Nova Dental at the the Annual Dental Meeting in Costa Rica
Hello Friends,
We want to share with you that Dr. Paola Truque attended the Annual Dental Meeting in Costa Rica ACCO, to nourish her continuing education. On the first day of the Meeting, she participated as judge of the investigation contest.
She was selected to be part of the jury, and she was very happy with the results of the activity. ‘‘The investigation contest was great, we had a lot of participants, and the quality of the investigations was very high,’’ she mentioned.
Dr. Truque with two doctors from Mexico, winners of the investigation contest.
Dr. Obando´s Africa trip (Updated)
Hello Friends:
On the 8th of April, Dr. Obando is leaving for 3 weeks to Guinea Bissau in Africa. We wanted to share his trip with you, because it is part of the social responsability program of Nova Dental.
He is going there with 5 of his university students to work at a dental facility, where they will be performing free dental surgeries for the population of this poor country. Guinea Bissau’s per- capita gross domestic product is one of the lowest in the world.
We wish him luck and hope that his trip will make a difference in the beautiful people of Guinea Bissau.
For pictures of Dr.Obando´s trip, please click the photo below.
Nova Dental at the Medical Travel International Business Summit
Dear Friends,
Nova Dental – Advanced Dental Center- is looking forward to meet you at the Medical Travel International Business Summit in Costa Rica, which will we held in Hotel Herradura 2nd and 3rd of May 2011.
We are very interested to build business relationships with you. We invite you to visit us at Stand A17 or visit our webpage www.novadentalcr.com
Nova Dental shows new microscope
Hello Friends:
We have great news for you!!! Nova Dental purchased this January one of most amazing technology in clinical microscopes. We are now equipped with one of the newest released clinical microscopes of the world. This will permit us to be even more precise and perfeccionist in the dental procedures
we perform.
The magnification this technology provide us with, will be crucial for better results in your treatments specially in endodontics (root canal treatments).
Dra. Truque in several education courses
Hello Friends
We want to share with you that these past two months Dra. Truque has attended very important continuing education courses, dictated by prominent figures in the endodontic field.
These were the following:
“*Why do excellent root canal treatments sometimes fail?”
Dr. James Simon,
Director of advanced endodontics at University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles.
Costa Rica, March 2011.
“Endodontic Surgery” and “Implants vs. Endodontic Retreatment”
Dr. Rafael Roges.
Professor at University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Los Angeles.
Costa Rica, March 2011.
“Dental Trauma: How to treat?” and ” Computarized Tomography in Dental
Trauma”
Dr. Jose Maria Malfaz.
University of Southern California and Valladolid Spain.
Costa Rica, March 2011.
“New Technology in Endodontics.”
Dr. Arnaldo Castellucci
Florence, Italy. Professor at University of Boston.
San Jose, Costa Rica. March 2011.
“Treating the ‘untreatable’. The essence of advanced endodontics.”
Dr. Shimon Friedman, Director of MSc. Program in Endodontics, University of Toronto Cananda.
San Jose, Costa Rica. February 2011.
“Persistent pain after endodontic treatment: Manifestation, mechanisms and management.”
Dra. Thuan Dao*. Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto
Cananda. San Jose, Costa Rica. February 2011.
*We want to congratulate her for the constant strieving to achieve the best training in endodontics.
What is a Dental Crown?
Dental crowns, commonly known as caps are defined by the Glossary of Prosthodontic Terms as “an artificial replacement that restores missing tooth structure by surrounding part or all of the remaining structure with a material such as cast metal, porcelain, or a combination of materials such as metal and porcelain”. So the idea is to protect damaged, broken down or cracked teeth by strengthening the existing or damaged tooth so as to preserve its functionality.
At Nova Dental we consider dental crowns should not be the first choice because of the significant portion of the original tooth that needs to be grind or drilled by the dentist. We rather less invasive options like dental bonding, veneers, inlays or onlays. These alternatives are strong enough and much more conservative.
There are several indications for a dental crown like: extensive tooth fracture, following a root canal therapy, dental implant rehabilitation, significant tooth decay, tooth erosion due to poor diet, grinding teeth or acid erosion; or for cosmetic reasons as well.
In order to make a crown, modern dentistry offers a wide variety of dental materials to choose from.In the market you can find crowns with metal components, such as full gold, full metal, metal fused to porcelain or gold fused to porcelain crowns. Also there are porcelain crowns: full porcelain or zirconium fused to porcelain crowns (also known as metal free or ceramic crowns). At Nova Dental we take in consideration the location of the tooth that will get a porcelain crown, if the crown is in the anterior part, we will perform a full porcelain or zirconium fused to porcelain crown, in order to improve the aesthetic result. It is important to mention, that metal fused to porcelain crowns show, after time, a dark gum line, that is why all porcelain or ceramic crowns are the best choice for a natural and cosmetic
look.
Nova Dental in Boston!
Hello Friends!
2010 was a great year for all of us! On the month of October (20 – 23), Dr. Obando and Dr. Truque participated in one of the most important dental meetings of the year: the 59th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry in Boston, Massachusetts.
Nova Dental is pleased that our dentists are always learning the most advanced techniques in their fields.
Nova Dental Christmas Break 2010
Hello Friends!
Before leaving for Christmas vacations, Nova’s Staff had a trip to a beautiful part of Costa Rica. We went to Poas Volcano, Cartago’s sanatorium, Orosi Valley and Cachi Dam. All four are very interesting places, and we had a great time. We invite you all to visit Costa Rica!!!
You can take a look at the rest of the pictures in our Facebook album!
Nova Dental in Expo Salud
Last year we participated in ExpoSalud, an activity where people were informed about the importance of oral health.
This is one of the ways Nova Dental helps teach the community the benefits of caring for their smiles!!!!
National Investigation Contest of Dentistry in Costa Rica
Hello Friends!!!
We want to share with you and at the same time congratulate Dr. Truque, our endodontist, for being part of the jury for the National Investigation Contest of Dentistry in Costa Rica. For Nova Dental is an honor to have as part of our team, professionals like her, who are always involve in scientific and academic activities.
