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Joel H Berg

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PubMed2006

The marketplace for new caries management products: dental caries detection and caries management by risk assessment.

The number of new technologies emerging each year in the realm of dental caries management is growing at an exponential rate. Examining the patent literature, one can see that this growth rate will likely continue, with the outcome that dentistry will see an expanded growth in managing dental caries by risk assessment with medicinal therapeutic interventions. Restorative dentistry solutions, treating the results of dental caries, will continue to grow, while technologies to identify the caries process at its earliest stages will soon invade practices everywhere. The most interesting aspect of these changes will be how industry responds to the inexorable, yet slow change in dental professional demand for these new technologies, while trying to be the "first to market" within the various categories of this business opportunity. This paper will take a close look at how businesses with the core competence to be key players in this emerging growth category will assess the marketplace, and match up their business interests with the changing needs of the dental profession. The paper will also address the strategic planning and business processes that the dental industry will undertake to bring new technologies to market, and how these technologies will be positioned to health care professionals and consumers. The results of the key interactions between industry and the dental profession will determine the extent to which dental caries is managed as a disease, in addition to being managed by surgical restorative interventions.

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PubMed2006

Caries detection.

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Dental Caries↗
PubMed2005

A pit-and-fissure clinical protocol.

Decisions regarding prevention and treatment of dental caries lesions forming in enamel pits and fissures can be challenging because of factors such as the "hidden caries" phenomenon, types of materials to use, methods of bonding restorative materials, and concern for conserving tooth structure. This article identifies the techniques of sealing noncarious pits and fissures and restoring teeth having ongoing caries infection. Treatment protocols are described.

Dental Caries↗
PubMed2005

Early dental caries detection as a part of oral health maintenance in young children.

There is an ever-growing need to manage the results of dental caries in young children. Other articles in this supplement discuss age-specific recommendations regarding caries management in children. This article will introduce the idea of using technology to assess caries risk in children and also will identify alternative technologies that could be used to detect caries lesions as early as possible. It is hoped that by learning about some of the new technologies that can be used in caring for children's dental needs, a new cadre of general practitioners will be willing to take on a portion of the important role of caring for our children.

Biofilms↗
PubMed2003

Addressing disparities through dental-medical collaborations, part 1. The role of cultural competency in health disparities: training of primary care medical practitioners in children's oral health.

This paper introduces a series of articles examining specific dental-medical educational collaborations intended to decrease oral health disparities. The first article discusses cultural competency and its relationship to oral health disparities. The next two articles present pediatric oral health educational programs for medical practitioners, one targeting primary care practitioners and the other training family practice residents. This introductory article reviews the national public health agenda for oral health, explains the rationale for targeting dental-medical educational collaborations to address health disparities, and identifies important gaps in dental as well as medical education, especially in the area of infant oral health. Key findings of the two projects are reviewed as well as lessons learned. We call for leadership in dental education in three critical areas: cultural competency, infant oral health, and ethical and professional values. Given the historical isolation of dentistry, strong leadership at the level of the dean's office is needed to advance the agenda of eliminating oral health disparities through collaborations among dentistry, medicine, and the other health professions. Finally, an appreciation of the professional obligations of dental educators, practitioners, and the profession of dentistry can add resolve to this new prioritization.

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PubMed2003

Advances in caries diagnostics and the changing face of dental practice.

Advances in scientific understanding of disease processes and diagnostic technology will lead to changes in the ways caries is managed. These changes will include new relationships with patients that will call for greater skills in the behavioral sciences. Specifically, there will be a need for greater understanding of the biopsychosocial and the socio-cultural bases of disease and health care behavior and enhanced communication skills. The need to understand and respond to demographic forces-especially those that involve population groups at increased risk-and to work collaboratively with medicine will also assume greater significance.

Communication↗
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Glass ionomer cements.

Glass ionomer cements have been used in pediatric restorative dentistry for 20 years. Their usefulness in pediatric restorative dentistry is preferential relative to other materials because of their fluoride release, chemical adhesion to tooth structure, and availability to use in a variety of clinical scenarios. This paper reviews the use of glass ionomer materials in pediatric restorative dentistry. The paper provides a look at glass ionomer cements' use as sealants and restorative materials and examines glass ionomers as adhesives, as a stand-alone material and in the sandwich technique. This paper also provides a useful guide to connecting to other references regarding specific aspects of glass ionomers in children.

Cementation↗