By Dena Lanier Dental professionals from around the world will recognize World Oral Health Day and its 2016 theme of “It all starts here. Healthy mouth. Healthy body” on Sunday, March 20. This international day celebrates the benefits of a healthy mouth and promotes worldwide awareness of the issues affecting oral health and the…
For years myths about the cause of cavities have been held on to as fact. Today we set the record straight and give you the truth about decay. By: Dr. Kim Kutsch MYTH 1: Brushing and flossing are enough to fight decay. FACT: Brushing and flossing alone do not kill the bacteria that are the real…
A dental laboratory technician is rarely seen by the patient, yet is always in the foreground of a successful device. For many years, when lecturing to my contemporaries and newcomers, I often joked that “we are the Men in Black, no one knows we exist”. Up until the 1990’s, dental labs and technicians have only…
Understanding the Changing Dentist-Laboratory Relationship By: Mark Murphy, DDS, FAGD THEFUTUREISNOWHERE Most people decode this un-spaced word and see “The Future is Nowhere.” What I meant to say is, “The Future is Now Here.” Quite a different interpretation of the same input to your brain – an instantaneous paradigm shift that allows us to see…
Photo of NADL member Mike Milne, CDT. By: CBSMiami MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Whether it’s a crown, an implant, or a bridge, dental work usually stays with us for life. Today, more of these products are now being imported. There are no regulations or mandatory inspections before these items are put in a patient’s mouth. Dickerman…
According to research by the National Association of Dental Laboratories (NADL), only four states in the U.S. require dental technicians to be certified or obtain continuing education. To increase awareness of the lack of standards in the dental industry, NADL created the “What’s In Your Mouth?” campaign to inform dentists that the technicians they trust…
By: Ryan Kath BOSTON (CBS) – Whether it’s a crown, an implant, or a bridge, dental work usually stays with us for life. Today, more of these products are now being imported. There are no regulations or mandatory inspections before these items are put in a patient’s mouth. Dickerman Dental Prosthetics in Sharon has made quality…
By: ABC15’s Dave Biscobing More than one-third of the dental laboratory products placed in the mouths of U.S. patients are made overseas, experts said. The products face few, if any, health and safety inspections or regulations, depending on the state. It’s one of the many ways our country and state fail to regulate the industry.…
By: ABC15’s Dave Biscobing Dental laboratories and technicians in Arizona face virtually zero regulation – a lack of oversight that experts say can put patients at risk. Labs are not required to register with the state, and there are no health or safety inspections. For technicians who make dental products, Arizona doesn’t require any sort of…
New ADA News series aims to educate on various perspectives BY KELLY SODERLUND Editor’s note: This is the first in a series focusing on the gray market and how it affects dentists, patients and manufacturers. The path a dental product takes from the manufacturer to the dental office is typically a straight and trustworthy one.…