DETROIT (PRWEB) OCTOBER 15, 2015

The Delta Dental Foundation awarded $10,000 to TeamSmile to help fund a special dental clinic in the heart of Detroit at Ford Field. This marks the third year the Delta Dental Foundation has partnered with TeamSmile to ensure children across Michigan have adequate access to dental care and oral health education.

During the special dental clinic, 300 children from GEE White Academy in Detroit received critical dental services at no cost, including sealants, fillings, pulpotomies, extractions and routine cleanings.

One hundred dental professionals, dental students and volunteers provided the much-needed care and educated students about the importance of good oral health habits and their critical connection to overall health.

In addition to the clinic, Detroit Lions Head Coach Jim Caldwell and Detroit Lions players interacted with the students and discussed the importance of good oral health. The students were then sent home with special goody bags filled with toothbrushes, toothpaste and oral health information.

“TeamSmile does a great job of helping students receive much needed dental care,” said Teri Battaglieri, director, Delta Dental Foundation. “With children missing 51 million hours of school each year because of oral health-related problems, partnering with TeamSmile is one of the many ways the Delta Dental Foundation is doing its part to ensure that Michigan’s children show up for school every day healthy, pain free and ready to learn.”

“TeamSmile’s mission is help children get much needed dental care while educating them about the importance of taking care of their teeth. We are able to accomplish our mission with sponsorships from wonderful organization like Delta Dental. Partnering with an organization that also understands the importance of helping children get access to free dental care and education and how this impacts the child’s health into their future is a win-win for everyone.”

Over the past three years, the Delta Dental Foundation has contributed $40,000 in funding for the TeamSmile dental clinics.

LAWRENCE, KANSAS (PRWEB) OCTOBER 15, 2015

Journal of Oral Implantology – Dental problems can make an individual self-conscious about their appearance. A person’s face is nearly always visible, and their teeth are among the first things people notice when they speak or smile. Dental Implant Surgeons work to ensure not only that dental implants are functional, but also that they look natural.

An article in the current issue of the Journal of Oral Implantology describes a simple method to recreate what is known as the mouth’s “emergence profile” with implants. It presents step-by-step procedures that the authors used successfully in the clinic and laboratory for 50 implants.

The emergence profile is essentially the shape of the teeth, from where they leave the soft tissue of the gums and emerge or transform into crowns. In recreating the anatomy of teeth with implants, an emergence profile with a natural shape looks best; it also reduces the chances of trapping food and/or plaque. As noted in the article, “The ultimate goal of a dental implant is to restore missing teeth by placing implants that are anatomically correct and esthetically pleasing in functional positions that ensure long-term durability.”

The current study looks at 50 cases of implants with custom abutments made of titanium and zirconia, two commonly used materials. Abutments connect the replacement tooth to the body of the implant. Customizing their design allows surgeons to create a more natural tooth-emergence profile for each patient.

Using computer-aided design and machining technology, the authors were hugely successful in creating healthy implants that had natural and esthetically pleasing appearances. The simple computerized technique provided a precise fit, and it was less expensive and had better accuracy than conventional techniques. To replicate their success, they noted that the process should be well planned before surgery and the implants should be placed accurately. In addition, the surgeon needs to be careful when working with the soft tissue in the patient’s mouth and insert temporary crowns properly.

In the 50 reported cases, there were no complaints of pain from the patients and no infections related to the implants. All implants were in place and had healed well one year later, with no signs of irritation or inflammation. All patients were satisfied with how the implants looked.

The authors concluded that, with the help of computers, dental implants can become more esthetically pleasing than they might be using conventional techniques. Although each patient has a unique emergence profile that should play a role in that individual’s expectations, computer-aided technology was found to produce the best results.

Full text of the article “Esthetic Considerations for Reconstructing Implant Emergence Profile Using Titanium and Zirconia Custom Implant Abutments: Fifty Case Series Report” is available in the October issue of the Journal of Oral Implantology.

CHERRY HILL, N.J., Oct. 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare continues to be a burgeoning and ever-changing business in the United States, creating demand for products and services from equipment investments to practice acquisitions. To support the growing needs of small and mid-size practices, TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®, is significantly broadening its services for private medical, dental and veterinary practices with its new Healthcare Practice Solutions Group.

The Healthcare Practice Solutions Group specialty lending division will underwrite loans of up to $12 million for practices with revenues up to $20 million throughout TD Bank's Maine to Florida footprint. The team's specialties include equipment loans, practice mergers/acquisitions, partnership buy-ins or buy-outs, real estate loans and refinancing. While TD Bank previously offered loans and financial products to healthcare providers within its small business bank, this new financing group will deliver specialized solutions and larger loans to support dentists, optometrists/ophthalmologists, veterinarians, orthodontists, oral surgeons and small physician practices.

"Medical professionals have unique financial needs and circumstances, and it benefits practitioners to work with a bank that understands the healthcare business model," said Dan Croft, Head of Healthcare Practice Solutions, TD Bank. "Our team of experts can offer counsel to professionals from physicians just starting out, juggling medical school loans while setting up an office, to retiring dentists looking to sell or close their practice."

TD Bank's Healthcare Practice Solutions Group adds to the bank's existing healthcare finance capabilities under its Institutional Healthcare Group, which provides capital and specialized expertise to large healthcare entities, including acute care (hospitals, academic medical centers and health systems), long-term care (skilled nursing facilities and home care) and larger physician practices. TD Bank's Institutional Healthcare Group is led by Emmet Conlon, Senior Vice President, Head of Healthcare, North, and Colleen Mullaney, Senior Vice President, Head of Healthcare, South.

To support the newly expanded business, TD Bank hired four specialists from Maine to Florida. These specialists join a team of nearly 20 professionals in TD Bank's healthcare lending and credit underwriting group, with additional lending specialists in the Long Island/New York City and Norfolk, Massachusetts, regions. For more information about the group's capabilities, please visit https://www.tdbank.com/small_business/healthcare-professionals.html.

TEREC, NA (Technical Research Consortium of North America), a strategic alliance of leading independently owned dental laboratories, held its Fall 2015 meeting in St. Louis, Missouri in September. The prestigious organization's 3-day meeting included presentations by representatives of DENTSPLY Implants, Dental Wings, and DRNA.

TEREC, NA continues to reach out to the leading companies and associations in the world for the latest in technology, manufacturing, and industry trends. At tmeeting, Patrick Maley, Director of Business Development, Western US and Steven Touchie, Vice President, Sales North America from Dental Wings gave the group a presentation on their company overview and history, recent product announcements, and integration strategy of CAD design, surgical planning, impression scanning, intraoral scanning, and laser milling.

Matt Gasell, Travis Bedwell, Darin Lockaby, Fred Senne, and Jeff Vaught from DENTSPLY Implants provided TEREC members with a presentation on dates on current and future DENTSPLY Implants innovations.

"It is always valuable to be able to spend time with customers that have a similar mission and vision," said Lockaby, Director of Sales, US Digital Accounts for DENTSPLY Implants. "The TEREC group are a group of fantastic labs focused on high quality patient care. We have been fortunate enough to work closely with this group for over 11 years. DENTSPLY Implants has a similar goal of creating a world where everyone eats, laughs, and smiles with confidence. Our goal is to provide our partner labs with quality products that provide efficiencies in the lab and allow the lab to be more profitable.”

3Shape LABcare™, the global support, knowledge, and upgrade service package included in 3Shape dental laboratory software purchases, has released a comprehensive series of 38 training videos for 3Shape Dental System™ users.

The new training videos provide a unique opportunity for Dental System software users, and those interested in restorative design, to keep up to date on the industry’s most powerful and popular CAD/CAM software.

The 3Shape LABcare training video series offers an introduction and overview of Dental System 2015 for new users including basic workflows for design and scanning.

For more advanced Dental System users, the video series includes specific workflows for indications such as Table-Tops, implant bars, and bridges, and tutorials on using new design tools and functionalities available in Dental System 2015 such as the Smile Composer™ and Physical Diagnostic Wax-ups.

The Dental System Training video series is open to anyone and can be accessed at https://academy.3shapedental.com/dentalvideos.

The videos can also be viewed via the Dental System Training Center included in the software.

“Digital dentistry and our software are advancing so rapidly that it is essential for professionals to keep up to date on the latest developments. The LABcare Dental System training video series helps technicians stay competitive by providing practical tips and tricks for working with basic and advanced CAD/CAM restorative design workflows,” says Flemming Thorup, president and CEO, 3Shape.

The 3Shape Training Academy produced the Dental System video series for 3Shape LABcare. The videos are available in English and German.

MELVILLE, N.Y., October 14, 2015 - Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC), the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental, animal health and medical practitioners, held a full day dental education program focused on digital dental technologies at the 2015 China Dental Show in Shanghai.  The exclusive education program, endorsed and supported by the Chinese Stomalogical Association (CSA), took place on September 24, 2015 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center.

Dental practitioners attended the event to learn how digital intraoral scanning, milling and state-of-the-art digital ceramic materials are used in dental practices around the world.  Attendees also viewed demonstrations of leading dental solutions by 3Shape, based in Copenhagen, Denmark, Roland DG based in Hamamatsu, Japan, and Upcera, based in Shenzhen, China.

 “We are seeing growing interest in digital dental technology around the globe as more and more dental practitioners come to recognize its value in providing excellent oral health care,” said James P. Breslawski, President of Henry Schein, Inc. and Chief Executive Officer of Henry Schein’s Global Dental Group.  “Demand for oral health care is growing steadily in China as incomes and recognition of the connection between oral health and total health increases.  Henry Schein has made a long-term commitment to the oral health community in China, and we are delighted to have led this discussion about the potential of digital dentistry to improve care while enhancing practice efficiency.”

Han Liang, Vice Secretary General of CSA, and representatives from Henry Schein, including Jane Shen, Henry Schein Consultant and Andrea Albertini, Vice President, European Dental – Southern Region, China and International Dental Equipment, welcomed attendees. 

Guest speakers at the education event included Roman M. Cibirka, DDS, MS, a prosthodontist and internationally recognized lecturer on educational innovation, technology, virtual simulation and prosthodontics; Dr. Marcus Abboud, the Founding Chair of the Department of Prosthodontics and Digital Technology at Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine, who has lectured extensively on digital dentistry and CAD/CAM technology; and Dr. Robert Gottlander, Vice President of Global Prosthetic Solutions at Henry Schein.

“Educating practitioners about the availability of innovative technology is a critical first step toward improving patient care, making procedures faster and less painful, while also allowing dentists to offer treatment more efficiently,” said Dr. Robert Gottlander, Vice President of Global Prosthetic Solutions at Henry Schein. “At the core of Henry Schein’s ‘ConnectDental’ offering is its commitment to provide trusted digital solutions, service, support and education for helping dental professionals integrate digital equipment, software and materials successfully into their practice. We are pleased to have been given the opportunity by the CSA to share critical information about digital dentistry with the practitioners who attended this important event.”

There are approximately 120,000 dentists in China, with 72 dental schools graduating approximately 10,000 dentists each year.  Henry Schein entered the Chinese dental market in 2010. The Company has approximately 100 Team Schein Members and operations in Shanghai, Shenzhen, Kunming, Guangzhou, and Beijing. Henry Schein China also serves customers in Hangzhou, Fuzhou, Nanjing and Chengdu.  In addition, Henry Schein Hong Kong Ltd. serves customers in Hong Kong and Macau.

NIOSH is pleased to announce the National Center for Productive Aging and Work. The new virtual Center, the first to be hosted by the NIOSH Office for Total Worker Health®, will focus on the safety of workers of all ages, promote their lifelong well-being, and advance the concept of productive aging.

The timing of the Center’s formation is more relevant today than ever before. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, by 2020, one in four American workers will be over the age of 55, many of them with no plans to retire anytime soon. The Center’s mission is to develop a research plan for improving the safety and health of workers of all ages, facilitate collaboration among researchers and partners, develop new interventions, and highlight best practices for creating “aging-friendly” workplaces. Additionally, the Center will help NIOSH advance national policies related to aging-friendly work and further important collaborations with other federal agencies, academic institutions, and stakeholders.

“Either by necessity or by choice, Americans are working longer than ever before. Our new Center will focus on advancing the best ways to both address the needs and challenges of aging workers, and recognize the benefits of an aging workforce,” said NIOSH Director John Howard, M.D. “Optimizing working conditions to match the reality that every worker is aging, from the first day on the job to the last, is essential. If our nation is to maximize its economic potential and keep workers safe and healthy, we must make this area of research a top priority.”

The Center will also advance the concept of productive aging—providing a safe and healthy work environment for all workers, and creating conditions that allow workers to function optimally and thrive from their first day on any job until the last day before full retirement. It also recognizes the benefits that accrue to organizations as they retain the institutional knowledge and extensive skills of long-term, older workers.

Dr. Howard has appointed Dr. James Grosch (Senior Research Psychologist) and Dr. Juliann Scholl (Health Communication Fellow) to co-direct the new Center.

The Center is actively seeking partnerships with other organizations, researchers, and stakeholders. To explore research and educational opportunities or to help NIOSH identify and develop materials to serve an age-diverse workforce, please contact the co-directors, Dr. Jim Grosch (jkg9@cdc.gov) and Dr. Juliann Scholl (xhn3@cdc.gov).

For more information on productive aging and work, including the latest NIOSH research, tools, guidelines, data, and statistics, please visit the Center’s new web home: https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/productiveaging/default.html.

NIOSH’s Office for Total Worker Health supports approaches to worker safety, health, and well-being that integrate occupational safety and health protection with workplace policies, programs, and practices that promote health and prevent disease. For more information on Total Worker Health®, visit https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/TWH/.

NIOSH is the federal agency that conducts research and makes recommendations for preventing work-related injuries, illnesses, and deaths. For more information about NIOSH, visit https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/.

CHICAGO, Oct. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To help ward off cavities, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), the leading authority on children's oral health, reminds parents and caregivers that it is important to pay attention to the types of treats children eat this Halloween.

Each year Americans spend nearly $9 billion on candy. In October, much of that candy ends up on the teeth of the 41 million trick-or-treating children ages 5 – 14 across the U.S.1 However, the AAPD wants parents to know that when it comes to keeping children's teeth healthy, not all treats are created equal.

"The longer teeth are exposed to sugars, the longer cavity-causing bacteria have to feed on them. Instead of gummy, sticky candy, offer children candy that melts and disappears quickly – like chocolate," suggests AAPD President Dr. Robert Delarosa. "And always make sure children brush and floss their teeth before going to bed."

Additional Halloween insights and tips from AAPD include:

• Gummies, caramel, sour candies and bubble gum have the potential to dislodge fillings, crowns, space maintainers and orthodontic appliances.

• Hidden sugars such as glucose, fructose and honey that appear in foods such as cereal bars, flavored yogurts, fruit bars, pureed fruit pouches and juices can be just as destructive on children's teeth.

• Not only is bottled water environmentally unfriendly, it also lacks fluoride. Decorate a Halloween-themed reusable water bottle and have children fill it with water from the tap.

• Before trick-or-treating, ensure children eat a well-balanced meal to reduce chances they will fill up on empty calories and sugar.

For more Halloween tips, and a Mouth Monster coloring sheet, visit: https://mouthmonsters.mychildrensteeth.org/

Albensi Laboratories announced the hiring of Lori Ball as Marketing and Sales Director.

Ball joined Albensi in September after successfully marketing a worldwide manufacturer of helicopters and aftermarket parts in the aviation industry.

Albensi also introduced its new Director of Clinical Education, Michael Pikus, DDS. As a Board Certified Periodontist, Pikus graduated from New York University, earning a BA in Psychology and Biology and then going on to New York University College of Dentistry, where he graduated with honors in periodontics and earned his DDS. Next, Pikus attended Stony Brook University, receiving his specialty certificate in periodontics.

Pikus brings with him a wealth of industry knowledge from managing and directing a large dental clinic. His expertise includes treatment planning and placement of dental implants, full-mouth rehabilitation including sinus lifts, and clinical and didactic instruction in periodontics.

PHILADELPHIA, PA--(Marketwired - Oct 13, 2015)--Today, the Business Intelligence Group announced the winners of the 2015 BIG Awards for Business program. Using a proprietary judging process scored by well-known and experienced leaders and executives from around the globe, the BIG Awards specialize in recognizing top-performing companies and organizations.

"Ambition, focus and execution are all characteristics of this year's winners," said Russ Fordyce, Managing Director of the Business Intelligence Group. "Our judges were inspired by the people behind the great performances and those who led these organizations to excel. We are so incredibly proud to reward each and every winner and finalist."

Case Study of the Year

Bluebeam Case Study: Mortenson Construction -www.bluebeam.com/us/mortenson

Company of the Year 

BroadbandTV (Media) - www.bbtv.com

ClearSlide (Technology - Small Company) - www.clearslide.com

Creative Lodging Solutions (Transportation and Travel) - www.yourcls.com

hi HealthInnovations (Healthcare) - www.hihealthinnovations.com

Idea Bank (Financial) - www.ideabank.pl

MarketingVitals.com (Food and Beverage) - www.marketingvitals.com

Pluralsight (Education) - www.pluralsight.com

ProSight Specialty Insurance (Insurance) - www.prosightspecialty.com

thebigword (Technology - Enterprise Company) - www.thebigword.com

Entrepreneur Award

Michael Tetterton, Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Creative Lodging Solutions (Transportation and Travel) - www.yourcls.com

Sean Ramsden, Chief Executive, Ramsden International (Food and Beverage) - www.ramsden-International.com

Executive of the Year

Rom Krupp, Chief Executive Officer, MarketingVItals.com - www.marketingvitals.com

New Product of the Year

3M™ True Definition Scanner (Healthcare) - www.3m.com/TrueDef

Applied Predictive Technologies Space Planning Optimizer (Technology - Enterprise Company) -www.predictivetechnologies.com

ClearSlide Mail (Technology - Small Company) - www.clearslide.com/csmail

Ribose Secure Collaboration Platform (Online) - www.ribose.com

Vena Financial Close Management (Financial) - www.venasolutions.com

Product of the Year

Madison Performance Group's Maestro - www.madisonpg.com/maestro

Masergy's Software Defined Network Platform (Technology) - www.masergy.com/innovations

SPLICE Software's Late Payment Reminders (Telecommunications) - www.splicesoftware.com

Travel Leaders Corporate's Travel Wire (Transportation and Travel) - www.travelleaders.com

UnitedHealthcare's myClaims Manager (Healthcare) - www.uhc.com

Small Business Executive of the Year

Shannon Gougis, Vice President, Team Resources & Talent Acquisition, Divurgent (Healthcare) - www.divurgent.com

Carolyn Hundley, Founder, Chief Culture & Development Officer, Creative Lodging Solutions

(Transportation and Travel) - www.yourcls.com

Small Business of the Year

Divurgent, LLC (Healthcare) - www.divurgent.com

Expensify (Financial) - www.expensify.com

Start-up of the Year

Velocloud - www.velocloud.com

Woman of the Year

Kim Reed Perell, President, Amobee (Enterprise Company) - www.amobee.com

Shahrzad Rafati, Founder and CEO, BroadbandTV (Small Company) - www.bbtv.com

The Business Intelligence Group also named several companies as finalists in the 2015 BIG Awards for Business; these include Agilysys rGuest® Stay, IgnitionOne AppAudience, FinancialForce.com, Leadspace, Magnitude Software, Qnovo QNS Battery Improvement Software and TouchCommerce.

The company also announced the deadline of December 4th for the annual Big Innovation Awards. "Innovation is clearly driving growth across the globe and within every industry. Technology has changed every aspect of our personal and professional lives," Fordyce said. "We look forward to showcasing the innovations driving this change."

Organizations that would like more information about the 2016 BIG Innovation Awards and past winners can visit the company's website.

About Business Intelligence Group

The Business Intelligence Group was founded with the mission of recognizing true talent and superior performance in the business world. Unlike other industry award programs, business executives--those with experience and knowledge--judge the programs. The organization's proprietary and unique scoring system selectively measures performance across multiple business domains and then rewards those companies whose achievements stand above those of their peers.