I recently read an article in Medical News today regarding the increasing use of The iPad in the health and medical industry. A hospital in Singapore has an iPad kiosk which people use to find their way around. In a New York hospital iPads are used as diagnostic aids in electrocardiograms. In Boston clinicians use iPads to access up to date clinical information before and during patient consultations.

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This week's issue of The Lancet describes a case report of an 82-year-old woman in Italy who died of Legionnaires disease after becoming infected with L pneumophila at her dentist. This case has prompted the authors - led by Dr Maria Luisa Ricci at the Istituto Superiore di Sanita, Rome, Italy, to call for various control measures at dental surgeries to prevent similar incidents.

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Have a look at this interesting article

3-D Printing Creates Replacement Lower Jaw Bone for Elderly Woman

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Since the launch of eDen I am constantly striving for excellence and looking at ways to really improve our business. It lead me to researching information on how and why the most successful companies sustain growth and continue to succeed even through the tough times. During my browsing I came across a couple of interesting points that I thought were relevant, not only in business in general, yet to the Dental Industry.

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Tooth decay better watch out; there’s a new oral health weapon on the horizon – and it comes in liquid form.

The new (and not yet approved for release to market) “Smart bomb” mouthwash, developed by Wenyuan Shi, chair of the oral biology section of the UCLA School of Dentistry, targets S. mutans, the strain of bacteria largely responsible for tooth decay.

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Dr Clive Rogers doesn’t run a traditional practice or have a surgery. Instead, he spends his time on the road travelling to nursing homes, hospitals and residential care facilities, providing dental work for those with special needs.

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