Now through September 27, Rite Aid is offering free educational guides, providing access to expert advice from pharmacists, and offering rewards for Rite Aid’s loyalty program members who purchase common oral health products. As part of the program, members of Rite Aid’s free customer loyalty program wellness+ can earn $5 in +UP Rewards to use like cash toward a future Rite Aid purchase. The +UP Rewards print on the bottom
Align Technology has reported revenues of $120.1 million for its fiscal second quarter of 2011 (end-June 30), up from $108.2 million in the second quarter of 2010. This includes two months of revenues from the acquisition of Cadent Holdings, which closed on April 29, 2011, and the release of $14.3 million of previously deferred pretax revenue for Invisalign Teen replacement aligners. Net profit for the quarter was $11.2 million, down
HuangshanDental.com is pleased to present the latest installment of Leaders in Dentistry, a series of interviews with researchers, practitioners, and opinion leaders who are influencing the practice of dentistry. We spoke with Joel M. Weaver, DDS, PhD, a dentist anesthesiologist who has practiced in the Ohio State University dental clinic and hospital operating rooms for more than 30 years. Partially retired since 2007, Dr. Weaver is the immediate past president
Colgate-Palmolive has introduced Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief toothpaste, designed to offer faster relief to the 40 million U.S. consumers who suffer from tooth sensitivity. Building on the success of its companion in-office professional product, Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief toothpaste offers an innovative approach to treating tooth sensitivity and will help consumers control their tooth sensitivity and live life to the fullest, according to the company. “New Colgate Sensitive Pro-Relief toothpaste is clinically
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is launching a recycling fundraiser program under its Aquafresh brand in the U.K. Dubbed the Aquafresh Oral Care Brigade, the program encourages children and youth groups to collect and recycle old toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes, which cannot normally be recycled. The consumer healthcare firm is partnering with the recycling firm TerraCycle, which will then create products such as pencil cases and pen holders out of the materials. For
Online dental product retailer CosmicSmile.com has introduced an affiliate program for dentists and complementary businesses. CosmicSmile.com offers a wide range of dental products, including electric toothbrushes, whitening kits, sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS)-free toothpaste, and professional-strength denture cleaner. The program allows dentists to earn commission on sales made at CosmicSmile.com as a result of links or banner ads on their practice websites. To be involved with the affiliate program, dentists need
Sleep Group Solutions (SGS) has teamed up with the Academy of Clinical Sleep Disorders Disciplines (ACSDD) to offer 16 continuing education (CE) credits to seminar attendees interested in attaining ACSDD diplomat status. Diplomats of the Academy of Clinical Sleep Disorders Disciplines have earned this designation by successfully completing a rigorous educational, experiential, and testing process, according to SGS. Applicants are required to fulfill 45 hours of continuing professional education. Through
Crest Oral-B has launched the 2012 Pros in the Profession awards program, designed to recognize registered dental hygienists “who go above and beyond the call of duty every day,” according to the company. Throughout the year, Crest Oral-B will reward six deserving professionals, as nominated by their peers, the company noted. Winners will receive $1,000, a plaque, recognition at a special award cocktail reception at RDH Under One Roof 2012
MIS Implants has promoted Noel Wilford, RDH, to director of the company’s oral health division. In this newly created position, Wilford will be responsible for the success of PeriZone, MIS Implants’ first nonimplant brand. The first product in the PeriZone line is PerioPatch, an oral patch designed to heal and protect oral wounds. PerioPatch promotes natural healing and provides relief from inflammation by forming a protective seal over inflamed gingiva
Dental implant manufacturer OCO Biomedical has received approval from Health Canada for the sale of class II dental implants. OCO Biomedical is now permitted to market and distribute its Dual Stabilization dental implants, as well as the placement instrumentation (class III devices) throughout Canada. The company obtained International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 13485 and CE Mark certifications for approval to sell in Europe and other countries in October 2010.
The Kansas Dental Association (KDA) has launched an initiative to increase participation in the state Medicaid program in an effort to expand the services provided to Kansas children, the organization announced. KDA’s goal for this volunteer program is to increase the number of dentists that accept and actively participate in the Medicaid program to better help supplement the charitable dental services already being delivered in the state, according to KDA
Many studies have reported that smoking can cause increased gingival pigmentation. But what about the effects in those who don’t actually smoke but are exposed to it? So-called “passive smokers” — those exposed to secondhand smoke — may be at risk, too, according to a new study that reports a correlation between environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and gingival pigmentation (Journal of Periodontology, July 2011, Vol. 82:7, pp. 956-962). Nonsmokers exposed
