Report Finds COVID-19 Rate Among Dental Professionals is Less Than 1%
This newly-published report supports the effectiveness of the recommendations from the CDC and ADA in preventing the virus transmission.
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NYU Dental School Develops COVID-19 Severity App
The app uses artificial intelligence to assess risk factors and key biomarkers from blood tests, producing a COVID-19 “severity score.”
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Dr Glaser’s 10 Commandments of Attachment Design
Ten simple rules to keep your patient’s Invisalign treatment on track
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy Beneficial to Patients with Dental Anxiety
The study’s authors found that virtual reality exposure therapy resulted in significant reductions in anxiety and noted favorable behavioral changes when patients underwent dental treatment.
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Clear Aligner Treatment Suitable for Orthognathic Surgery Patients
A new study from researcher at Yale University finds that preoperative and short-term clinical outcomes are not compromised when complex multiple-jaw orthognathic procedures are performed in Invisalign patients.
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Pediatric Dentists, Not General Dentists, More Likely to Refer to Orthodontists
A new study, published in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, sought to compare general and pediatric dentists’ ability to identify case complexity and how this influenced their referrals to orthodontists.
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Study Looks at Impact of Diode Laser on Improving Orthodontic Tooth Movement
A randomized clinical trial, published in the journal Materials, found that use of low-level laser therapy was effective in accelerating orthodontic tooth movement and reducing associated pain.
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Pediatric Dentists Workforce to Outpace Demand in the Future
A new study, sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, recommended that pediatric dentistry do more to increase oral health care access to underserved populations and provide a larger portion of services to children to keep pace with the growing workforce.
Read MoreStudy Compares Five Intraoral Scanners for Trueness and Precision
A new comparative in vitro study, published in the journal BMC Oral Health, focused specifically on the use of the scanners in implantology.
Read MoreJournal of the California Dental Association Features Endodontic-Orthodontic Treatment of Avulsed Teeth
The article focuses on the endodontic-orthodontic teamwork in treating a patient who delayed endodontic treatment of an avulsed tooth .
Read MoreAlign Technology Announces University Awards for Advancing Orthodontic and Dental Research
The ten research grands awarded through Align Technology’s Annual Research Award Program will fund a range of topics including the efficacy of three-dimensional tooth movements and and clinical evaluation of surface wear of attachments.
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New Book Looks at How the Evolution of Our Jaws Is Changing Orthodontics
In the new book, Jaws: The Story of a Hidden Epidemic, orthodontist Sandra Kahn, DDS, MSD, and world-renowned evolutionist Paul R. Ehrlich take a deep dive into how our jaws are evolving and and the health risks posed by obstructed airways.
Read MoreADA Statement on New Research on Opioid Prescriptions
The ADA noted that a growing body of research supports its policy that dentists should prescribe non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) alone or in combination with acetaminophen over opioids as first-line therapy.
Read MoreAlign Technology 2019 Orthodontic and Dental Research Grant Program Accepting Submissions
This year, Align Technology will award up to $300,000 to university faculty for scientific and technological research initiatives to advance patient care in the fields of orthodontics and industry.
Read MoreADA Commends Announcement to Update Surgeon General’s Report on Oral Health
The updated Surgeon General’s report is expected to document progress on oral health since the last report was issued in 2000, identify existing knowledge gaps, and set out a vision for the future.
Read MoreJADA Commentary Looks at the Role Dentists Play in Addressing Opioid Crisis
The commentary serves to highlight the relevant National Institutes of Health-funded research and ways to ensure that this research reaches those in clinical practice and dental education.
Read MoreAAOF Craniofacial Growth Legacy Collections Project Announces Major Records Addition
The growth records of 752 children who did not have orthodontic treatment have been digitized and added to the Craniofacial Growth Legacy Collections Project repository, and are now available for free to researchers, clinicians, students, and others.
Read MoreAlign Technology Names Orthodontic and Dental Research Grant Winners
Align Technology’s Annual Research Award Program is awarding close to $300,000 for 2018 to 11researchers at universities in the Americas, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
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