Dental Hygiene: Page 102

Henry Schein Cares advances Wearing is Caring campaign

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Henry Schein Cares Foundation has commenced the third phase of its Wearing is Caring public health campaign in partnership with the UPS Foundation.

November 18, 2021

Technology Focus: This free app does periodontal staging, grading

By Theresa Pablos

OraPharma's new -- and free -- MyPerioHealth app takes the guesswork out of periodontal staging and grading. Dr. Richard Nagelberg shows off the app, which follows the American Academy of Periodontology guidelines, in the latest episode of Technology Focus.

November 18, 2021

Obesity ups gum disease risk by making more bone-wrecking cells

By Melissa Busch

Obesity causes chronic inflammation that increases the growth of bone-destroying cells during periodontitis, according to an animal study published in the Journal of Dental Research. The inflammation is linked to heightened bone loss around teeth.

November 18, 2021

Kellogg touts new book on dental therapy

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Kellogg Foundation has released a new e-book that tells the origin story of the dental therapy movement as the foundation worked to improve care for underserved people in Alaska Native communities.

November 17, 2021

Henry Schein webinar to cover hygiene handpiece repairs

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Henry Schein Dental Academy is offering a webinar based on lessons experts have learned from more than 5,000 hygiene handpiece and scaler repairs.

November 17, 2021

Nexa3D, Oqton partner on manufactured dental appliances

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

3D printer maker Nexa3D and artificial intelligence software developer Oqton have formed a partnership to meet an increase in demand for additively manufactured patient-specific dental appliances and aligners worldwide.

November 17, 2021

Adult dental care usage continues to fall

By Theresa Pablos

Adult dental care usage continues to fall, according to interactive estimates released on November 16 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the first half of 2019, 65.1% of adults had a dental exam or cleaning. That percentage fell to 62% by the second half of 2020.

November 17, 2021

My mouth is healthy except ...

By Dr. Alvin Danenberg

Dr. Alvin Danenberg has a robust immune system, regimented dental hygiene program, and enough periodontal expertise to fill a library. So why did he develop root caries? Danenberg explores this question and details his experiment to remineralize the active decay instead of filling it.

November 17, 2021

OSAP releases special issue of journal

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) has released a special issue of the Journal of Dental Infection Control and Safety.

November 16, 2021

Second Opinion: Hygienist rebuffs Ill. dental lobbyist

By Suzanne Newkirk, RDH

When asked about hygienists providing preventive dental care in nursing homes, one dental lobbyist said, "I just don't feel anybody with a two-year associate's degree is medically qualified to correct your health." Suzanne Newkirk, RDH, gives a scathing response in this Second Opinion piece.

November 16, 2021

Hypertension medication causes man's rare gingival overgrowth

By Melissa Busch

The use of a common medication for high blood pressure led to gingival overgrowth in a man with poor oral health. Details of the case were published on November 14 in the Journal for Nurse Practitioners.

November 16, 2021

GerdentUSA highlights dental elevators

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

GerdentUSA is highlighting the features of its dental elevators for periodontal surgeries involving tooth removal.

November 15, 2021

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