Honour for Peterborough dentist

2011-11-11

An orthodontic specialist has become the first British Lingual Orthodontic Society (BLOS) accredited member. Following the successful presentation of three cases, all of IOTN 4

Student fee hike threatens NHS dentistry

2011-11-11

NHS dental provision could be under threat in future years as newly qualified dentists with debt in excess of £50,000 will favour the private sector,

Ore. town debates water fluoridation proposal

2011-11-10

A town in Oregon is reconsidering its decision earlier this year to discontinue fluoridating its public water supply. In May, the Philomath City Council voted

Teeth-whitening firm takes peroxide-free products to EU

2011-11-10

White Smile Global has signed a distribution agreement with Institut Saint Paul for European distribution of the company’s peroxide-free teeth-whitening and oral health products. The

Xylitol helps prevent ear infections

2011-11-10

There is “fair evidence” to support the use of xylitol to prevent inner ear infections in healthy children, according to a meta-analysis in the Cochrane

Colgate Motion Electric Toothbrush Recall

2011-11-10

Body Health Canada advises that Colgate-Palmolive is recalling its Colgate Motion Electric Toothbrush in response to receiving 9 incident reports from consumers associated with the

$2M grant to fund tumor drug study

2011-11-10

The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) Oncology Research Program has been awarded a $2 million grant from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals to develop a program to

Whip Mix partners with Glidewell

2011-11-10

Whip Mix and Glidewell Laboratories have formed a partnership that will enable Whip Mix to fabricate BruxZir full-contour zirconia restorations, Inclusive abutments, Inclusive bars, and

High-tech mouthpiece measures head traumas in athletes

2011-11-10

Members of the Stanford University football team are wearing mouthpieces equipped with tiny sensors to measure the force of head impacts during games and practices

Parents sue Texas dental chain over ‘unnecessary treatments’

2011-11-10

A group of parents in San Antonio has filed a lawsuit against Smile Center, a chain of dental clinics, alleging that their children were subjected

U.K. oral cancer survival rates not improving

2011-11-10

A professor of oral medicine at King’s College London has expressed concern about the lack of improvement in U.K. oral cancer survival rates compared with

‘Magnitude’ of mouth cancer raises concern

2011-11-09

A leading professor of oral medicine has expressed concern about the lack of improvement in UK mouth cancer survival rates compared to other cancers. Professor