The integration of the latest technologies improves diagnostic quality and accelerates treatment solutions, decreasing the time patients spend in discomfort or pain due to dental issues.
Current technology can't single-handedly solve all dental workforce issues, but there is much it can do to lighten the burden.
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The way dentistry has embraced technological innovation to make patient care both safer and more comfortable serves as an example for the rest of the healthcare sector.
Since its launch in 2017, the mobile dentistry startup has signed up more than 70 customers including major enterprises like Merck, ADP and Vonage.
The company has been self-funded so far, but is in the process of securing venture capital, the CEO said.
Can a mobile health app to automatically detect plaque and inflamed gums create better dental patients?
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Having a cavity filled could be a lot less unpleasant if St. Renatus LLC succeeds in getting FDA approval of its needle-free dental anesthetic. The Fort Collins, Colo., company recently completed phase 3 clinical trials of an anesthetic administered through the nasal cavity. Now it’s getting its data analysis ready for submission to the FDA […]
The tens of millions of Americans who have at least one missing tooth have a few options. They can have the traditional bridge put in, have an implant put in, or do nothing. Despite the physical and health consequences associated with missing teeth, many people do nothing because of the cost or fear of restorative […]
It’s become clear that healthcare consumers want to be able to see what they’re going to pay for a medical appointment before they go. And while insurance companies are starting to get on board with that, there’s still a gap for the $49 million Americans without health insurance. Enter Health In Reach, which wants to […]
An orthodontic device that uses micro-vibrations to quicken the movement of teeth in patients with braces is ready to be launched in the U.S. next month. In the meantime, its maker, OrthoAccel Technologies, is looking to raise $14.1 million. The company’s first product, AcceleDent, is a portable, rechargeable device that uses a mouthpiece to deliver […]
The health care sector is constantly operating, so patient miscommunication can occur at any time. Find out the top-rated companies that provide medical interpretation services.
It has never made sense to me to that dental insurance is not included in comprehensive medical insurance. Maybe it’s because dental care was originally seen as mainly cosmetic or because dentists aren’t medical doctors. I suspect there’s also concern about adding dental insurance to medical coverage due to the added cost. In any case, […]
What cloud-based health information exchange providers like AT&T, Verizon and DR Systems are doing for health systems, eDossea aims to do for dentist offices. The cloud-based, file-sharing and storage platform is designed specifically to enable dentists, specialists and oral surgeons to share electronic dental records in the form of patient information, X-rays and follow-up reports […]
U.S. regulators have shut down a dental medical device manufacturer over violating regulations governing quality service protocol. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration found that some of the company’s medical devices had not undergone required FDA premarket review. The violations also include the medical device company’s consumer complaint procedures for purchasing controls and quality audits. […]
I find it really strange that dental care is excluded from health insurance, including commercial and government programs. It’s increasingly untenable in my view. Why? Neglect of dental issues due to lack of coverage causes higher medical expenses, for example as dental infections spread to other parts of the body Hospital emergency rooms are seeing many dental […]
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) on Monday dealt with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recall of a battery problem in one of its drug delivery pumps. On the same day, it announced a new set of screws and products for bone grafts and other kinds of cosmetic dentistry. The FDA announced a Class I recall of the […]