Dentsply Sirona joins forces with 3Shape
2021-05-31
Dentsply Sirona is teaming up with 3Shape in a strategic partnership aimed at digital dentistry. In the first phase of the partnership, the companies will
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Week in Review: Proposed anesthesia requirements | Ortho spending climbs | Perfect celebrity smiles
2021-05-28
Dear DrBicuspid Member, Delegates of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) may adopt new rules for in-office anesthesia to ensure patient safety.
Roland DGA to show mills at AGD2021
2021-05-27
Roland DGA’s DGShape Americas will showcase its milling machines at this year’s Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) annual meeting, AGD2021. The company’s DWX-42W wet mill
New salivary protein wiki paves way for novel therapies
2021-05-27
Researchers have developed a new public platform to identify and curate data on the thousands of proteins in saliva, potentially paving the way for saliva-based
Spanish researchers quantify the perfect celebrity smile
2021-05-27
It turns out celebrity smiles differ quite a bit from the grins of us regular folk. Photos of smiling celebrities showed numerous deviations from the
Minn. dentist gets valor award for burning car rescue
2021-05-27
A Minnesota dentist who rescued a woman from a burning car has received a Citizen Award of Valor, according to a story published on May
Flight attendant loses teeth in assault by passenger
2021-05-26
A flight attendant lost two teeth in an assault by a passenger last weekend on a Southwest Airlines flight, according to a PBS News Hour
Restoratives & Cosmetics Insider: Spanish researchers quantify the perfect celebrity smile
2021-05-26
Dear Restoratives & Cosmetics Insider, It turns out the smiles of stars differ quite a bit from the grins of us regular folk. Photos of
Burton inks distribution deal with Young Specialties
2021-05-25
Dr. Matthew Burton, a practicing dentist in Illinois, has inked an exclusive distribution agreement with Young Specialties to distribute his chairside technologies to dentists in
AAOMS delegates to vote on new anesthesia requirements in fall
2021-05-25
Delegates of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) may adopt new rules for in-office anesthesia to ensure patient safety, according to a
U.S. orthodontic spending climbs 70% over 2 decades
2021-05-23
In 2016, patients in the U.S. spent about $20 billion on orthodontic treatments, according to a study published on May 17 in BMC Oral Health. This
Behind the billions lost: Dental fraud is rare but costly
2021-05-20
In 1993, Dr. David Silber, a dentist now practicing in Plano, TX, was fired from the first dental clinic he worked for. He’d been assigned to
