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Product Updates
Glidewell launches dentures with antimicrobial properties
Glidewell has launched its 3D-printed Simply Natural Digital Dentures, made with 3DP denture base resin.
November 20, 2024
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Product Updates
Burst launches teeth-whitening breath strips
Burst Oral Care has launched teeth whitening strips that combine whitening and breath freshening in a dissolving, portable strip.
November 20, 2024
Burst Teeth Whitening Breath Strips. Image courtesy of Burst Oral Care.
DSO
DSO USOM adds practice in Mass.
Dental service organization (DSO) U.S. Oral Surgery Management (USOSM) has added Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, a practice in Brockton, MA, to its network.
November 19, 2024
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Industry Updates
National Dentex Labs appoints new CEO
Dental lab network National Dentex Labs has named Kevin Mosher as its new CEO.
November 19, 2024
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Industry Updates
Patterson extends partnership with DSO PDS Health
Patterson Dental Supply and dental service organization (DSO) PDS Health will extend their partnership through 2027.
November 18, 2024
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Industry Updates
Delta Dental of Tenn. appoints new revenue officer
Delta Dental of Tennessee has appointed Barry Boster as its new chief revenue officer. Boster will focus on revenue growth and partner relations.
November 18, 2024
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Organized Dentistry
DTA names new board
The Dental Trade Alliance (DTA) has announced its 2024-25 board of directors, who were elected during the DTA annual meeting on November 12.
November 15, 2024
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Industry Updates
Pearl expands its executive team
Dental artificial intelligence provider Pearl has appointed Brian Kim as chief product officer and Bobby Cooper as vice president of customer success.
November 15, 2024
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Dentures
ADA Forsyth, Voyager to host denture course
The ADA Forsyth Institute and Voyager Dental will host an online advanced digital denture course on Friday, November 15, from 12-2 p.m. Pacific time.
November 14, 2024
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Geriatric oral care certification launched
Sonya Dunbar, RDH, has launched the "Geriatric Oral Care Certification," an online program accredited by the American Mobile and Teledentistry Alliance.
November 14, 2024
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Regulatory Updates
Blood infection-causing germ found in popular toothpaste
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that batches of Tom's of Maine toothpaste were made with water containing multiple types of bacteria, including strains linked to blood infections.
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Practice Trends
DSO leaders dish on their must-have technologies for 2025
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Antibiotics
What you may not know about preventing infective endocarditis
Smail Doug
Implants
Clinical tip: Dental patient opening issues during guided implant surgery, Part 1
Estela Vargas, CRDH.
Insurance
Recent CDT coding changes affect billing dental implant services in 2025 and beyond
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Blood infection-causing germ found in popular toothpaste
By Melissa Busch
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning that batches of Tom's of Maine toothpaste were made with water containing multiple types of bacteria, including strains linked to blood infections.
November 20, 2024
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DSO leaders dish on their must-have technologies for 2025
By Beth Gaddis
Practice owners and dental service organization executives are budgeting for 2025 and allocating where they will invest their dollars. These are their priorities.
November 20, 2024
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What you may not know about preventing infective endocarditis
By Melissa Busch
Guidelines regarding antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of infective endocarditis in dental patients are misinterpreted, not carried out properly, and need clarification.
November 20, 2024
Antibiotics Concept
Clinical tip: Dental patient opening issues during guided implant surgery, Part 1
By Kevin Henry
Dr. Doug Smail is back this week with another clinical tip from CDOCS that will help every dentist who offers dental implants as a part of his or her treatment mix.
November 20, 2024
Smail Doug
Recent CDT coding changes affect billing dental implant services in 2025 and beyond
By Estela Vargas
From start to finish, Estela Vargas, CRDH, explains what you need to know about the insurance side of dental implants and how it can impact your practice and patients.
November 19, 2024
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Guided endodontics may trump freehanded technique
By Ava Barros
Guided endodontics may lead to significantly better clinical outcomes than freehand treatment with fewer technical failures, according to a study recently published in the International Endodontic Journal.
November 19, 2024
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From manager to leader: Transforming your dental office management approach
By Trina Shipley
Instead of being a manager of everything in the dental practice, Trina Shipley believes her colleagues should focus on becoming leaders who empower others to manage.
November 19, 2024
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What this dental executive is watching heading into 2025
By Kevin Henry
Recorded at the recent Dental Trade Alliance annual meeting in Napa, CA, we spoke with Eric Shirley of Keystone Industries about what he's hearing and what's to come in dentistry.
November 18, 2024
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Dentist accused of peeping on ex-employee charged with stalking
By Melissa Busch
A dentist was charged with stalking for allegedly trying to bribe a former employee after reportedly peeping on her in the bathroom.
November 18, 2024
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How to handle a behavioral management charge at your practice
By Melissa Busch
A charge for behavioral management of her child at a dental practice in Washington has one mom claiming special needs discrimination, but a practice management professional doesn't believe that’s the case.
November 18, 2024
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Dental hygienists, therapists good for more than the team
By Ava Barros
Integrating dental hygienists and dental therapists into healthcare teams may benefit dental teams, healthcare systems, and patients, reports a study recently published in the International Journal of Dental Hygiene.
November 18, 2024
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Why 2025 is the year to move your dental practice to the cloud
By Dr. Lior Tamir
Cloud-based systems can transform how you operate, improve patient care, and safeguard your dental practice's data in ways traditional methods cannot, writes Dr. Lior Tamir.
November 18, 2024
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