WATERTOWN, MA: November 11, 2017
Dr. John Herzog of Danvers, MA has been practicing dentistry for over 30 years. During that time he has used many different dental restoratives, from amalgams and traditional composites to bioactive materials. ACTIVA™ has become his product of choice for direct restorations because it is easy to place, contour and polish.
In this interview Dr. Herzog explains how he is using ACTIVA in his dental practice.
Click here to watch the interview.
People who sleep five or fewer hours a night are likely to also drink significantly more sugary caffeinated drinks, such as sodas and energy drinks, according to a new study of more than 18,000 adults led by UC San Francisco scientists.
The authors emphasize that it’s not yet clear whether drinking sugar-sweetened beverages causes people to sleep less, or whether sleep deprivation makes people seek out more sugar and caffeine to stay awake, though previous research suggests both could be true.
“We think there may be a positive feedback loop where sugary drinks and sleep loss reinforce one another, making it harder for people to eliminate their unhealthy sugar habit,” said lead author Aric A. Prather, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry at UCSF. “This data suggests that improving people’s sleep could potentially help them break out of the cycle and cut down on their sugar intake, which we know to be linked to metabolic disease.”
The study – published online on Nov. 9, 2016 – will be included in the December 2016 issue of Sleep Health.
A growing body of research has linked sugary beverage consumption to metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions including high blood sugar and excess body fat, which can lead to obesity and type 2 diabetes. Lack of sleep is also associated with a higher risk for metabolic disease. Recently, several studies have linked the two factors in school-age children, showing that children who get less sleep are more likely to drink soda and other sugary beverages during the day, said Prather, who is also associate director of the UCSF Center for Health and Community.
To understand whether this is a more general pattern in the adult population, Prather and his team analyzed the 2005-2012 records of 18,779 participants in the National Health and Nutrition Survey (NHANES), an ongoing study of dietary habits and health status in a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults administered by the National Center for Health Statistics. The study includes participants’ reports of how much sleep they usually got during the work week, as well as their total consumption of various beverages, including caffeinated and non-caffeinated sugar-sweetened beverages, fruit juice, drinks with artificial sweeteners, and plain coffee, tea and water.
After controlling for a host of sociodemographic factors and health variables that could potentially impact sugary beverage consumption and sleep, the researchers found that people who regularly slept five or fewer hours per night also drank 21 percent more caffeinated sugar-sweetened beverages – including both sodas and non-carbonated energy drinks – than those who slept seven to eight hours a night. People who slept six hours per night regularly consumed 11 percent more caffeinated sugar-sweetened beverages. On the other hand, the team found no association between sleep duration and consumption of juice, tea or diet drinks.
Prather noted that previous research has strongly indicated that sleep deprivation increases hunger, particularly hunger for sugary and fatty foods.
“Short sleepers may seek out caffeinated sugar-sweetened beverages to increase alertness and stave off daytime sleepiness,” he said. “However, it’s not clear whether drinking such beverages affects sleep patterns, or if people who don’t sleep much are more driven to consume them. Unfortunately, the data in the current study do not allow us to draw any conclusions about cause and effect.”
Additionally, said Prather, sleep duration figures in the study were based on self-reporting, which might not accurately reflect the participants’ true sleep patterns. “It will be important to have additional studies with more objective measures of sleep such as EEG recordings or wearable sleep monitors,” he said. “We also need long-term prospective studies to better understand how sleep and sugary beverage consumption affect one another over time.”
Whatever the relationship between sugar and sleep, said Prather, the study may point to a new way to address the problem of excess sugar consumption.
“Sleeping too little and drinking too many sugary drinks have both been linked to negative metabolic health outcomes, including obesity,” said Prather. “Given the likely two-way relationship between sugary drinks and short sleep, enhancing the duration and quality of sleep could be a useful new intervention for improving the health and well-being of people who drink a lot of sugary beverages.”
Co-authors of the study are Cindy Leung, ScD, MPH, Nancy E. Adler, PhD, of UCSF; Barbara Laraia, PhD, MPH, of UCSF and UC Berkeley; Lorrene Ritchie, PhD, of the UC Nutrition Policy Institute; and senior investigator Elissa S. Epel, PhD, a professor of psychiatry and director of the Aging, Metabolism, and Emotion Center and the Center for Obesity Assessment, Study, & Treatment (COAST) at UCSF..
The study was supported by funds from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.
Following its historic partnership with Prodways’ subsidiary Exceltec, Arkema signed a strategic partnership with Prodways to develop new PA12-based laser sintering material solutions to answer the numerous demands for industrial applications.
As one of the major producers of specialty polymers, Arkema brings innovative and value-added solutions tailored to individual customers’ needs. Arkema’s Technical Polymers offering includes a complete range of high-performance polymers specifically developed for the health care, automotive, industrial, consumer electronics, and renewable energies markets. Based on its renowned material expertise and more than 60 years of experience in polyamide powders, Arkema has been actively developing laser sintering solutions for more than 10 years.
Prodways shares Arkema’s strategy based on accelerated innovation to pursue future applications. Prodways offers laser sintering platforms that are open to third-party materials and creates strategic partnerships to develop the next generation of polymer materials.
“The Arkema and Prodways teams have worked together on the co-development of laser sintering powders for more than 10 years," says Olivier Coulet, laser sintering materials Director and founder of Exceltec. "After many successes, such as the launch of new PA12 powder formulas, the signing of the partnership with Prodways will be the natural continuation of those developments and will offer promising opportunities for special grades, markets, and services in 3D printing.”
Adrien Lapeyre, Market Manager for Arkema’s Technical Polymers business line, says: “We are convinced that the Prodways open-platform program will accelerate the time-to-market of new powders that will meet the numerous challenges of 3D printing.”
The aim of this partnership, which combines Arkema’s expertise in polymer materials and Prodways’ 3D printers, is to develop new, complete, and personalized laser sintering solutions for any industrial application, from medical to automotive to aerospace.
To mark its 125-year anniversary, Kerr is putting the spotlight on the dental community through its #givingsmiles125 campaign, recognizing exceptional people within the dental community who are dedicated to giving back by giving smiles to others.
Looking forward to the next 125 years, Kerr is celebrating dentists and all that they do for our society, both inside — and outside — the dental practice. Nominees can include any member of the team — general dentists, specialists, assistants, hygienists, front or back office professionals — and can be nominated by any member of the wider dental community, including dealer reps and dental office staff. The best nominees will be those who clearly go above and beyond to give smiles to others, whether that is through outstanding clinical care or helping to run a food bank.
“The #givingsmiles125 campaign is a contemporary way of celebrating the values that have been at the center of Kerr’s mission and its role as a leader in the dental community for the last 125 years,” said Alistair Simpson, VP of Global Marketing, KaVo Kerr. “For us, ‘Together, we’re more’ isn’t just a slogan, but a commitment to a shared vision of the future of dentistry. By creating space to recognize outstanding dental professionals — voices we try to seek out and elevate every day of the year — we now offer a platform for more people to hear and see the great work they are accomplishing inside and outside the dental office.”
The nomination process begins at www.givingsmiles125.com. Visitors complete a simple online form, submit their stories, and can upload a photo or video to personalize the nomination. The nomination process starts this month. Those honored will be featured on the website and Kerr social media pages.
Kerr will be celebrating its 125th anniversary at the upcoming dental meetings: the Greater New York Dental Meeting (Nov. 25-30, 2016), Chicago Dental Society’s Midwinter Meeting (Feb. 23-25, 2017) and California Dental Association South Meeting (May 18-20, 2017).
Be sure to follow Kerr on social media so that you can be among the first to see the post of your #givingsmiles125 story. For additional details, visit www.givingsmiles125.com.
CHICAGO, November 10 – Oral Health America (OHA) is pleased to announce that they have selected three Smiles Across America® (SAA) Program Partners to participate in an innovative endeavor that changes the way school-based oral health services are planned and delivered in their communities. Thanks in part to a $60,000 grant from Crest + Oral-B, OHA kicked off the project with a two-day event at the Oyler School’s Robert & Adele Schiff Early Learning Center in Cincinnati from October 31 to November 1, 2016. This marks Procter & Gamble’s continued support for the project launched at OHA’s 2015 Share and Learn Conference, co-hosted with Crest + Oral-B.
Human Centered Design (HCD), a concept that grew up among corporations seeking to place the customer at the center of the product or service design process, has been gaining keen interest in the non-profit community over the past two years. According to Beth Truett, OHA's President and CEO, “Oral Health America believes this is the first project among oral health non-profit organizations to apply Human Centered Design, which approaches decision-making about changes in school-based oral health services with the children and the community at the center of the process.”
Programs selected for the HCD project span the scope of OHA’s 304 Smiles Across America program partners, representing diverse rural, small town and urban communities in which 50% or more children received free or reduced lunches in the schools. The programs offer services via clinics, portable and mobile equipment and focus on communities in which poverty, language differences and transportation are factors of significant impact. Participating programs include: Santa Barbara-Ventura Counties Dental Care Foundation (CA), Children’s Dental Services (MN) and Comprehensive Community Action, Inc./Ronald McDonald Care Mobile (RI).
“Crest + Oral-B are proud to support OHA’s Human Centered Design model as part of its ongoing Share and Learn Conference” said Dr. Robert Lee, Procter & Gamble Professional & Scientific Relations manager for North America. “We share OHA’s vision and commitment in improving school-based oral health services to improve the lives of children and the communities they live in.”
Oral Health America, together with James Grant Design, a firm focused on assisting non-profit organizations to apply the HCD concept, will work with the programs, their boards and community stakeholders throughout the 2016-2017 school year. Each participating program will present a progress report at OHA’s 2017 Share & Learn Partner Conference, with the intent of helping other SAA partners better understand the process of Human Centered Design, how it can assist with identifying the issues faced by communities, and what the opportunities are for improving oral health services provided in school-based and school-linked settings.
CHICAGO (November 9, 2016) — The American Academy of Implant Dentistry elected Shankar Iyer, DDS, MDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID of Elizabeth, NJ as President at its recently concluded 65 thAnnual Conference. Selected as President-elect was David G. Hochberg, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Atlanta, GA. The newly elected Vice President is Natalie Wong, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Toronto, ON, Canada, and Bernee Dunson, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Atlanta, GA was elected Treasurer. Adam Foleck, DMD, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Norfolk, VA, was elected Secretary.
Other members of the Board of Trustees include:
• Richard Mercurio, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID of Lincroft, NJ (Immediate Past President)
• Francis DuCoin, DMD, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Stuart, FL (Past Presidents' Representative)
• George Arvanitis, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Waterloo, ON, Canada
• Richard Grubb, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Havre de Grace, MD
• Jason Kim, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Flushing, NY
• William Liang, DMD, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
• Rajiv R. Patel, BDS, MDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Deland, FL
• David A. Resnick, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Ada, MN
• Trace Rutherford, DDS, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Columbia, SC
• S. Shane Samy, DMD, FAAID, DABOI/ID, of Eugene, OR
For those looking to learn more about the evidence-based All-on-4® treatment concept,1-4 Nobel Biocare’s new free online course offers a way to build knowledge that is essential for a successful start with this proven protocol.
The training has been developed for any clinicians looking to increase their understanding of this established concept. Intended to be the perfect complement to hands-on and classroom training, the free 3-hour online course introduces the concept and covers the key considerations, from diagnostics to planning, implementation, and follow-up. The course is initially available in English and Spanish, with German, Italian, French, Russian, and Chinese versions to follow in the coming weeks.
Key elements of the course include:
· Seven diagnostic factors for the All-on-4 treatment concept
· Considerations before treatment
· Critical surgical and restorative factors
· Surgical and prosthetic workflows
· How to successfully implement the All-on-4 treatment concept in a practice
· Patient communication and marketing
Over nearly two decades, the All-on-4 treatment concept has been used to treat hundreds of thousands of edentulous patients and those with a failing dentition. It offers unique advantages over traditional treatment options for both patient and clinician and is backed by 34 clinical studies published in peer-reviewed journals featuring over 2400 patients.
The launch of the online training comes following the publication of the eBook "How you can start with the All-on-4® treatment concept," which has been downloaded more than 10,000 times since its launch in early October.
The course has been developed with Saj Jivraj, DDS, a leading prosthodontist, and Hooman Zarrinkelk, DDS, an experienced, board-certified oral and maxillofacial surgeon, who host the videos that make up the training. As colleagues in California, the two experts have been successfully treating patients with the All-on-4 treatment concept for 10 years, and are experienced educators in the required techniques.
For Jivraj, the advantages for the patient are what make developing proficiency in the All-on-4 treatment concept a rewarding achievement for implantologists.
“Patients have the option to receive fixed temporary teeth the same day,” he says. “It truly is a life changer for many out there and gives the clinician great satisfaction.”
This is echoed by co-trainer Zarrinkelk: “Obtaining the knowledge and skills to perform the All-on-4 treatment concept will transform your practice by removing the typical obstacles patients face when considering full-mouth rehabilitation.”
Upon completion of the course, participants will earn three CE credits5 and a certificate from Nobel Biocare. Those interested in registering for the training, or who would like more information, should visit nobelbiocare.com/all-on-4course.
References
1. Patzelt SB, Bahat O, Reynolds MA, Strub JR (2014) The all-on-four treatment concept: a systematic review. Clin Implant Dent Relat Res 16(6):836-55.
2. Lopes A, Maló P, de Araújo Nobre M, Sanchez-Fernández E(2015) The NobelGuide® All-on-4® Treatment Concept for Rehabilitation of Edentulous Jaws: A Prospective Report on Medium- and Long-Term Outcomes. Clin Implant Dent Relat Res. doi: 10.1111/cid.12260.
3. Maló P, de Araújo Nobre M, Lopes A, Ferro A, Gravito I (2016) All-on-4® Treatment Concept for the Rehabilitation of the Completely Edentulous Mandible: A 7-Year Clinical and 5-Year Radiographic Retrospective Case Series with Risk Assessment for Implant Failure and Marginal Bone Level. Clin Implant Dent Relat Res. doi: 10.1111/cid.12282.
4. Maló P, de Araújo Nobre M, Lopes A, Ferro A, Gravito I (2016) Complete Edentulous Rehabilitation Using an Immediate Function Protocol and an Implant Design Featuring a Straight Body, Anodically Oxidized Surface, and Narrow Tip with Engaging Threads Extending to the Apex of the Implant: A 5-year Retrospective Clinical Study. Int J Oral Maxillofac Implants 31 (1) 153-61.
5. Not applicable in all countries.
The Foundation for Dental Laboratory Technology announced the winners of the first-ever 2016 Spear Education Grant: Anthony Calonico, CDT, TE (Bolingbrook, Illinois); Daniel Ulaszek, CDT (Bolingbrook, Illinois); Naoki Aiba, CDT (Monterey, California); Paul McGrath, CDT (Bolingbrook, Illinois); and Remington Redell, CDT (Aurora, Colorado).
Spear Education, along with the Foundation for Dental Laboratory Technology, created this grant in order to support the Foundation’s purpose by making higher-level education more accessible. The winners will have tuition fees for a Spear Seminar course covered as part of this grant. The cost for such a course would typically be $1,695 per seat.
“The Foundation was able to offer more grants and scholarships this year than ever before, and Spear Education is one of the many to thank for that," Foundation Chair Jeff Stronk says. "With the Foundation striving to improve the nation's educational climate for dental technicians, and Spear Education revolving around continuing education, it’s a perfect match and opportunity for which we are incredibly appreciative."
NuSmile Ltd. today announced its acquisition of substantially all of the assets of Avalon Biomed Inc., a leading designer and manufacturer of advanced mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) products.
Avalon Biomed Inc. was founded in 2011 by Carolyn Primus, PhD, who holds both Masters and Doctorate degrees in Materials Science & Engineering. Dr. Primus has 10 patents in dentistry, including three for MTA-based products, to her credit, and has co-authored over 20 papers on bioactive dental cements. Avalon Biomed’s two key commercial products are NeoMTA Plus® and Grey MTA Plus®.
NeoMTA Plus and Grey MTA Plus are award-winning, bioceramic, tricalcium silicate-based bioactive cements that trigger hydroxyapatite formation and dentinal bridging to promote the healing process. These products have broad indications for pulpal and periapical tissue contact including root-end filling to resorption, sealer to perforation repair, pulp-capping to base/liner, and pulpotomies to apexification. Each product is non-cytotoxic, mixes smoothly, handles easily, and enables washout resistance and faster clinical setting.
NeoMTA Plus is a light-colored, stainproof MTA that can be used universally for vital pulp and other endodontic indications. Grey MTA Plus has a light silvery color and is slightly more radiopaque for endodontic use.
Dr. Primus will join the NuSmile team and will lead its research efforts in bioceramic materials. “We are excited to have Dr. Primus and Avalon Biomed as part of the NuSmile family,” said Diane Johnson Krueger, NuSmile founder and CEO. “Dr. Primus will continue to focus on developing stateof-the-art bioceramic medicaments for NuSmile, while the NuSmile team will ensure that we provide Avalon Biomed customers with the extraordinary customer care that NuSmile is famous for.”
“We are delighted to be part of the NuSmile family,” said Dr. Primus. “While we are proud of what we have been able to accomplish from an NIH SBIR grant in founding Avalon Biomed, and are confident that our greatest service to dental patients and clinicians lies ahead of us.”
According to Mark Binford, NuSmile SVP of New Product Development, NeoMTA Plus and Grey MTA Plus will continue to be marketed through Avalon Biomed’s global network of dental distributors, and through direct sales on Avalon Biomed’s website in the USA and Canada. He added, “We are committed to making sure that this transition is seamless for Avalon Biomed customers, NuSmile customers, and our distributors.”
NuSmile will continue to maintain the Avalon Biomed website at www.avalonbiomed.com. NuSmile’s recently enhanced website may be viewed at www.nusmile.com.
Whip Mix announced it is now the exclusive distributer of Asiga 3D printers in the dental market for North America.
Asiga 3D printers are fully compatible with leading 3D scanners and CAD software, such as 3Shape, exocad, and Dental Wings. They operate in an open system that allows users to use any suitable resin material they choose, including a full line of Whip Mix VeriBuild® Resins. With three models to choose from, the Asiga 3D printers can efficiently produce dental models, surgical guides, splints, casting patterns, partial frameworks, and custom impression trays. Nesting software is included on all Asiga printers at no additional cost.
