The connection between mouthguards and fewer concussions
Dental lasers can potentially speed up processes, and even recovery times, for patients. This issue, we look at the latest in soft-tissue dental lasers and what leading groups have to say about their uses. But first: What whitening kits do dentists recommend?
In today's newsletter:
🔷 Can mouthguards really prevent concussions?
🔷 A fluoride-free city, 20 years later
🔷 Becoming a better leader in 2025
🔷 Dentistry at sea
What we're celebrating: February is National Children's Dental Health Month. Check out resources from the ADA, such as posters and coloring pages, for your smaller patients.
The tech on our radar: SHINING 3D has launched the new Aoralscan Elite, which is the first device in the world to integrate intra-oral scanning and photogrammetry into a single unit.
What we're reading: The Alaskan city of Juneau pulled fluoride from its tap water nearly two decades ago and offers a glimpse of what RFK Jr.’s plan could mean for America’s dental health.
Just for fun: Jeffrey Gurian is a dentist, comedy writer, YouTube star and author. In this Dentistry Today feature, Gurian explains how he balanced careers in dentistry and entertainment, overcame severe stuttering and became a bestselling author.
Plus: Why are NJ kids' teeth rotting faster than the national average?
Industry update on soft-tissue dental lasers
Dental lasers are a precise and minimally invasive tool for addressing many oral conditions. These lasers offer high levels of precision, efficiency and safety and can now be used for airway disorder treatments, frenotomies and soft-palate tissue remodeling. Peter Vitruk, writing for Compendium, reviews some of the points of the recently published ADA Technical Report on Dental Lasers and the ANSI Laser Safety Standard for Healthcare, two must-have resources for the dedicated laser practitioner. (Conexiant)
Improved sports safety with proper mouthguards
The sports buzz is in the air with Super Bowl LIX happening on Feb. 9. Podcast host Glenn Vo, DDS sits down with Aaron Boggs, CEO of XSports and Ian Miller, CRO of XSport to discuss the technology of mouthguards. Certain models are not only protecting the mouth but also protecting athletes against concussions. Miller states, “When you have the protection of a proper mouthguard, not just any mouthguard, but a proper mouthguard that's fitted properly, that has the protection of carbon fiber and EVA, then you actually mitigate that force and that reverberation to the brain." (Nifty Thrifty Dental Podcast)
Leading with purpose in 2025
Being a great dentist doesn’t automatically make you a great leader. Author Elizabeth Crockton provides ten great resolutions for dentist leaders, from morning huddles to honing your communication skills. (Dental Economics)
Final Bites
- Mapping 'dental desserts' in the U.S.
- Is regrowing teeth on the horizon for dentistry?
- Treatments for the oral fungus among us
- Navigating dental dilemmas at sea
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