Baseball star joins OHA campaign against smokeless tobacco
2010-07-14
Oral Health America (OHA) recently teamed up with John Danks, pitcher for the Chicago White Sox Major League Baseball team, to film a public service
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Nonprofit seeks candidates for orthodontic treatment
2010-07-14
Smiles Change Lives (SCL), a nonprofit organization that provides affordable orthodontics for low-income families in the U.S., is seeking applicants to receive orthodontic treatment. Applicants
Dental practice management software experts commit to continue work with DH
2010-07-14
Practice management software company Software of Excellence have pledged to continue their work with the Department of Health in spite of uncertainty surrounding the specific
News feature: Flying dental aid to Cambodia
2010-07-13
There are only around 450 dentists and 330 dental nurses for a population of 15 million in Cambodia. Large numbers of trained and skilled people
Tea contains more fluoride than once thought
2010-07-13
Black tea may contain higher concentrations of fluoride than previously thought, which could pose problems for heavy tea drinkers, said researchers from the Medical College
Biolase announces layoffs, management change
2010-07-13
Biolase Technology has eliminated 20 positions and made additional cost-cutting measures across the organization to “better position the company for future profitability,” the company announced.
Dental team in recruitment appeal
2010-07-13
Dental care professionals are the focus of attention as the General Dental Council (GDC) recruits new Fitness to Practise panel members. They have until 3
IFDH installs new officers at Glasgow meeting
2010-07-13
Maria Perno Goldie, R.D.H., B.A., M.S., was installed as the 2010-2013 president of the International Federation of Dental Hygienists (IFDH) July 3 in Glasgow, Scotland,
J. Morita discontinues Rotary Master
2010-07-13
J. Morita USA has discontinued the Rotary Master, an electric low-speed handpiece. The decision was made as a result of the company’s desire to focus
Researchers pinpoint oral cancer biomarker
2010-07-13
Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine researchers have discovered a biomarker, human beta defensin-3 (hBD-3), that may serve as an early warning sign
IADR study questions tooth preparation
2010-07-13
The inventors of the Hall technique — a controversial approach in which a preformed metal crown is cemented to an unprepared primary molar — have
IMEP, MSC partner on online sedation course
2010-07-13
The Institute of Medical Emergency Preparedness (IMEP) is partnering with Medical Simulation Corporation (MSC) to provide the MSC Moderate Sedation Course and IMEP Sedation Emergency