Dental Education: Page 45

Do's and don'ts for education: Create opportunities for learning

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

Whether it's for you, your staff, or your patients, educational opportunities are a great benefit to your practice, Dr. Roger P. Levin notes in his latest Practice Success tip. Business education helps improve your management skills. Continuing education can keep your staff up to date with the latest technology and techniques, and dental education will help teach your patients the value of proper dental care.

March 31, 2019

Dentist named in college admissions scandal

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has named periodontist Homayoun Zadeh, DDS, PhD, as a defendant in the college admissions scandal in which wealthy parents allegedly paid to help their children secure admission to elite schools.

March 17, 2019

Dental students best hygienists at scaling in new study

By Theresa Pablos

Dental students may be better at scaling and root planing than their hygiene counterparts, according to the findings of a new study. Dental students in Switzerland more effectively scaled a maxillary left canine model than both dental hygiene students and experienced hygienists.

March 12, 2019

OSAP launches new infection-control website

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) has launched a new website focused on dental education and certification for infection control.

March 3, 2019

Week in Review: Opioid risk factors | Dentsply Sirona CEO on innovation | Life after dental school

By Tony Edwards

February 28, 2019

Here's what you need to know about life after dental school

By Theresa Pablos

CHICAGO - Dental school is great for learning the clinical skills dentists need to excel in their profession. But navigating life after school requires more than technical knowledge, according to Dr. Alan J. Acierno, CEO of dental service/support (DSO) organization DecisionOne Dental Partners. He shares some advice for dental students about life after graduation.

February 24, 2019

CDA endorses student loan refinancing program

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The California Dental Association (CDA) has announced a new endorsed program for student loan refinancing for its members.

February 18, 2019

More education, monitoring needed to improve hand hygiene

By Lori Roniger

Newly trained dentists know how to wash their hands, right? Apparently not, according to a new study. Investigators observed hygiene practices of postgraduate-year dentists, with the results suggesting that more education on correct hand-washing procedures and greater monitoring of hand hygiene behavior are needed.

February 7, 2019

CAMBRA gets an update for its 21st anniversary

By Theresa Pablos

A little more than two decades ago, John Featherstone, PhD, set out to create a one-page tool to prevent caries. The result, caries management by risk assessment (CAMBRA) has come to redefine how the newest generation of dentists think about dental decay.

January 23, 2019

3M, Bioclear to partner on restorative education

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

3M Oral Care and Bioclear have announced a new partnership for dentist training and education.

January 13, 2019

Continuing education improves physicians' oral health knowledge

By Tony Edwards

One way to improve patients' oral health is for family physicians to pass along useful information promoting better oral care. Researchers conducted a study with 100 physicians to discover the best methods for presenting oral health information to these doctors and if they retained the information.

January 6, 2019

The dentist will see you now: Primary care at the dental clinic

By Theresa Pablos

Could the dental office become a one-stop shop for oral and primary healthcare? The ADA Health Policy Institute evaluated the feasibility of incorporating some primary care tasks at the dental office. The idea may be more popular than you might think.

December 19, 2018

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