Colgate Unveils Toothbrush That Can Spot Bacterial Biofilm on Teeth
Colgate, the toothpaste people, are at this year’s CES event in Las Vegas showing off a smart electric toothbrush that is actually capable of detecting bacterial biofilm buildup on your teeth. The Plaqless Pro toothbrush can point to where the infestation is occurring, giving people actionable information they can use to give attention to areas of need.
Here’s a company representative explaining how the technology works:
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Source: Medgadget - January 8, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Dentistry Source Type: blogs
Junior doctors 2018 contract refresh guidance
NHS Employers - This guidance, published in partnership with the British Medical Association, aims to support employers to appoint and develop flexible training champions. The champion will play a strategic role in promoting and improving existing support for less than full-time trainee doctors and dentists, advocating for them where necessary. The ultimate intention behind the introduction of the role was to create a shift in culture within the NHS, to give trainees more flexibility, and to offer them support as they carry out their training and other commitments they may have.GuidanceSummary (Source: Health ...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - January 5, 2020 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Workforce and employment Source Type: blogs
6 Concrete Ways to Improve Your Emotional Health in 2020
1. The Basics: Eat healthy food, get enough sleep, move your body, and use vices in moderation. Like a car needs working parts and fuel to run smoothly, humans need healthy food, exercise, rest and to NOT poison our mind and body.
The key to making positive change is to set attainable goals. If you recognize that change has been hard in the past, you might be pushing yourself too much. Instead, figure out and commit to one small change that you know you will and can do, like adding a salad or green vegetable to your lunch and dinner for a week and seeing how you take to it. After dinner, try taking a family walk around t...
Source: World of Psychology - January 1, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hilary Jacobs Hendel, LCSW Tags: Habits New Year's Breathing Exercise Emotional Expression Guilty Pleasure Habit Change New Year resolutions Personal Growth Source Type: blogs
Drills, needles, and pain, oh my! Coping with dental anxiety
For many people, going to the dentist is an unpleasant but manageable experience. For others, just the thought of going to the dentist causes severe anxiety, leading them to delay or avoid dental treatment. Unfortunately, this behavior can spiral into a vicious cycle of dental pain, health problems, worse anxiety, and more complex and costly dental procedures.
Dental anxiety and phobia
It’s very common for people to fear going to the dentist. When dental fear is severe and leads people to delay or cancel treatment, these individuals may meet criteria for dental phobia or odontophobia, which is included in the Diagnostic ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - December 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tien Jiang, DMD, MEd Tags: Anxiety and Depression Dental Health Health care Tests and procedures Source Type: blogs
General Dental Council patient and public research: report 2018 –19
This report contains the findings of a quantitative survey of the general public carried out by Ipsos MORI on behalf of the General Dental Council (GDC). The research comprised a survey, in-depth interviews and a deliberative workshop. The objectives of the research were to: track how opinions may have changed against a set of baseline questions that were asked in the previous surveys; capture and compare public and patient awareness and perceptions of the GDC, its performance and impact in fulfilling its regulatory roles and responsibilities; obtain public and patient insight into key policy initiatives being developed by...
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - December 15, 2019 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Information & Knowledge Service Tags: Patient involvement, experience and feedback Source Type: blogs
Formlabs Commits to Dental Industry Offerings with Launch of Formlabs Dental and Form 3B Printer
According to market research firm Key Group, Formlabs is the most installed 3D printer for all sizes of dental labs. The global company currently provides professional 3D printing hardware and digital fabrication services across a range of industries from healthcare, including dental and audiology, to entertainment and education.
Doubling down on its current dental offerings, last week Formlabs announced the launch of Formlabs Dental. The new business unit, comprised of a team of dental professionals, will serve the dental vertical with Formlabs’ new Form 3B printer and platform.
The Form 3B is able to pri...
Source: Medgadget - November 19, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Dentistry Exclusive Source Type: blogs
Everyday Ethics: Do I Discontinue Services for Unvaccinated Clients?
Question: I’m a private-practice, ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist who is three months pregnant. I have been treating a child in her home, but I want to discontinue services to the child because no one in the family has been vaccinated for the measles. Can I do so or would it be considered client abandonment?
More than 1,150 measles cases occurred in more than 30 states in the U.S. in 2019, and most of those cases involved unvaccinated people, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Measles is highly contagious and there is no cure. Measles in pregnant women may have serious cons...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - November 15, 2019 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Donna Euben Tags: Audiology Health Care Private Practice Slider Speech-Language Pathology Early Intervention Professional Development Source Type: blogs
I ’ve prescribed opioids to patients. And I’m not a villain.
You ’ve probably heard this one in one format or another: kid gets wisdom teeth yanked, dentist prescribes a handful of Vicodin, next thing you know, he’s on the street busking for change to pay the man for the big H. Meanwhile, the dentist is on cruises paid by Big Pharma and taking kickbacks from his […]Find jobs at Careers by KevinMD.com. Search thousands of physician, PA, NP, and CRNA jobs now. Learn more. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - November 13, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/william-c-donlon" rel="tag" > William C. Donlon, DMD, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Pain Management Source Type: blogs
Podcast | Therapy Myths & Misconceptions
While therapy is often used as one method of treatment for mental illness, it still has a large cloud of mystery around it. Due to its portrayal in movies and television shows, there are a lot of misconceptions about what it means to go to therapy, what a session looks like and what the benefits to therapy can be.
In this episode, we talk about some of the common myths surrounding therapy, touch on the different types of therapy and why Jackie loves therapy so much.
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Source: World of Psychology - November 4, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Not Crazy Podcast Tags: Happiness Mental Health and Wellness Not Crazy Podcast Psychiatry Psychology Psychotherapy Stigma Treatment Source Type: blogs
Medgadget Tours Poland and Its Medtech Scene
On September 1, 1939, German forces under the command of Hitler invaded Poland, marking the official start of World War II. Hundreds of thousands of Polish civilians were massacred, and much of the country, including 80% of the capital city of Warsaw, was completely leveled.
But the country, despite Nazi and Soviet occupation, recovered and flourished, and is now a growing central European destination. Of Poland’s many thriving economies, the medical technology sector in particular is significant, with an estimated market value of about $2.6 billion USD. Medgadget was invited to spend a few days touring several of...
Source: Medgadget - October 23, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Scott Jung Tags: Dentistry Exclusive Source Type: blogs
New Medical 3D Printer Unveiled by B9Creations
B9Creations, a company out of Rapid City, South Dakota, is releasing its B9 Core Med 500 medical printer, a device based on the popular B9 Core Series line of devices.
The company is already well established in the dentistry field with its high precision 3D printers, but it’s now also forming a new healthcare division to more broadly expand into the medical space.
The device comes along with new medical-grade (ISO 10993) biocompatible materials that work well on the printer.
The firm claims its printers can be printing within 15 minutes of delivery and don’t require calibration at any time.
Usi...
Source: Medgadget - October 23, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Cardiac Surgery Materials Medicine Orthopedic Surgery Source Type: blogs
Epica SeeFactorCT3 Multi-Modality System Wins FDA Clearance
Epica, a company based in San Clemente, California, won FDA clearance for its SeeFactorCT3 system that combines computed tomography (CT), fluoroscopy, and digitial radiography (DR) into a single device. It is intended for use in diagnostic, interventional, and intraoperative procedures mostly involving the head, neck, and extremities. As such, it is expected to be used by a variety of surgeons, dentists, and imaging specialists.
The SeeFactorCT3 produces sliceless CT images, unlike typical CT systems, which means that there’s no interpolation involved and therefore less chance of introducing artifacts. Isotrop...
Source: Medgadget - October 8, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Medgadget Editors Tags: Dentistry Orthopedic Surgery Radiology Vascular Surgery Source Type: blogs
Walmart Expands the Range of Services of Walmart Health
I have posted a number of recent notes about CVS' initiatives in primary care (see, for example:Push-Pull at Work in the Expansion of CVS Health into Primary Healthcare). Its major competitor in this space (i.e., healthcare offered in big-box and retail drug stores) is Walmart and a recent article discussed how the company is greatly expanding its range of services (see:Walmart tests dentistry and mental care as it moves deeper into primary health), Below is an excerpt from it:Walmart is opening up a new health clinic, calledWalmart Health, in Georgia....At the new clinic, the company will offer hearing tests, 60-minut...
Source: Lab Soft News - October 3, 2019 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Bruce Friedman Tags: Clinical Lab Testing Cost of Healthcare Healthcare Delivery Healthcare Innovations Hospital Financial Medical Consumerism Public Health Telemedicine Source Type: blogs
Keep Digging to Find Source of Mother's Pain
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Dear Carol: My mom was recently diagnosed with vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s. She’s become increasingly confused when she tries to explain something, so we don’t know what to think about this. She had a root canal two years ago and did fine, but now she’s having pain that she says is coming from that location. The dentist who did the surgery took X-rays and sees no reason for the pain. A second dentist agreed, but my mother continues to hurt. Two weeks ago, we took her to the emergency room. They found...
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Source: Minding Our Elders - September 30, 2019 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Carol Bradley Bursack Source Type: blogs
National Psychotherapy Day: Telling Our Therapy Stories
California-based psychologist Ryan Howes, Ph.D, is a big believer in the power of stories to transform how we see therapy.
“In a society where we still hear statements like ‘only crazy people go to therapy’ or ‘you need therapy!’ as an insult, it can be easy to think that psychotherapy is a strange and mysterious endeavor for other people,” Howes said.
However, when we hear personal stories from individuals of different backgrounds and circumstances—perhaps backgrounds and circumstances that mirror our own—we realize that therapy can be transformative for us, too.
This is why Howes wanted this year’s t...
Source: World of Psychology - September 25, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: Disorders General Grief and Loss Happiness Mental Health and Wellness Psychology Psychotherapy Relationships Stigma Stress Treatment national psychotherapy day Source Type: blogs
