SensAble Technologies has named Core 3D Centres, a global supplier of digital manufacturing services to dental laboratories, as a SensAble authorized milling center partner. As a multinational firm with five facilities serving more than 500 laboratories in 13 countries, Core3D Centres will provide milling services for dental restorations in various materials directly from digital design files created by the SensAble Dental Lab System. All Core 3D Centre milling locations —

Hayes Handpiece has established a new location in Queensland, Australia, the company announced. Hayes Handpiece Repair Australia, owned and operated by Adam Mathews, will provide local handpiece service, staff training and handpiece and instrument sales to the Brisbane area. Mathews and his chief repair technician received extensive training in both the U.S. and Australia on handpiece repair and maintenance, as well as infection control, the company noted. Hayes Handpiece Repair

Manhattan Scientifics, manufacturers of the first FDA-approved dental implant made with nanotitanium, will sign a letter of intent with NanoMet, the Russian enterprise that helped create nanotitanium, for distribution of the implants in Russia. The implants — which possess the ability to bond more quickly to human bone and promote faster healing, according to Manhattan Scientific — will be manufactured by Basic Dental of Albuquerque, NM. “We’re very excited about

In 1945, Grand Rapids, MI, became the first city in the U.S. to fluoridate its community water. Now, some 72% of the U.S. population — 196 million people — is on fluoridated public water systems, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released last month. In fact, the CDC considers water fluoridation one of the greatest public health achievements in the 20th century.