An environmental scan of the dental care sector shows that the climate is shifting and dentistry needs to adapt, a notion the ADA has been following and explaining for some time.
Evan Esar
“Statistician: A man who believes figures don’t lie, but admits that under analysis some of them won’t stand up either.”
Quotes of the Day
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– September 10, 2013
Comparative characterization of STRO-1neg/CD146pos and STRO-1pos/CD146pos apical papilla stem cells enriched with flow cytometry
Conclusions: These results suggest that STRO-1pos/CD146pos SCAP cells represent a very promising adult MSCs source with enhanced multipotent SC properties that could be easily isolated with simple flow cytometric methods to be used for tissue engineering applications. (Source: Archives of Oral Biology)
MedWorm: Dentistry
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– September 10, 2013
Group Practice Laboratories: Growing Opportunity for In-House Technicians
Although large, professionally managed group practices still only represent a small segment of the dental profession, their explosive growth in the last few years indicates that the trend will continue.
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– September 10, 2013
CODA renewal through 2017
Washington—U.S. Department of Education renewal of ADA’s Commission on Dental Accreditation as a nationally recognized accrediting agency “is critical in support of CODA’s mission to serve the oral health care needs of the public through the development and administration of accreditation standards that foster continuous quality improvement of dental and dental related educational programs,” said Dr. Kent L. Knoernschild, CODA chair.
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– September 9, 2013
Effect of the topical application of 50% lignocaine hydrochloride on the sensitivity of dentine in man
Conclusions: Lignocaine will diffuse into exposed dentine and block the pain evoked by probing and air-blast stimuli provided that a sufficiently steep diffusion gradient is created. A topical application of a 50% (w/v) solution of lignocaine HCl for 10min will anaesthetise dentine within 30min. (Source: Archives of Oral Biology)
MedWorm: Dentistry
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– September 9, 2013
Patients needed for San Juan County’s Mission of Mercy free dental clinic
Janet Grace and Dorothy McNeill, with the PEO sorority, work on Thursday on volunteer registration packets for the Mission of Mercy dental clinic.
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– September 9, 2013
ACA: Changing dental benefits landscape
The “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” shorthanded as the ACA and as this series of reports will refer to it, has the potential to reshape health care in America. Expansion of medical insurance coverage, a move toward more integrated care delivery and significant changes in the financing of health care are among the expectations of ACA legislators and regulators.
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– September 8, 2013
Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans lipopolysaccharide stimulated epithelial cells produce interleukin-15 that regulates T cell activation
Conclusion: These results suggest that periodontal pathogens induce the production of IL-15 from epithelial cells, and leading the activation of T cells in periodontal lesions. (Source: Archives of Oral Biology)
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– September 8, 2013
Aspen Dental Announces Relocation Of Nashua, NH Office
With 3,500 square feet, the office will provide dental services that range from dentures and preventive care to general dentistry and restoration, and features eight spacious treatment rooms.
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– September 8, 2013
