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Sep 9, 2024 | 
dentistryiq.com | Meg Kaiser
There’s always been a certain amount of “fighting” in dentistry: from getting patients to understand why treatment is crucial, to convincing them to follow a home care routine, to helping them relax in your chair. But 20 years ago, who would have guessed that the numerous social media trends (TikTok, we’re looking at you) would have dental professionals fighting new battles—against the latest and often dangerous new dental trend.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
dentistryiq.com | Meg Kaiser
There is yet another TikTok trend that dental professionals are warning their patients about ... this one primarily among Gen Z men. It involves chewing extra hard gum, and those who are participating in and promoting the trend are doing so for what they hope is a more masculine jawline. They claim that chewing the gum will to lead to more developed masseter muscles, giving the appearance of a chiseled jawline. The TikTok videos often show before-and-after results from the young men.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
dentistryiq.com | Meg Kaiser
When Ayush Garg visited his dentist and learned he had six cavities, his response went a bit beyond what most 16-year-olds would do: he helped invent a winning dental device/app that he hopes will change the future of dentistry. Ayush and his high school STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) partner, Divij Motwani., 17, entered the world’s largest precollege STEM competition, Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) 2024.
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Jul 8, 2024 | 
dentistryiq.com | Meg Kaiser
Dental professionals have trained themselves to keep a close eye on the latest dental trends on social media. TikTok has an oversized influence on many of its users, especially those who are zealous about DIY trends and saving money.
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Jul 2, 2024 | 
rdhmag.com | Meg Kaiser
It’s been more than 10 years since Jean Orenstein, RDH, and Shirley Quat, RDH, of Studio City, California, were featured on the cover of RDH magazine.
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Jun 20, 2024 | 
dentistryiq.com | Meg Kaiser
Just when we thought things were looking up, the new 2024 Oral Health Insights Report from Proclaim reveals that communication between primary care physicians and their patients about the importance of oral health as it relates to overall well-being is sorely lacking. “Overall, an alarming number of people say their primary care physician does not talk to them about oral health (61%) or preventive health (32%) on a regular basis.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
dentistryiq.com | Meg Kaiser
Good news dental professionals: your hard work is paying off! The 2024 State of America’s Oral Health and Wellness Report from Delta Dental shows a crucial shift in consumer awareness of the connection between oral health and overall health. (The results are from 1,000 adults ages 18-plus, and 1,000 parents of children ages 12 and under.)Adults increasingly understand the oral-systemic link and as a result, report that they are practicing better oral health care habits.
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May 28, 2024 | 
dentistryiq.com | Meg Kaiser
No doubt you’ve fielded your fair share of questions about oil pulling from your patients. The team at GuruNanda, which includes coconut oil pulling products, have encountered plenty of skeptics about oil pulling products, so they set out to get some answers in a recent controlled group clinical trial.
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May 20, 2024 | 
dentistryiq.com | Sarah Butkovic |Kathryn Kupczyk |Meg Kaiser |Amanda Hill
New data from the Employee Benefits Research Institution (EBRI) yielded surprising results after investigating of over 3.2 flexible spending accounts (FSAs) in 2022. Although they discovered a rise in average contributions, almost half of account holders are forfeiting their income to employers. This is especially concerning because, unlike with savings accounts, FSA users risk losing funds if they are not spent by the end of the year.
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May 14, 2024 | 
dentistryiq.com | Meg Kaiser |Vicki Cheeseman |Brent Pohlman
The absence and replacement of any dental team member costs the practice its hard-earned money. One group that’s often overlooked and underappreciated—but costs the practice thousands of dollars in their absence—is dental assistants. Simply increasing DA pay to meet their worth could work wonders for dental assistant recruitment and retention in practices across the nation. This was proven in a recent survey conducted by the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) and the DALE foundation.
