CDA donates $25K to educational center

The California Dental Association (CDA) has approved a $25,000 donation to the Powerhouse Science Center as a founding partner of the project. The 30,000-sq-ft facility will consist of a four-story, interactive, hands-on science center, including space, robotics, environmental and traveling exhibits, science labs, archeological digs, and wildlife shows. CDA provided the financial contribution to help increase public oral health education. The donation will be used to support the development of

Shatkin dental implant lab expands

Todd Shatkin, DDS, recently expanded the Shatkin F.I.R.S.T. Dental Laboratory in Amherst, NY. Dr. Shatkin expanded his business into a building across from the Aesthetic Associates Centre for Plastic Surgery and Dentistry, where he has been practicing since 1989 with his brother Samuel Shatkin Jr. MD, according to a press release. Dr. Shatkin’s F.I.R.S.T. (Fabricated Implant Restoration & Surgical Technique) was developed to replace a single tooth, multiple teeth, and

FTC: Maine dental board trying to restrict IPDHs

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has told the Maine Board of Dental Examiners that proposed rules for a pilot project that would expand the scope of practice of independent practice dental hygienists (IPDHs) are too restrictive and could undermine the project’s purpose. In June 2011, Maine passed legislation (LD 230) directing the board to implement a two-year pilot project that expands the scope of practice of IPDHs to allow

Orthodontists foundation meets fundraising goal

The American Association of Orthodontists Foundation (AAOF) Legacy 300 Campaign has raised $1.5 million to create the AAOF Craniofacial Growth Legacy Collection. Donors include members of the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO), orthodontic industry representatives, friends of the specialty, orthodontic study clubs, and orthodontic alumni groups, according to the organization. The AAOF Craniofacial Legacy Growth Collection will preserve representative samples dating back more than 75 years of irreplaceable longitudinal craniofacial

Do pamphlets enhance ortho treatment expectations?

Providing printed information to orthodontic patients about their treatment has limited impact on their treatment expectations, according to a study in the Journal of Orthodontics (December 2011, Vol. 38:4, pp. 257-268). For the randomized, controlled study, which was conducted in the orthodontic department at Queen Mary’s Hospital Sidcup in London, 80 adolescents ages 12 to 14 years who were attending their first orthodontic consultation appointment completed a previously validated questionnaire

Creditors to discuss Allcare bankruptcy

Creditors of Allcare Dental & Dentures are expected to learn more about a bankruptcy filing by the chain that abruptly closed all of its offices in 13 states a year ago, leaving thousands of patients without care. The first meeting of creditors is scheduled for December 12 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Buffalo, NY, according to an Associated Press story. Allcare, which was based in Clarence, NY, filed for Chapter

Many NJ children get no dental care

More than one-fifth of the New Jersey’s children between ages 3 and 18 received no dental care in 2009, according to a new study from Rutger’s University. While an improvement from 2001, when almost one-third of the state’s children received no care, the study found that foreign-born children and those without health insurance were still likely to forgo visits to the dentist, according to a university statement. The report, “New

Australian agency recalls teeth-whitening products

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has acted to stop the supply of nine home-use teeth-whitening products containing what it says are unsafe concentrations of peroxide. The commission is concerned that the high concentrations of peroxides used in these products has resulted in injuries such as chemical burns in the oral cavity, according to ACCC commissioner Sarah Court. “The ACCC has identified a number of products which exceed safe

DentalEZ offers free marketing tools for Identafi

DentalEZ Group has updated its Identafi website to include a section that provides marketing tools to help clinicians increase oral cancer awareness and promote the benefits of the Identafi oral cancer screening device. Dental professionals who offer the Identafi oral cancer screening exam in their practices can now download these free marketing tools: Press release template: Designed to announce to local media the importance of oral cancer screening and that

Product review: Dentsply’s SureFil SDR Flow

Since being introduced to the market in 2010, SureFil SDR Flow (Dentsply Caulk) has been tried by more than 18,000 dentists. Why the overwhelming interest and response? table.side {margin: 2px 5px 5px 5px;} table.side p {font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;} table.side b {font-size: 14px; line-height: 12px; font-weight: bold;} About Catapult Catapult reviews are conducted by our team of more than 50 clinicians in the U.S. and Canada. Manufacturers pay a fee

ContacEZ expands IPR strip product line

ContacEZ has added interproximal diamond strips to its IPR Strip System line to achieve interproximal enamel reduction more efficiently and safely. The ContacEZ IPR Super-Widener and the ContacEZ IPR Mega-Widener strips feature double-sided extra-coarse diamond that properly reduce enamel to accurately widen the proximal contact, according to the company. The strips are permanently housed in steam-autoclavable medical-grade plastic casings. Dentists can perform interproximal reduction with these single-handed strips without changing

2 dental sleep medicine websites to merge

Quietsleep.com is merging with SnoringIsntSexy.com to consolidate patient resources for dental sleep medicine. The merger allows a unified presentation about snoring and sleep apnea in social media such as Facebook and Twitter, according to the companies. Quietsleep.com was the first online directory of dentists who offered oral appliance therapy for snoring and sleep apnea. SnoringIsntSexy.com was launched to educate the public about the relationship of snoring to obstructive sleep apnea