Patient Communication: Page 84

How do oral disorders affect your patients' lives?

By Tony Edwards

When patients come to your office with oral lichen planus, actinic keratosis, erythroplakia, or another oral potentially malignant disorder, they may be experiencing physical and psychological distress in addition to pain. A new study examined how these disorders can affect patients' lives.

April 17, 2017

3Shape software integrates with RMO's bracket system

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

3Shape announced that the company's indirect bonding application will now digitally integrate with Rocky Mountain Orthodontics' (RMO) bracket system.

April 16, 2017

Carestream Dental sold to private investment firms

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The parent company of Carestream Dental has entered into an agreement to sell the company to two private equity investment firms. No transaction price was announced.

April 12, 2017

Stress can play havoc with your patient's mouth

By Dr. Alvin Danenberg

Dr. Alvin Danenberg recently talked with a colleague about the havoc emotional stress can cause in a patient's mouth. To illustrate the havoc, he describes the case of a woman who experienced terrible abuse at her work and also how significant stress reduction improved her mental -- and oral -- health.

April 11, 2017

New product: MouthWatch releases Android software

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dental technology company MouthWatch has released new software that allows tablets and Android phones to be used as a case presentation tool.

April 9, 2017

Sheri's Solutions: Flossing debate

By Dr. Sheri Doniger

Most of the mainstream media may have moved on when it comes to the debate over the effectiveness of flossing, but the importance of flossing remains a constant, writes Dr. Sheri Doniger. In her latest Sheri's Solutions, she describes recent patient conversations around the benefits of flossing and a recent study in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

April 6, 2017

Survey: Only 29% of patients screened for oral cancer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Only 29% of U.S. patients reported being screened for oral cancer at their last visit to the dental office, according to a new survey released by the Oral Cancer Foundation, the Head and Neck Cancer Alliance, Vigilant Biosciences, and Support for People with Oral and Head and Neck Cancer.

March 30, 2017

How effective is teledentistry in nursing homes?

By Lori Roniger

Teledentistry has been suggested as a solution to combat the dental neglect increasingly prevalent among elderly residents of long-term care facilities. But is the technology ready for its close-up? A new study compared teledentistry to face-to-face examination for diagnosing dental pathology.

March 29, 2017

FBI warns of cyberthreat to medical, dental facilities

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning medical and dental facilities of potential threats from hackers who are actively targeting patient data.

March 28, 2017

NEA partners with software company for claim attachment upgrade

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

NEA and software company Renaissance Electronic Services (RES) are partnering to bring NEA's secure claim attachment function to RES' Remote Lite software.

March 27, 2017

Henry Schein adds payment solution to Dentrix Enterprise

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Henry Schein has announced an agreement with Axia Technologies to make an integrated payment solution available to Dentrix Enterprise customers.

March 27, 2017

Product highlights from IDS 2017: Part 2

By Kevin Henry

COLOGNE, GERMANY - Dental journalist Kevin Henry attended the 2017 International Dental Show (IDS) and saw a number of new technologies at the meeting. The second part of his exclusive roundup of new products on display features cosmetic, endodontic, imaging, and restorative products.

March 27, 2017

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