BIRMINGHAM patients going to Eastern Europe for cheap dental work have been returning home with damaged nerves and abscesses eating away at their roots, a leading city dentist has warned. Dr Dinesh Vegad, who runs St Paul’s Square Dental Practice in the Jewellery Quarter, has seen first hand the disastrous results of people trying to [...]
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was signed into law on February 17, 2009 with some of the best benefits having limited remaining time eligibility. Small-business owners, including dentists, have limited time in 2009 to benefit from the most lucrative tax incentives for acquiring technology and/or equipment. Read full story via dentalblogs.com.
Nearly all cosmetic dentists offer whitening treatments and the number of procedures they perform has jumped about 50 percent each year since 2005, according to the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry . More people are also turning to cosmetic enhancements beyond whitening, such as bonding and veneers, which can improve both the function and appearance [...]
Cosmetic dentistry is a booming business both here and in the United States, where people are giving dentists reason to smile by spending $2.75 billion U.S. on a variety of cosmetic dentistry procedures. (That 2007 pre-recession statistic from the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry also indicates a 15-per-cent increase over the previous year.) Patients are [...]
If you have headaches on a regular basis, it is a good idea to tell your family dentist about them. But why your dentist? For one reason, it is important to have this information as part of your medical records. Dentistry today concerns many aspects that go beyond just tooth mechanics. Depending upon the type [...]
With dental disease among pre-schoolers on the rise, the American Dental Association (ADA) is mobilizing dental professionals in a national campaign to extend necessary care to children and adolescents from low-income families. On Feb. 6, during the seventh annual ADA Give Kids A Smile(R) program, some 45,000 dental professionals will provide free services to as [...]
Local dentists and hygienists will be looking to brighten up the smiles of local children today as the group hosts the city’s first annual “Give Kids A Smile” event for lower-income students. According to a local dentist, area dentists will combine their efforts to provide free teeth cleaning for uninsured children, who are unable to [...]
Temporo mandibular jaw pain, better known as TMJ, made it almost impossible for her to touch her own face, in spite of treatment that included wearing a dental splint every day. Intense migraines that didn’t respond to Imitrex, the powerful migraine medication, sent her to the emergency room about once every four months. That was [...]
Valentine’s day is a time to celebrate your sweetheart but this often affects the sweet tooth, too. During National Children’s Dental Health Month, your dentist wants to protect that sweet tooth. Dr. Andrew Goldsmith and Dr. Robert Winkler of Esthetic Family Dentistry are working to prevent and protect patients by combining traditional preventative methods with [...]
THE FUTURE of dentistry has arrived – and it’s tucked away inside a Victorian townhouse in the East End of Glasgow. Behind the ageing, tiled entrance of number five Annefield Place in Dennistoun lies a multi-million pound dental lab which is changing the face of the industry. How it works A SCANNER is placed inside [...]