.com) IADR/AADR Journal of Dental Research releases large studies on osteonecrosis of the [...]

This entry showcases a three part editorial by a past president of the American Association of Endodontists. You can change the name endodontics to literally any other discipline in dentistry and the concerns expressed remain valid. I am posting it to stimulate responses…..I’ve been in dentistry long enough to have seen the good, the bad [...]

March 17, 2011 – Press release Downers Grove, IL -Industry-leading dental website and Internet marketing expert, Officite, has been selected by the American Dental Association (ADA) as the first corporate provider to offer web-based ADA patient education brochures and Toothflix videos. Through the new collaboration, dentists can educate patients with trustworthy and respected, ADA-branded online [...]

Abstract from ICOI – Implant Dentistry Authors – Esfandiari, Shahrokh DMD, MSc, PhD; Majdzadeh, Reza PhD; Feine, Jocelyne DDS, HDR Objective: We designed to determine the variables that influence the adoption rate of implant technology amongst Canadian dentists. Methods and Material: In this cross-sectional study, an anonymous survey questionnaire was sent to all licensed Canadian [...]

Had a moment to check out the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association website. Not being a member, I was only able to “surf” the design et al, however, blogs, Facebook, Twitter, Wiki – someone had their act together. Check this out – CDHA raises awareness about the role dental hygienists play in oral and overall health…….very [...]

Oliver P. Kuhrt (left), Executive Vice President Koelnmesse, and Dr Martin Rickert, Chairman of the Association of German Dental Manufacturers (VDDI) are expecting approximately 1.900 companies to attend the IDS 2011. (DTI/Photo courtesy of Koelnmesse) Feb 16,2011 | EUROPE Interview:  by Daniel Zimmermann, DTI & Jeannette Enders, DT Germany The countdown is on: The IDS [...]