New invention will dull noise of dental drill
2011-01-10
Engineering experts have dreamed up an innovative new device that gets rid of the noise of the dental drill. And this could put paid to
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Ga. dental board tables hygienist proposal
2011-01-10
The Georgia Board of Dentistry has decided not to adopt a controversial proposal that would have changed the level of supervision of hygienists who provide
Dental infection control firm cleans up
2011-01-10
A Derby-based manufacturing firm has earned national recognition by becoming regional winners and national finalists in the HSBC Business Thinking 2010 Awards. As regional winners, infection-control
Smile, it’s a happy new year!
2011-01-10
Have you made any resolutions for the New Year? And if you have, does taking care of your oral health factor into the equation for
Can bacteria succeed where antibiotics fail?
2011-01-10
There are predators in the bacterial world that consume other bacteria, much as predators attack prey in the animal world. A team led by researchers
Novel device eliminates dental drill noise
2011-01-09
A team of U.K. researchers has developed a device that cancels out the noise of a dental handpiece during use, potentially easing people’s anxiety about
Robotics makes oral cancer surgery less invasive
2011-01-09
A new robotic surgical procedure offers patients with oral and head and neck cancers a less invasive treatment option that preserves speech and the ability
Argen acquires Captek Technology assets
2011-01-09
Dental gold producer Argen has acquired the worldwide exclusive manufacturing and distribution rights for all Captek products and technologies, the company announced. “We believe that
Align, Cadent to develop new Invisalign apps
2011-01-09
Align Technology and Cadent have entered into an agreement to jointly develop software applications that will run on Cadent iTero and iOC scanners for use
Crest Oral-B names 2nd hygienist award winner
2011-01-09
Trudy Meinberg, RDH, from the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) College of Dentistry, has been selected as the second recipient of the Crest Oral-B
Moxifloxacin beats clindamycin for some odontogenic infections
2011-01-09
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Moxifloxacin was significantly more effective than clindamycin at controlling the pain of odontogenic/gingival inflammatory infiltrates, in a small phase II
Ohio dentist in teen’s death settled prior lawsuit
2011-01-09
Henry Mazorow, DDS, the 80-year-old Ohio dentist who performed oral surgery on a 13-year-old who died after he extracted two of her teeth, settled a