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Dental Hygiene: Page 100
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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