Align, Cadent to develop new Invisalign apps

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 in Invisalign treatment. The new applications will optimize case assessment and planning for Invisalign treatment and bring digital tools chairside for Invisalign providers who use Cadent scanners, the companies said. Over the past few years, Align has worked with several manufacturers of intraoral scanning systems

Crest Oral-B names 2nd hygienist award winner

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 Pros in the Profession award program. Meinberg has distinguished herself through more than 30 years of practice in both private and collegiate practice settings, the companies said. In her role as a staff hygienist and clinical instructor, Meinberg sees patients and works with the periodontal

Moxifloxacin beats clindamycin for some odontogenic infections

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 study by German researchers. The study’s lead author said that based on the results, he would recommend off-label use of moxifloxacin in this setting. Dr. Georg Cachovan of the University of Hamburg told Reuters Health by e-mail that along with less pain, patients had significantly

Ohio dentist in teen’s death settled prior lawsuit

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 wrongful death lawsuit regarding another patient more than a decade ago, according to a story in the Chronicle-Telegram. Marissa Kingery from Elyria, OH, died January 3 following surgery by Dr. Mazorow to extract two deciduous teeth and uncover an impacted tooth on December 21. The

NYU dental school continues tobacco cessation campaign

The Manhattan Tobacco Cessation Program at New York University’s (NYU) College of Dentistry recently released print and Internet ads urging healthcare providers to make quitting a priority with their patients who smoke, according to a press release. Donna Shelley, MD, MPH, clinical associate professor at the NYU College of Dentistry and School of Medicine, is encouraging healthcare providers to make a New Year’s resolution to treat smoking as a chronic

Ky. start-up wins $10K for new root canal tool

A Kentucky dental technology company founded in 2010 by three young entrepreneurs has won a statewide business idea competition sponsored by Kentucky Highlands Investment. Inven, which has developed an endodontic file designed to save time and lower risks associated with root canals, won $10,000 and free office space for a year in Kentucky Highlands’ new business accelerator in London, KY, the company announced. The patent-pending Intellidontic file features a marker

Iowa Dental Board tackles corporate dentistry issue

The Iowa Dental Board is looking more closely at corporate dental practices in the wake of last week’s abrupt closure of all 38 Allcare Dental and Dentures offices in the U.S., including Iowa. Emergency Dental Care USA in Clive, IA, is now working with Allcare Dental to accept the transfer of records for Iowa patients, the board noted in a press release. The dental board also said it has seen

Go Smile sues founder over teeth-whitening trademarks

Go Smile has filed two lawsuits against its founder, Jonathan B. Levine, DMD, alleging that his use of trademarks for a line of home-based teeth-whitening products are “confusingly similar” to Go Smiles’ and that he violated a noncompete agreement. Dr. Levine, who practices in New York, counts celebrities such as Christie Brinkley among his clients and has appeared on the Dr. Oz television show. He cofounded Go Smile in 2002

U.S. regulators call for less fluoride in drinking water

Americans are getting fluoride from a variety of sources that did not exist in the 1940s, when community water fluoridation first got under way. Water consumption patterns have changed too. So, while continuing to stress the benefits of fluoride, officials from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have proposed that the recommended level of fluoride in drinking water be set at the lowest end of the current

Fla. cracks down on online teeth-whitening supplier

The Florida Attorney General’s Office has settled allegations of deceptive marketing practices with XM Brands, which sells nonprescription dietary aids, nutritional supplements, teeth-whitening products, and other products over the Internet. The settlement resolves issues related to XM’s trial offers, automatic subscription renewals, and automatic shipments. The Attorney General’s Economic Crimes Division began investigating XM in December 2009 when consumers complained that they received and were billed for products they did

GSK, Dentsply to co-brand tooth sensitivity products

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Dentsply have entered into an agreement to create a portfolio of co-branded oral care products to be used in the dental office by patients suffering from tooth sensitivity. In December 2009, GSK acquired NovaMin, a patent-protected calcium phosphate technology that has been clinically proven to relieve tooth sensitivity, according to the company. The new agreement will allow Dentsply to co-brand its Nupro products, which contain the NovaMin