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Dental Implant Placement by the General Dentist (video)
Saturday, August 7th, 2010 Posted in Dental Videos | 3 Comments »
About half of general dentists place dental implants. In this survey, 53% of general dentists said they do dental implant placement themselves. "I pick and choose," said a Virginia prosthodontist. "Those ... Read more..Dental Implant Drama: Nobel Biocare Lawsuit
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010 Posted in Dental Editorials, Legal | 7 Comments »
Dental implants from Nobel Biocare are the target of a new lawsuit. A California dentist is seeking a class action lawsuit against the Swiss manufacturer. The dentist claims that the NobelDirect ... Read more..Dental Implants Needed in the UK
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010 Posted in Dental Editorials | 4 Comments »
UK residents are missing an astonishing total of over 100 million teeth -- which averages out to just over two missing teeth per person. Over half (57%) of UK adults ... Read more..Dental Implants May Soon Include Stem Cells
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010 Posted in Science & Technology | 2 Comments »
Dental implants are already cutting-edge dental technology... but the next generation of replacement teeth may allow doctors to use your stem cells to grow your own replacement tooth.There's no titanium ... Read more..Dental Implants for Pets? No, Not Really
Friday, May 7th, 2010 Posted in Funny Dental News | 3 Comments »
Dental implants are the best replacement for missing teeth, and most dental patients know this.We also know that devoted pet owners will spare no expense when it comes to the ... Read more..Dental Implants Belong to the General Dentist
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 Posted in Dental Surveys | 3 Comments »
Should dental implants should be a formal dental specialty? Three of four dentists (77%) say no."I don't think it is necessary to make this a specialty since oral surgeons, ... Read more..Root Canal Party When Lil’ Wayne Visits Dentist
Saturday, February 20th, 2010 Posted in Funny Dental News | 10 Comments »
Root canal treatment doesn't usually make celebrity gossip news... But Lil' Wayne changed that recently after getting a whopping 8 root canals during a single 8-hour appointment.He was recently found ... Read more..General Dentistry & The Dental Implant Dentist
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 Posted in Dental Surveys | 2 Comments »
Today's dental implant dentist isn't necessarily a specialists. In fact, this survey found that 99% of general dentists restore dental implants, and 55% place the implants themselves in straightforward ... Read more..Dental Implant or Dental Bridge? Patients Feel Bite of Recession
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010 Posted in Dental Surveys | 2 Comments »
More than half of dentists surveyed (55%) said they have noticed more patients opting for dentures and/or dental bridges over dental implants as a result of the recession. Here's what dentists ... Read more..Dentists: Many Patients Resentful over the Cost of Dental Implants
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 Posted in Dental Editorials | 2 Comments »
A recent New York Times article compared dental implants to bridges, concluding that "dental implants are the treatment of choice" for missing teeth.The reader comments on this story are a ... Read more..Cost of a Dental Implant and Crown? About $3200
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009 Posted in Dental Surveys | 4 Comments »
How much does a dental implant plus crown cost? In this survey, the average total was about $3,200. That breaks down to $1,800 for the dental implant, $1,400 for the ... Read more..Dental Implants Superior to Multiple Root Canals?
Monday, August 31st, 2009 Posted in Dental Care | No Comments »
The American Association of Implant Dentistry (AAID) says that dentists should avoid prolonged "dental heroics" on diseased teeth and simply opt for dental implants instead of performing multiple root canals. ... Read more..$2M Award for Toothless Patient Will Buy Some Nice Dental Implants
Tuesday, August 25th, 2009 Posted in The Wealthy Dentist | No Comments »
Here's an $80,000 dental implant case for you!The 28-year-old woman went to the dentist for a cracked tooth. Her dentist determined she needed three teeth removed, and she consented. But ... Read more..Dentists Placing Dental Implants (VIDEO)
Monday, June 1st, 2009 Posted in Dental Videos | Comments Off
Approximately half of general dentists are placing dental implants. Fifty-three percent of the general dentists in the poll indicated that they do dental implant placement themselves.The remaining 47% of general ... Read more..Dentures Cost About $2,900, Say Dentists
Monday, February 23rd, 2009 Posted in Dental Surveys, Dentures | 10 Comments »
Dentists reported charging an average of $2,900 for a full set of upper and lower dentures in this survey.However, the cost of dentures varies widely by dentist. While some dentists ... Read more..Dental Implants: Regular vs. The Mini Implant
Tuesday, December 30th, 2008 Posted in Dental Surveys | 7 Comments »
When we asked dentists about dental implants, two out of three dentists reported that they are qualified to offer dental implant therapy. The remaining one out of three dentists do ... Read more..Patients’ Top Questions About Dental Implants
Monday, November 17th, 2008 Posted in Dental Surveys | 2 Comments »
In this survey, we asked dentists what questions dental implant patients do ask -- and which questions they should ask! Overall, patients' top questions were: "How much do dental implants ... Read more..Dentist Finds Jokes Funny (and Surprisingly Profitable…)
Monday, July 30th, 2007 Posted in Dental Insurance, Dental News, Legal | No Comments »
Your Dental Practice Insurance May Cover Practical Jokes Washington State's Supreme Court recently heard the unusual case of a dentist's practical joke gone wrong. Oral surgeon Robert Woo played a ... Read more..Half of General Dentists Placing Dental Implants
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007 Posted in Dental Surveys | No Comments »
Implant Dentistry Is Becoming More and More Popular In this poll, we finally asked a question many of you have requested we cover in one of our surveys: Do you ... Read more..