Surgical drug shortages put patients at risk
2011-11-27
The U.S. is facing ongoing shortages of several critical anesthesia medications, which could have potentially serious effects on patient care and safety, according to a
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Bacterin expands maxillofacial surgery product line
2011-11-27
Bacterin International Holdings has signed an exclusive agreement with Jeil Medical to distribute Jeil’s LeForte craniomaxillfacial surgery system in the U.S. and Canada. The LeForte
Philips debuts light-activated whitening system
2011-11-27
Philips Oral Healthcare is introducing the Zoom WhiteSpeed, a light-activated tooth-whitening system with different intensity settings for patients who have increased sensitivity, at the Greater
Oral analgesics & third-molar extractions: What works best?
2011-11-27
Following a third-molar extraction, pain alleviation is foremost in most patients’ minds. Is there one analgesic that works better than the rest? Two, actually, according
Henry Schein partners on sleep apnea package
2011-11-27
Henry Schein Dental is now offering the Sleep Complete program, an integrated package that provides all of the information and products necessary to add dental
Louise goes back to her dental roots
2011-11-25
The practice manager of a Harley Street dental practice is off to revisit her nursing skills with a charity trip on behalf of Bridge2Aid. Louise
Dentistry money: A learning curve
2011-11-25
One of the first financial announcements made by the coalition government was the intention to scrap the Child Trust Fund (CTF). This was greeted with
Dentistry columnist Kevin Lewis honoured
2011-11-25
Dentistry magazine’s lead commentator, Kevin Lewis, attained the rare distinction of being made a BDA Honorary Member last night (Thursday). It’s a title which recognises
Oral cancer complications boost treatment costs
2011-11-24
Among patients who are hospitalized for oral cancer, those with medical complications have higher mortality rates and longer hospital stays and incur significantly higher hospital
Complicated Subgingivally Fractured Central and Lateral Incisors: Case Report
2011-11-24
Body ABSTRACT Dental trauma sometimes causes fractures in the maxillary anterior teeth leading to esthetic, functional and phonetic problems. In this report, we describe
Mother-of-twins wins FREE Zoom! tooth whitening
2011-11-23
A mother-of-twins from Hertfordshire is over the moon to have won free Zoom! tooth whitening treatment in our winner of the month. Louise Glazer, of
New phase for UK’s first ‘invisible smile’ clinic
2011-11-23
The UK’s first dental clinic dedicated to lingual orthodontics is embarking on an exciting new phase this month. It still majors in lingual orthodontics but