The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Dentistry has established the Dr. John B. Thornton Endowed Support Fund for Pediatric Dentistry. The action
The National Museum of Dentistry has partnered with United Concordia Dental to produce a CD-ROM version of the museum’s MouthPower oral health education program. Modeled
Pennsylvania hygienists will soon be able to administer local anesthesia in dentists’ offices and practice independently from dentists under new regulations, according to the American
The FDA is cautioning consumers to reduce their exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), but the U.S. regulatory agency has said nothing about dental materials containing
Komet USA is supporting breast cancer research in the U.S. by selling new pink aluminum bur blocks with a ribbon laser-etched on the lid in
Editor’s note: Helaine Smith’s column, The Mouth Physician, appears regularly on the HuangshanDental.com advice and opinion page, Second Opinion. Teeth whitening continues to fascinate the
OrthoSynetics has partnered with Kodak Orthotrac and added Orthotrac software to OrthoSynetic’s practice management services and technologies, the company announced. “Adding the cutting-edge Orthotrac practice
Medical boards in Australia and New Zealand are reporting an increase in complaints about inappropriate sexual behavior when patients are sedated with propofol, according to
The Lutheran Family Health Centers (LFHC) has received a $200,000 grant from the New York State Health Foundation to assist in the federally qualified health
The debate over the regulation — or lack thereof — of teeth-whitening products heated up last month when the ADA petitioned the FDA to begin
Imagenetix has been issued a new U.S. patent (#7,612,111), which provides intellectual property protection for its 1-TDC early stage drug candidate for the prevention and
The Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation (DOCS) Education’s Pediatric Sedation Dentistry course has been approved by the Dental Board of California and is available to
