VA dental clinic chief suspended
2010-06-30
The chief of dental services at the John Cochran St. Louis Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center has been placed on administrative leave after the hospital
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Orthodontic patients should help in treatment planning
2010-06-30
Patients should play a role in formulating orthodontic retention plans, according to a new study (Angle Orthodontist, July 2010, Vol. 80:4, pp. 656-661). Researchers from
Support dental charity Dentaid and win a car
2010-06-30
Dental charity Dentaid is hoping to raise much-needed funds in a draw for a brand new Mini. The Great Big Small Charity Car draw raises
JCDA Interview: When Price Becomes the Fundamental Issue
2010-06-29
Body Bernie Teitelbaum is executive director of the Dental Industry Association of Canada (DIAC). In this JCDA interview, Mr. Teitelbaum addresses the many factors that
Technicians settle lawsuit with UNC dental school
2010-06-29
Two dental lab technicians at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Dentistry who lost their jobs in 2007 when the dental school planned
Patients’ dental IQ – the key to long-term restorative success
2010-06-29
A key determinant of success for any aesthetic restoration is the patient’s level of dental IQ and day-to-day oral hygiene, says Dr David Winkler, president-elect
Fla. dentist develops cosmetic dentistry iPhone app
2010-06-29
Miami Beach, FL, dentist Jared Plitt, D.M.D., has designed a cosmetic dentistry application that can be used with the iPod Touch, iPad, and iPhone. The
Bulimia – and the big dental reveal
2010-06-29
The July issue of Preventive Dentistry is out soon – and here’s a rundown of the key oral health news features, clinical studies and latest
Innovative dental training centre gets leadership team
2010-06-29
An innovative dental training centre has moved a step closer to its summer opening by appointing its senior leadership team. It marks a defining point
The art of motivation
2010-06-29
Many readers will no doubt remember the colourful figure of Derrick Evans, better known as Mr Motivator, who shot to fame in the early 1990s
VA clinic patients may have been exposed to hepatitis, HIV
2010-06-29
Failure to properly clean dental instruments may have put more than 1,800 patients at a Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic at risk for hepatitis and HIV.
‘David After Dentist’ family to make dental scrubs
2010-06-29
The DeVore family — famous for videotaping son David under the influence of dental anesthesia and posting it on the Internet — has signed a