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9 Technologies That Will Shape The Future Of Dentistry

The Medical Futurist

How about having a teledentist consultation? Back in 2015, Nobel Biocare held the first dental surgery filmed through VR and allowed observers to virtually assist the whole procedure from the surgeon’s perspective. Can you imagine that you might get your 3D-printed prosthesis in an hour instead of 4-5 sessions at the dentist?

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Prognosis Superspecial: A Podcast with Kara Bischoff, James Deardorff, and Elizabeth Lilley

GeriPal

Eric 04:39 Yeah, I see it used on inpatient, side on consult clinics in hospices. Eric 10:03 So you’re worried that maybe if you’re doing telemedicine, you wouldn’t be able to accurately engage functional status. God, it must have been like 2015, 2016. Kara 10:43 Those are inpatient consults?

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Trump Whacks Agency That Makes the Nation’s Health Care Safer

Physicians News Digest

AHRQ research and guidelines played a key role in lowering the incidence of hospital-acquired infections — such as deadly blood infections caused by contaminated IV lines, which fell 28% from 2015 to 2023, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. million, he said. HHS spokespeople did not respond to requests for comment.