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Lumadent headlight review

Do you know how sometimes, when you get a new piece of equipment, it’s so Shifta La Paradigma that you can’t even THINK about working without it? You get a little anxious about the possibility of it...

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A soundbite for deafness

Suppose there’s a new treatment for a specific kind of deafness, and this treatment can’t happen without you, the dentist.  But there’s a vicious cycle at play preventing all the parts from hooking up...

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DIY dentistry kit for preppers

It’s getting closer to 2014 and you can pretty much guess what that means: the Obamacarepocalypse is almost upon us. Yee Haw. Preppers convinced that TEOTWAWKI (the end of the world as we know it) is...

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Gold refining update

by Morgan Kerrissey, VP of Business Development at Garfield Refining Company Way back in 2010 DentalBuzz was in its groove, dishing on Garfield, spotting trends and staying ahead of the curve. Fast...

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Crest toothpaste embeds plastic in our gums

  This is polyethylene: Did you know that polyethylene is the most common plastic in the world? It is used primarily for containers and packaging, such as these bottles and plastic grocery bags, and...

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Phocal fluoride disks

What in the phôc is Phocal? The name is oh-so-clever, the way it changes up the F-sound, pinpoints the precision of its delivery mechanism, adds in a little calcium and acid/base interplay there. Plus,...

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*dentist not included (with clear aligners)

If you’re not an orthodontist, but you straighten teeth in your dental practice, I’ve got a fistfight just waiting for you. Where? Thankfully someone else went through the trouble of making this cute...

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Toothpaste can do more harm than good

The next time a patient innocently asks me, “What’s the best toothpaste to use?” I’m going to unleash a whole Chunky Soup can of “You Want The Truth? You CAN’T HANDLE THE TRUTH!!!” Gosh, that’s such...

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Candy that really fights cavities

Why do you get cavities? It’s not because your teeth are soft. Cavities happen in mouths where the environment is all jacked up. Too much acid, too many germs, an abundance of refined foods, too little...

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Get Listerine fluoride for free with Obamacare – maybe

I feel very targeted right now. It’s because I’m one of the 16% of Americans that everyone is fighting to either “guarantee insurance” for or “force insurance” upon, depending on which side of the...

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Best ways to get numb at the dentist

Why “Painless Dentistry” Doesn’t Have to Be An Oxymoron Dentistry has got a bad reputation! “No offense doc but I hate dentists.” …said everyone who ever came to see me. “I was in Vietnam and I’d...

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Amabrush cleans your teeth in ten seconds

What do you get when you start with a silicone sports mouthguard, embed it with hundreds of tiny bristles, and magnetize a rechargable toothpaste ball that vibrates and cleans all of your teeth at the...

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What is this $&!% on my toothbrush?

This morning I threw my toothbrush into the toilet. That’s where it belongs, apparently, since I can’t seem to do the right thing to keep germs off of it. See, a few years ago there was a big news...

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Lead Aprons feel so good! Here’s why.

Ever since you were a kid, you’ve known this: there’s a comfort that settles through you right before getting dental x-rays. You notice when the heavy shield gets draped over your shoulders and tummy...

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It’s not OK for your dental practice to use free cloud-based communication

Only paid versions of cloud-based communication software are HIPAA compliant, for one reason.

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