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Virtual Dentistry: This is Not Your Daddy’s Dental Education

November 9th, 2007 · Comments Off

DentalBlogs reported earlier in the year that the NYU School of Dentistry adopted digital textbooks, but today’s educational dental technology goes much deeper. Enter DentSim, a system that uses robotic patients and interactive software to teach dental students various procedures. The system can gauge measurements within 1/3 of a millimeter. One student related the images [...]

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Protect Yourself and Your Patient

November 9th, 2007 · Comments Off

One of the most common reasons that dentists get sued today is because they perform elective cosmetic or restorative procedures on patients who have TMJ problems and do not know it. Many patients have TMD, but no symptoms. If the condition goes undiagnosed, symptoms can arise after a long dental appointment, so the patient can [...]

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