About one third of my dental career has been spent as a doctor/technician liaison and technical consultant for a highend commercial dental laboratory. I have also had the pleasure of speaking for, consulting, and visiting many other dental laboratories throughout the United States and Canada. Through these experiences, I have witnessed the dramatic effects that seemingly insignificant, overlook...

The aim of this article is to describe the possibility of improving dental esthetics with low-thickness glass ceramics without major tooth preparation for patients with small to moderate anterior dental wear and little discoloration. For this purpose, a carefully defined treatment planning and a good communication between the clinician and the dental technician helped to maximize enamel preserv...

BACKGROUND Esthetic dental treatment for young adults can be challenging. Practitioners often use direct composite bonding in children and teenagers, and often it serves them for many years. However, direct composite bonding has its limitations (such as staining and chipping), and bonded porcelain often is needed. CASE DESCRIPTION The authors describe an 18-year-old woman who sought esthetic ...

In April 2016, a Virginia dentist who had recently received a diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and was undergoing treatment at a specialty clinic at a Virginia tertiary care center contacted CDC to report concerns that IPF had been diagnosed in multiple Virginia dentists who had sought treatment at the same specialty clinic. IPF is a chronic, progressive lung disease of unknown ...

Patient aesthetic expectations and smile enhancement can be achieved through the use of facial analysis. This process allows each member of the restorative team (i.e., clinician, specialist, dental technician) to diagnose the patient and develop a comprehensive treatment plan for his or her specific needs. Treatment planning according to facial architecture and dental configuration allows funct...

background: the aim of this study was to evaluate risk of needle stick and sharp injuries (nsi) and exposure to blood borne pathogens, among laboratory technicians. methods: 213 self-reporting questionnaires were distributed among the laboratory technicians who were working at three educational hospitals in tehran. a total of 193 laboratory personnel completed the questionnaire. results: 69.9% ...

background: sputum smear examination is the basis of diagnosis of tuberculosis and quality control for the correct diagno­sis of tuberculosis is necessary. this study was a method survey and performed with 930 smears with the aim to compare the confidence rate of sputum smear examination reported by one laboratory technician with the findings reported by two techni­cians in a tuberculosis scree...

A laboratory technician developed leptospirosis following accidental inoculation, despite prompt administration of parenteral penicillin by an accepted regimen of post-exposure prophylaxis. Another technician was similarly exposed and was given doxycycline; no illness or serological conversion followed. The implications of these cases are discussed and recommendations made for post-exposure che...

Background: Sometimes the artificial teeth break or fracture, so then patient asks dentist to repair it. The will send denture be repaired by a dental technician in laboratory. transfer of work is likely pose risk cross infection (for example: AIDS, hepatitis, tuberculosis, pneumonia and herpes. Objective: To knowledge technology dentistry based on community needs objectively obtain strong foun...