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New electric toothbrush features 3 brushing modes designed to deliver a deeper clean you can both see and feel.

Waterpik Launches Sensonic Electronic Toothbrush

More DentaQuest members will be able to take advantage of at-home, virtual care through this new partnership with Teledentistry.com.

DentaQuest and Teledentistry.com Partner Up for Virtual Care

Glidewell’s sleep appliance Silent Nite® is now eligible for Medicare, allowing many more patients with obstructive sleep apnea to receive treatment and sleep easier.  

Silent Nite Sleep Appliance Now Eligible for Medicare

Brandi Hooker Evans is a registered dental hygienist and consultant. 

She acquired her formal education from Idaho State University, most recently earning a master's degree in health education. Hooker Evans has served the Idaho Dental Hygienists' Association as President, as well as her local Portneuf Valley Dental Hygiene Society. With nearly 2 decades of experience as a clinician in private practice, she has treasured her time as clinical dental hygiene faculty at Idaho State University and served on the ISU Dental Hygiene Advisory Board. Currently, Hooker Evans owns and operates Stellar Outcomes and Evans Dental with her husband, Dr. Eron Evans. Furthermore, she is an American Academy of Dental Hygiene accredited continuing education provider.

In this final part of a 2-part series, we dive deep on how to spot issues beyond the mouth that your patients may be facing. 

Spotting Trouble: How to Spot More than Just Oral Issues Your Patients are Facing

This bumblebee-shaped device can now be used in dental practices to provide patients a needle-free, opioid-free option to reduce anxiety and pain. 

Buzzy Pain Relief Device Cleared by United States Food and Drug Administration

This at-home saliva testing kit can inform patients if they have certain biomarkers for oral disease or molecular features associated with oral and throat cancer. 

Viome’s Oral Health Pro System Detects Early Signs of Disease and Oral & Throat Cancer

A new study has shown the link between diabetes and periodontal disease, giving patients with type 2 diabetes new information to potentially lower blood glucose levels. 

Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Can Regularly Clean Interdentally to Lower Blood Glucose Levels According to New Study

Kristin Hohman has served as Associate Editor of Dental Products report since 2019. She has a background in journalism and digital content. Kristin can be reached at khohman@mjhlifesciences.com.

DM Insights allows clinicians to improve workflows and track patient adherence and practice performance via its 1-stop platform. 

5Ws* DM Insights 

Lynne Slim is an award-winning dental author who has published extensively in dental/dental hygiene journals including 

Journal of the Western Society of Periodontology

. She was the periodontal columnist for RDH magazine for about 17 years and is now a columnist for 

 and is a member of their advisory board. In 2003, Lynne founded Perio C Dent, a dental practice management company that specializes in the incorporation of non-surgical periodontal therapy into the hygiene department of the general dental practice.

As a key opinion leader in the dental industry, Lynne is frequently asked to review new products and write product reviews. She participates in product development and is consulted about consumer/RDH product awareness. Lynne received the Philips Oral Healthcare “Mentor of Distinction” award at the 2012 ADHA Annual Session.

In the hustle of everyday practice, passion for the profession can get lost in the mix. It’s important to take stock and find that passion once again for the sake of the practice and the patients. 

 Finding your Passion in Prevention and Oral Medicine

A new study published in the American Academy of Neurology’s journal  demonstrates the connection between patients that have poor oral health and memory loss/brain shrinkage. 

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