Oral health in Arab world under spotlight
2011-03-28
Oral health in the Arab world came under the spotlight this month. Representatives from 15 Arab nations and members of the Saudi Journalists Association met
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Kaiser donates $600K for school-based oral health programs
2011-03-28
Kaiser Permanente has awarded a $600,000 grant to the National Assembly on School-Based Health Care (NASBHC) to increase access to oral healthcare for 3,000 children
NCOHF honors UCSF pediatric dental program
2011-03-28
The National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF) has named the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Dentistry’s Division of Pediatric Dentistry as its
Bride renews marital vows after smile makeover
2011-03-28
From the age of 10 onwards there is not one single photograph of Carole Clark smiling. As 46 year old Carole, a hospital admin assistant
Tribute to a ‘great lady’ of the dental world
2011-03-28
A well-known face in the dental world, Barbara Lee, died suddenly on 11 March 2011. Barbara had worked in the dental profession for more than
Study finds link between perio treatment, diabetes costs
2011-03-28
Periodontal disease treatment may help reduce medical costs for patients with diabetes, according to the findings of a three-year study conducted by Cigna and presented
New DANB guides update dental assisting requirements
2011-03-28
The Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) has published two guides featuring up-to-date dental assisting requirements for dental assistants, educators, state legislators, oral healthcare organizations, and
PowerDent launches PowerDent Pulse Multi
2011-03-27
PowerDent, a division of Harrison Hygiene, has released the PowerDent Pulse and PowerDent Pulse Multi, cleaning tools created specifically for all types of oral appliances,
Partnership targets craniomaxillofacial surgery needs
2011-03-27
Materialise has entered into an exclusive partnership with Synthes, a U.S.-based medical device firm, to develop and distribute Materialise’s technologies for craniomaxillofacial surgery. Under the
Komet adds sonic tips for crown preparations
2011-03-27
Komet USA has added special sonic tips for the preparation of crown cores to its SonicLine sonic handpiece (SF1LM) system. SonicLine tips are offered in
U.K., New Zealand regulators tackle teeth whitening by nondentists
2011-03-27
Two cases involving nondentists performing teeth-whitening services without the proper credentials — one in the U.K., the other in New Zealand — have made headlines
Mouth pain may herald oral cancer onset
2011-03-27
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In comparison with other patients, those with oral cancer report significant levels of spontaneous pain and functional restriction from pain,