Select dealers now carry Azenic disposable handpiece

2011-09-15

The Azenic DHP disposable dental handpiece is now being sold through national and regional dental dealers across the U.S. Available in a unit-dispensing box of

What accounts for racial differences in head/neck cancer?

2011-09-15

Why are African-Americans more likely than Caucasians not only to be diagnosed with head and neck cancer, but also to die from the disease? While

Emerging science of plaque control

2011-09-15

The 45th meeting of the CED/IADR, organised together with the NOF, Budapest, was the venue for an important symposium earlier this month, supported by Johnson

Biomet 3i enhances restorative, regenerative portfolios

2011-09-15

Biomet 3i is expanding its product offerings with a revised restorative product line and a new regenerative membrane. BellaTek is a line of digital dentistry

Tooth Soap receives notice of patent allowance

2011-09-15

Tooth Soap, a manufacturer of natural oral care products, has received a notice of allowance from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for claims

Office of Fair Trading investigates dental market

2011-09-15

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) today launched a market study (Thursday) which will examine whether the private and NHS dentistry markets are working well

RI kids’ access to oral care improving

2011-09-15

Over the past decade, Rhode Island has made progress in improving access to oral healthcare for children, but more work still needs to be done,

Caries detection drives up dental hygiene figures

2011-09-14

The US dental hygiene and oral care market recovered from the economic recession in 2010 to reach over $1.6 billion. That’s according to a new

Damning CQC review ‘confirms failure’

2011-09-14

A damning review of the work of the Care Quality Commission (CQC) underlines the way the organisation has failed dentists across England, the British Dental

U.K. dentist investigated after patient dies from mouth rinse allergy

2011-09-14

A U.K. dentist is being investigated after a 30-year-old patient died, allegedly from an allergic reaction to a mouth rinse. During an inquest this week,

Hang your heads in shame, CQC bosses

2011-09-14

Bosses at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) should hang their heads in shame at the latest Health Committee report on their activities. It paints an

Clarify antibiotics rules, says dento-legal expert

2011-09-14

Many dental malpractice legal battles could be prevented if rules governing the administration of antibiotics were toughened. That’s according to a US lawyer who suggests that