IN THE LOUPE

Stony Brook ASDA's Monthly Blog Publication

"In The Loupe" is Stony Brook ASDA's monthly publication, usually containing 4-5 student written summaries of current events in the field of dentistry, with a specific focus on advocacy!
This publication is headed by our Legislative Liaison!

stonybrookasda

Dec 31, 2019
1 min

Does Your Toothbrush Have an App Yet?

Does Your Toothbrush Have an App Yet? Janet Morrissey, October 11, 2019. New York Times Summarized by: Sameer Panesar New technology is creating some excitem...

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stonybrookasda

Dec 31, 2019
1 min

Statins May Affect Your Bone Health

Statins May Affect Your Bone Health Nicholas Bakalar, October 15, 2019. New York Times Summarized by: Jacob Lyss In a recently published article by Nicholas ...

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stonybrookasda

Dec 31, 2019
1 min

Mouthwash after exercise may counter blood-pressure benefits associated with exercise

Mouthwash after exercise may counter blood-pressure benefits associated with exercise Sandee LaMotte, September 5, 2019. CNNHealth Summarized by: Sonia Bhutr...

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stonybrookasda

Dec 31, 2019
1 min

Recent Advances In Elucidating The Mechanism of Dental Tissue Regeneration

Recent Advances In Elucidating The Mechanism of Dental Tissue Regeneration Michael Irving, August 12, 2019. NewAtlas Summarized by: Joseph Masselli Unlike hu...

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stonybrookasda

Dec 31, 2019
1 min

Sealed primary molars are less likely to develop caries

Sealed primary molars are less likely to develop caries Michal Hong DDS, August 2019. JADA Summarized by: Gina Dolisi In a 3-year retrospective study, 297 ch...

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stonybrookasda

Dec 31, 2019
1 min

Prescription Drug MonitoringProgram leads to reduced opioids prescription, in-patient stays and ED

Prescription Drug Monitoring Program leads to reduced opioids prescription, in-patient stays and ED visits Heather Landi, September 4, 2019. Fierce Healthcar...

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stonybrookasda

Jul 1, 2019
1 min

Is there a link between undetected blood sugar disorders & the development of gum disease & heart...

Is there a link between undetected blood sugar disorders & the development of gum disease & heart attacks? Ana Sandoiu, June 11, 2019. MedicalNewsToday Summa...

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stonybrookasda

Jul 1, 2019
1 min

What Do Teeth and Solar Cells Have in Common?

Gwen Smith, May 14, 2019. TechNetwork Summarized by: Linda Zheng It might be hard to imagine that teeth and recent solar cell developments have much in commo...

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stonybrookasda

Jul 1, 2019
1 min

Prevention and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal disorders in oral health care Professionals

JADA, June, 2019. JADA Summarized by: Syeda Mahbub Dentists and dental students perform repeated awkward postures and movements during their work that can re...

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stonybrookasda

Jul 1, 2019
1 min

The Relationship between Porphyromonas gingivalis and Alzheimer’s Disease

Stephen S. Dominy et. al., January 23, 2019. ScienceAdvances Summarized by: Joe Masselli Recently, an important oral-systemic relationship has been establish...

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stonybrookasda

Jun 1, 2019
1 min

An Army of Micro-Robots Can Wipe Out Dental Plaque

Geelsu Hwang and Edward Steager/University of Pennsylvania, April 25, 2019. Science Daily Summarized by: Daniel Greenberg Plaque and biofilm are inherently d...

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stonybrookasda

Jun 1, 2019
1 min

After Daughter’s Fatal Reaction to Toothpaste, Mother Calls for Caution

Gwen Smith, April 15, 2019. Food Allergy, News Summarized by: Sonia Bhutra Denise Saldate, an 11 year old girl, had a deadly allergic reaction from dairy fou...

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stonybrookasda

Jun 1, 2019
1 min

Websites, SEO, and the Referral Practice

Jennifer de St. Georges, March 1, 2019. Dentistry Today Summarized by: Philip Bacigalupo Dental management consultant Jennifer de St. Georges noticed that ma...

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stonybrookasda

Jun 1, 2019
1 min

Federal Court Dismisses a Majority of SmileDirectClub's Claims, and Finds that SmileDirectClub's...

Federal Court Dismisses a Majority of SmileDirectClub's Claims, and Finds that SmileDirectClub's Digital Scans Constitute the "Practice of Dentistry" AAO, Ma...

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stonybrookasda

May 31, 2019
1 min

Oregon Passes Bill Allowing Dentists to Administer Vaccines

Kimber Solana, April 26, 2019. ADA News Summarized by: Chloe Doto On April 25th, the Oregon state legislature took the dentist's role in primary care to the ...

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stonybrookasda

Mar 31, 2019
1 min

Washington Girl Now Cancer Free After Dentist Discovered Tumor During Routine Visit

Alexandria Hein, March 6, 2019. Fox News Summarized by: Ilan Jamnik Hunter Jones, a 5-year-old girl from Washington, went in to see her pediatric dentist for...

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stonybrookasda

Mar 31, 2019
1 min

Anesthesiology Recognized as a Dental Specialty

Kimber Solana, Mar 12, 2019, ADA News Summarized by: David Minoli 175 years after Horace Wells had his own third molars extracted to prove the anesthetic eff...

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stonybrookasda

Mar 31, 2019
1 min

Social Media May Sway Kids To Eat More Cookies and Calories

Patti Neighmond, March 4, 2019. NPR News Summarized by: Sonia Bhutra Children who see social media influencers promote unhealthy snacks are more likely to ma...

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stonybrookasda

Mar 31, 2019
1 min

Dental Fillings Have the Ability to Last Twice as Long, Study Suggests

Franny White, March 4, 2019, OHSU Summarized by: Dhaval Shah Dental composite has been used as a restorative material due to its adhesive and esthetic proper...

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stonybrookasda

Mar 31, 2019
1 min

State Dental Associations See Most Women Serving as Presidents

Kimber Solana, Mar 4, 2019. ADA News Summarized by: Alexander McGuiness While as little as 20 years ago female dentists were somewhat unique, last year almos...

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