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Can Dentistry Make You Look Younger ?!

Posted by cherie tschudi on April 26, 2010 at 12:51pm
Can Dental Procedures Make You Look Younger.pdf

Most of our patients want their face to be esthetically pleasing. This is almost always an issue while doing procedures on a patients teeth. In fact, many times a patient, no matter how severe the pain may be, is driven by the bottom line of esthetics. Of course, if you deliver that and satisfy the patient, they will come see you again!

This article approaches a way of treating patients with dental procedures that actually changes the entire facial structure! Think of an elderly patient who has lost most of their teeth. The face becomes sunken in and cheek tissue are appear to be lost. In the same way, reconstruction can change a face and in fact make a patient look younger. THAT is a factor in which will always bring a patient back into your office in this day in age.


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Warschaw Learning Institute Launches the DentalManagementClub.com

Posted by Cathy Warschaw on April 22, 2010 at 2:30pm
A comprehensive new dental career development and networking website, DentalManagementClub.com, launched this week to support a wide range of professionals in dental practice management. “We have built a robust website to meet the needs of virtually everyone in the dental field, at all career stages,” explains Cathy Warschaw, director of the Dental Management Club. “Our goal is to provide a one-stop-shop, so to speak, where dentists and their teams can find continuing education in dental management; personal one-on-one help through coaching calls; job postings; and assistance with insurance claims; as well as lower fees when it comes

to dental services and products.”


Warschaw developed and launched the Dental Management Club after seeing the need for a site that not only offered online training, but also a much broader set of services, benefits, and professional networking opportunities. She has been the driving force behind the Warschaw Learning Institute, an industry leader in
online training for dental professionals and military spouses, which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary.


The Dental Management Club offers a full set of online tools, training, seminars, career coaching and mentoring services, employment resources, forums, and product discounts tailored to meet the needs of dentists, hygienists, students, receptionists, human resource managers, insurance administrators, dental
assistants, and office managers. In addition to its online offerings, the Dental Management Club will hold seminars across the country in small-to-medium sized metropolitan areas; places often underserved in terms of continuing dental education.


“These seminars will offer valuable, proven tips and advice on the types of issues that can be most challenging for dental teams, such as patient retention and collections,” says Warschaw. “And each will be tailored to the local area, addressing their special concerns and drawing upon the untapped local talent pool of job seekers.”


For more information, or to join the Dental Management Club, go to www.dentalmanagementclub.com.


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Oral Cancer Month and my personal message

Posted by cherie tschudi on April 20, 2010 at 7:52pm
The Oral Cancer Foundation - 2009.pdf

In the name of Oral Cancer Month, let us all please pay more attention to our exams.

This is where dentistry becomes "gray" perhaps. We focus on the patient and oral cavity, particularly the teeth. At times, especially in Pediatrics, we may tend to overlook lesions and/or other signs of early stages of oral cancer. We can be at the forefront of early detection if we all take notice! Once again, our profession is profound and the mouth/body connection is amazing!

Under the parent company I am in business with, Wellness' 50 products, I will mention two products to promote oral health to shed some light on this month's awareness!


Winrgy: the alternative to all the Gatorades and Red Bulls in the world
choline and vitamin based
sugar free energy
xylitol
Ortho loves it!


CoQ10: promotes perio health
improves recovery time
ubinquinol form
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Beta Testing for www.designsmile.com

Posted by Eng Joo Koh, RDT on April 20, 2010 at 6:02am
Wow!, after months of preparation, we finally launch www.designsmile.com (yesterday) for Beta Testing. All Dentist beta testers, please register and check the features inside DesignSmile. We have some basic and familiar features already in place. (More neat stuffs yet to come).
Please update your information and we welcome any input that you might have. Test out the Online Appointment Booking System with your staff members for we are going to drive a lot of patient traffic into your Dental Offices. So, put your thinking caps on and help us design the features that you like to see and use in the Real Time Online Appointment Booking System (with Mobile Application Capabilities too).
Please send in any queries and problems that you might encounter along the way when navigating the site. It is Beta Testing time! Have Fun, guys!

PS. send email to info@designsmile.com

Thanks,
EJ Koh

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4th AOI International Congress of Oral Implantology, New Delhi, India

Posted by Dr. Arun Grover on April 19, 2010 at 12:56am
Hello,

Academy of Oral Implantology (India) is going to hold its 4th InternationalCongress from the 21st to 23rd May-2010 at HotelLalit, New Delhi, India.

Besides the continuing education benefits in Dental Implantology and thetrade-fair it also provides with an opportunity to meet up with eachother and create new friends. It also carries 15 CDE points as per the Dental Council of Indiaguidelines.

This conference has been supported by many major Indian dental schoolsand organizations and promises to be the largest meeting of its kind in India with an expected attendance of more than 500 delegates.

I have been requested by the organizing committee of AOI, to help spreadthe word around so if anyone is interested in attending, please let meknow and I shall forward details of the congress and payment etc.

More details are also available at www.aoi-india.org

With best wishes,

Dr Arun Grover
Delhi, India

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Launching www.designsmile.com for Beta Testing tomorrow.

Posted by Eng Joo Koh, RDT on April 18, 2010 at 8:30pm
Hi Doc,
We came up with a very neat idea to drive patient traffic to the dental office with an Real Time Q&A and Online Appointment Booking System. We need some real beta testers and who can test it better than the dentists users themselves? Let me know what you think of the idea. It is just a beta set up for now, so nothing is concrete yet until we get feedbacks from actual users. Please make suggestions from the practical side of the booking procedures. What are the features that you like to have in place so that the patients from your area can actually get booked into your dental office. Through the surveys, we are going to tailor make the features to suit your requirements. For this weekend, if you have some time, please check it out at www.designsmile.com/beta . Beta testing starts on Monday (tomorrow!). Thanks in advance!
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Endodontic surgical case showing healing of a lateral canal

Posted by Timothy Gabe on April 18, 2010 at 11:56am
Patient presents with a symptomatic lateral lesion on tooth #8. Root canal therapy was completed 2-years prior. Symptoms: Palpation sensitivity mid-root. Periodontal probing was within normal limits. Differential Dx: Fracture or lateral canal.
Since probing was WNL, surgical endodontic tx is an option.
During surgery, a large lateral canal was visible in the surgical window. The lateral canal was ultrasonically prepped and sealed with MTA cement. 6-month recall shows bone regeneration.
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Launching of www.designsmile.com this coming Friday!

Posted by Eng Joo Koh, RDT on April 15, 2010 at 7:03pm
Hi Doc,
We are launching a Dental Platform this coming Friday. It is called www.designsmile.com and we like you help us to beta test it. We would actually drive patients to the dental office with a real time Online Booking engine. It is pretty neat, you will enjoy it. Thanks in advance.

Koh from the Designsmile Team
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Self-Etching Agents

Posted by cherie tschudi on April 12, 2010 at 3:04pm
Preview of “Bond strength of different adhesives to normal and caries-affected dentins”.pdf

I added this topic as it seems to come up in my clinical procedures often. One doc I work for has been a DDS for over 30 years now and still the one-step (etching + bonding) approach is stressed to him each time our sales rep. comes in !

The point being that we have tried many ! But still, ecthing and bonding still holds true in our clinical experience as a two-step application. I am wondering if you experience the same in your office?
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10 Dentists Needed for Research Project at CDA Anaheim

Posted by Michael Ventriello on April 12, 2010 at 12:48pm
Lanmark Group Research will be moderating a series of research interviews on behalf of a leading dental equipment manufacturer at the upcoming CDA Scientific Session in Anaheim, CA.We are looking for 10 practicing dentists to provide professional feedback that will be used in the design of an ergonomic dental chair.The research interviews will last only 30 minutes, and will be conducted on Friday, May 14th, at the Anaheim Marriott at 700 West Convention Way, which is just a short walk from the Anaheim Convention Center.There will be five ½-hour sessions in the morning, and five ½-hour sessions in the afternoon.There will be a $100 honorarium for each of the 10 participants selected. If you are interested, please contact Erin Foster via e-mail at efoster@lanmarkgroup.com.Please be prepared to provide Erin with your name, address, office and cell phone numbers, e-mail, area of specialty, years in practice, and whether you prefer a morning or afternoon research interview session.Thank you for your interest.
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Nano-Bio-Chip Effective In Pilot Study To Detect Premalignancies In Oral Cancer

Posted by Giovanni Castellucci, DMD on April 11, 2010 at 4:57pm
Researchers at Rice University, the University of Texas Health Science Centers at Houston and San Antonio and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center have found that gently applying a brush to a lesion on the tongue or cheek can help detect oral cancer with success rates comparable to more invasive techniques, according to preliminary studies. The test that uses Rice's diagnostic nano-bio-chip was found to be 97 percent "sensitive" and 93 percent specific in detecting which patients had malignant or premalignant lesions, results that compared well with traditional tests.

The study appeared online in the journal Cancer Prevention Research.

"One of the key discoveries in this paper is to show that the miniaturized, noninvasive approach produces about the same result as the pathologists do," said John McDevitt, the Brown-Wiess Professor of Chemistry and Bioengineering at Rice. His lab developed the novel nano-bio-chip technology at the university's BioScience Research Collaborative. The future is with nano-bio-chips -- small, semiconductor-based devices that combine the ability to capture, stain and analyze biomarkers for a variety of health woes that also include cardiac disease, HIV and trauma injuries. Researchers hope the eventual deployment of nano-bio-chips will dramatically cut the cost of medical diagnostics and contribute significantly to the task of bringing quality health care to the world.

This is an interesting development and technology that could have a major impact on the way we evaluate and screen for oral pathology. Check it out. Your thoughts and comments are appreciated.

Source: Science Daily
Photo credit: University of Texas

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Zirconia – The Truth

Posted by Dr. Dobrina Mollova on April 11, 2010 at 9:11am


Open Discussion Forum / Q&A


Thursday 13 May, 2010


at the CAD/CAM & Computerized Dentistry Int’l Conference 13-14 May 2010, Dubai UAE


Researchers, Clinicians, Manufacturers will answer all your questions.

Post your questions here or visit:

http://www.cappmea.com/cadcam4/pages/zirconia.htm


The aim of this Open forum is to evaluate the effect of different surface treatment methods and in particular the effect of
the quality of “fake” CAD/CAM zirconia blocks on the market, the flexure strength
of zirconia frameworks, proper preparation and proper bonding.




Delegates will interact with the panel participant (all on stage) and post their questions and comments. They will have the answers from
the researchers’, clinical and industry point of view.


AGENDA:


1. Truth of the product? 10 min – research presentation.


2. Truth of the preparation? 10 min – clinical presentation.


3. Truth of the result? 10 min – manufacturer presentation.



Q/A interactive session following the above topics with equally active
participation.



PANEL PARTICIPANTS: Dr. Nadim Aboujaoude, Lebanon; Dr. Andreas Kurbad, Germany; Dr. Peter
Gehrke, Germany; Dr. Atef Shaker,
Egypt; Ralph
Riquier, Germany; Dr. Ilan Preiss, UK


MODERATOR: Dr. Munir Silwadi


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Important Information on Botox and Dermal Fillers

Posted by Lynn Lavallee on April 7, 2010 at 9:21am
As a Dental professional you need to be certain of the specific exclusions on your Professional Liability policy.Botox and Dermal Fillers are a "hot topic" amoungst Dentists and Insurance companies over the past few years. Some insurance companies have adapted to allow a minimal amount of procedures however, even more companies have opted to exclude any type procedures outside of the tyical scope of dentistry.All policies are not the same, be sure you know what your coverage offers!
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How Healthcare Reform Will Change Dentistry......

Posted by cherie tschudi on April 6, 2010 at 5:40pm
How Dental Care Will Be Changed by Healthcare Reform - Dental Health Magazine.pdf

This is of course particularly of importance now. It seems to be good news! What's your view???

The new healthcare reform bill will "appreciate" dental education toward the public and one of the main focus' being on children. This is such a proactive measure. Children need good hygiene habits early on and can carry it through generations thereafter. Educating the public is also key and should be rewarded. Reaching out to the public should always be a high priority.

Of course the flip side is that their are insurance capping issues that has some worried. Like many other congressional bills, there is still much to work out. Either way the bill would "change dentistry forever".

I am happy to say that the time I do spend in the dental office since cutting back, is spent speaking to school classes and even pre-schoolers! I enjoy it and it feels good to be hands on and stepping into the educational side of dentistry. In turn, if the children have a good experience outside of the dental office , they will be more inclined to go home and tell their parents...thus perhaps reminding the adult that dental care is crucial.
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Medical Billing In Dentistry

Posted by Christine Taxin on April 6, 2010 at 1:00am
When treating patients with medical issues we can begin the process of medical billing. This increases your referrals with MD's, the referrals that keep on giving. Patients who understand the difference on treatment and the need for collaboration with their MD"S will also be great referrals. Understanding that you are different working with their medical insurance will increase the accepted treatment in your office.. Practices that are including testing for diabetics,working with sleep labs, OBGYN doctors will increase production and collection for the upcoming months.

I am so impressed with the focus on medical inclusion with Web Dental.

Thanks,
Christine Taxin
ctaxin@links2success.biz
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Obesity and Periodontal Disease

Posted by cherie tschudi on March 31, 2010 at 11:00pm
Obesity and Periodontal Disease.pdf

This is of interest in todays society. More people are overweight and unhealthy than ever, hence my wellness business as a branch of dentistry I suppose ! This article states a study providing this point. You know that there are many risks with being overweight, but some may not know that gum disease is one of them.

This article points to the inflammatory chemicals secreted by fatty tissue. This leads to increased production of cytokines, promoting periodontal disease. Very interesting how the body WARNS you in many ways that being overweight is not good for our health! I would be interested to know if you all have noticed this in your patients? Or have you made the link ?

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Perio and Pre-term birth

Posted by cherie tschudi on March 30, 2010 at 12:00pm
Periodontal Disease and Preterm Birth.pdf

This article (complete article link to Medical News) is really amazing to me, particularly as a woman. In fact, I hear many women tell me that their dental maintenance declined during pregnancy, and even afterwards. In this respect, the importance of oral care is profound. This article provides an eye-opening, perhaps surprising, fact of that point exactly.
I know personally I am more aware of oral care and keeping dental recall appointments during the time I will be pregnant. I value this information and the study mentioned in the article. If more women knew of this periodontal link to pre-term birth, they would take note. Again, it is amazing that we are in such a revolutionary field !
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USING THE E4D CAD CAM FOR CHAIRSIDE SINGLE VISIT TOOTH AND IMPLANT SUPPORTED RESTORATIONS

Posted by james m. stein on March 26, 2010 at 6:00pm
While the concept and capability to offer same day restorations with a
chairside CAD CAM system has been around for nearly 25 years, it
hasn't been until the new generations of systems (E4D Dentist System, CEREC
AC Bluecam) that the true potential and ease of use have been realized for
the clinician and dental assistant. Creating metal-free restorations with
no compromise in form, fit and function in a single appointment or even two
appointments provides every dental professional and dental practice
incredible benefits. I use the E4D Dentist system in my practice for a
variety of indications selecting from a variety of high strength ceramic
materials (IPS Empress, IPS e.max CAD) to provide my patients with unequaled
service and convenience. Patients are amazed at the change in dentistry
that is taking place and no longer dread the long temporary phase or making
another appointment weeks from the first.

Once you have become confident in your use of the technology and proficiency
in the system, you can offer your patients beautiful restorations on
anterior and posterior teeth. Taking time to custom stain and glaze can provide
the results shown here in as little as 2 hours.

If you haven't looked at chairside CAD CAM dentistry firsthand in the last
few months you haven't looked at chairside CAD CAM dentistry. Do yourself,
your patients and your bottom line a favor and check them out. It isn't a
matter of if you will incoporate it but simply when.

James M. Stein D.M.D.
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Sleeping Issues and the Dental Office

Posted by cherie tschudi on March 25, 2010 at 7:30pm
Sleep Apnea_ Dentists Help Patients Breathe Easier and Sleep Better | Colgate Dental Health Articles.pdf

This article is interesting because it touches on the possiblity of cone-beam computerized tomography helping patients pinpoint sleep issues. This is not commonly thought about in dental offices. Snoring or sleep apnea is rarely asked by your own dentist, true? But in reality, in a profession that completely deals only with the oral cavity, it perhaps should be part of a routine dental visit.

If an x-ray, or cone-beam computerized image could at all predict a patient that may develop sleep apnea, as suggested in this articel, it could broaden the spectrum.






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