DENTAL NEWS

Anti-inflammatory plant-based diet helps reduce gingivitis

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/w-apd040219.php

Abstract/full text link https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jcpe.13094

Dentists underdiagnose when faced with time pressure, research shows

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/uop-duw040519.php

Abstract/full text link https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30711602

Learning from the patient’s perspective (ongoing series of stories that follows 3 dental students at the Univ of MD School of Dentistry)

https://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2019-archive/march/learning-from-the-patients-perspective

ADA urges panel to better address acute pain management in teens, young adults

https://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2019-archive/april/ada-urges-panel-to-address-acute-pain-management

Grant to develop first online intervention based on motivational interviewing aimed at Improving Oral Health Habits [Univ of Buffalo]

http://medicine.buffalo.edu/news_and_events/research-news.host.html/content/shared/smbs/news/2019/04/dermen-oral-health-9864.detail.html

Proposed new ADA standards available for review

https://www.ada.org/en/publications/ada-news/2019-archive/april/proposed-new-ada-standards-available-for-review

Common oral infections in childhood may increase the risk of atherosclerosis in adulthood

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2019-04-common-oral-infections-childhood-atherosclerosis.html

Abstract/full text link:  https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/article-abstract/2731677

Nursing, dental, and medical students train together to improve kids’ oral health

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/nyu-nda042219.php

full text link:  http://www.jdentaled.org/content/jde/early/2019/04/11/JDE.019.088.full.pdf

UNC’s Adams School of Dentistry pioneers a procedure [tooth autotransplantation] worth smiling about

https://www.dailytarheel.com/article/2019/04/autotransplantation-procedure-0422

Children’s oral health status continues to be strongly linked to their academic outcomes

https://www.mdedge.com/pediatrics/article/198168/mental-health/poor-oral-health-predicts-childrens-school-problems

full text link:  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022347619301350?via%3Dihub

An army of micro-robots can wipe out dental plaque

https://penntoday.upenn.edu/news/army-microrobots-can-wipe-out-dental-plaque

full text link: https://robotics.sciencemag.org/content/4/29/eaaw2388

Calcium deficiency in cells due to ORAI1 gene mutation leads to damaged tooth enamel

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/nyu-cdi042219.php

full text link: https://stke.sciencemag.org/content/12/578/eaav4663

Nonnutritive sucking: How pacifiers and thumb and finger sucking negatively affect babies’ teeth and mouths

https://www.rdhmag.com/articles/print/volume-39/issue-4/content/nonnutritive-sucking-how-pacifiers-and-thumb-and-finger-sucking-negatively-affect-babies-teeth-and-mouths.html

Dentists can be the first line of defense against domestic violence

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/uoah-dcb042519.php

Full text:  https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10926771.2019.1595803

New [animal] research could prevent jaw damage [osteonecrosis] in patients being treated for cancer or osteoporosis

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/uosc-ur041019.php

Full text link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2019.03.027

Alerting patients to their risk of gum disease improves inflammation and dental hygiene

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/kcl-apt041619.php

Full text link: https://doi.org/10.1002/JPER.18-0385

This oral appliance [sleep apnea treatment] could help you (and your partner) sleep better

https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-04/hu-toa041619.php

Full text link: https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/8509820

Something To Smile About: Candid [clear orthodontist-created braces, online] Raises $63 Million

https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexandrasternlicht/2019/04/16/something-to-smile-about-candid-raises-63-million-to-be-the-warby-parker-of-braces/#5c373267b256

Psychologists find smiling really can make people happier

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190412094728.htm

Full text link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/bul0000194

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WHAT DO YOUR PATIENTS READ/HEAR IN THE POPULAR NEWS?

The Truth About Dentistry

It’s much less scientific—and more prone to gratuitous procedures—than you may think.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/05/the-trouble-with-dentistry/586039/

Average Dentist Salary: How Much Do Dentists Make?

https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/loans/student-loans/average-dentist-salary/

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EVIDENCE BASED DENTISTRY

Unintended consequences and challenges of quality measurements in dentistry

https://bmcoralhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12903-019-0726-4

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“Truth never triumphs—its opponents just die out.”

–Max Planck, father of quantum mechanics

Hat tip to Dr. Bob Weyant, Editor of the Journal of Public Health Dentistry and Professor/Chair/Associate Dean for Dental Public Health and Community Outreach, for compiling these resources.