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OSAP launches new website and online CE platform

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) has launched a new website and an online continuing education (CE) platform. The platforms are designed to be more user-friendly and address the changing needs of the oral health community, OSAP said.

August 3, 2021

Henry Schein reports strong growth in global dental sales

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Henry Schein reported strong growth in global dental sales for the second quarter of 2021, as the industry continues to recover from the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

August 3, 2021

Parotid abscesses cause rare facial palsy in 2 women

By Melissa Busch

Parotid gland abscesses caused unusual facial nerve palsy in two patients, according to a case report published on July 30 in the International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. Only 15 other cases of parotid abscess-induced facial palsy have been reported, the authors noted.

August 3, 2021

Long-term value promotes treatment acceptance

By Dr. James V. Anderson

"Why is dentistry so expensive?" "How am I going to pay for this?" In his column, Dr. James Anderson offers his advice to help the whole dental team navigate these questions and sell the value of long-term dental health.

August 3, 2021

4 ways to increase practice production -- fast!

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

One of the most important business practices is to do the most productive things first. In this column, Dr. Roger P. Levin lays out four specific actions that a practice can take to increase production rapidly.

August 2, 2021

Second Opinion: Dentistry is essential -- only when it wants to be

By Dr. Caroline Zeller

With personal protective equipment and vaccines on the line, the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted dentistry to tout the importance of oral health. But why hasn't the profession always been this vocal? Dr. Caroline Zeller asks the hard questions in this riveting opinion piece.

August 1, 2021

Voco debuts adult-themed fluoride varnish

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Voco announced the launch of two adult-themed profluorid varnish flavors for all high-risk age groups.

July 29, 2021

Second Opinion: Dental therapists needed for oral health equity

By Dr. Steven Krauss

In this Second Opinion, Dr. Steven Krauss offers his response to a commentary by dental thought leaders who proposed five strategies for using the Medicaid program to increase oral health equity. Krauss argues that employing dental therapists should also be a solution.

July 29, 2021

Thumb-sized device can detect bad breath

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Researchers from Korea have invented a thumb-sized device that can diagnose halitosis by sniffing out the hydrogen sulfide -- the gas that causes the malodor -- from exhaled breath. The device accurately identified bad breath 86% of the time when people blew directly into the device in a study published recently in ACS Nano.

July 28, 2021

ADA applauds OSHA rule exempting most dentists

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The ADA submitted formal comments commending the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration's (OSHA) emergency temporary standard aimed at protecting healthcare workers from COVID-19 exposure, according to a July 26 story from ADA News.

July 27, 2021

SDF protocol reduces dental hospitalizations for kids

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A dental caries management protocol that combines a single application of 38% silver diamine fluoride (SDF) with comprehensive oral health education can decrease the number of preventative dental hospitalizations, according to research published in the International Dental Journal.

July 26, 2021

Eating fish may protect men from gum disease

By Melissa Busch

Eating fish may be linked to reduced periodontal disease in men, according to a poster session on July 24 at the virtual International Association for Dental Research meeting.

July 26, 2021

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