Are you pretty? A smile may be the determining factor
2020-02-13
Try smiling if you want to gain the most attention this Valentine’s Day. Men and women find the grin of a smiling person to be
dental specialties
NIDCR grants $2.8M to oral, maxillofacial 3D bioprinting
2020-02-13
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) has awarded researchers from Penn State University a five-year, $2.8 million grant to investigate 3D bioprinting techniques
Aseptico to launch 3 new products at Chicago Midwinter
2020-02-12
Portable dental equipment manufacturer Aseptico will launch three new products at the upcoming 2020 Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting. Mobile operatory The AMC-15 self-contained mobile
Illegal teeth-whitening cases rise 26% in U.K.
2020-02-10
Reports of illegal teeth whitening, which can leave patients with burns, blisters, and tooth loss, soared by 26% in the U.K. in 2019. That percentage
1st female case of excessive hair growth in gums reported
2020-02-09
A woman in Italy is the first known case of excessive hair growth in the gums. This marks the sixth documented case of gingival hirsutism
Implant Direct gets FDA clearance for dental abutment
2020-02-09
Implant Direct Sybron International has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Smartbase abutment for dental implants. Using CAD/CAM
Teen gets harmonica stuck in mouth, documents it online
2020-02-09
A teen from Canada has proved that she would do anything to make her younger cousin laugh when she squeezed a harmonica into her mouth.
Week in Review: Dental spending on the rise | Calif. bill battles teledentistry | Turning around a failing practice
2020-02-07
Dear DrBicuspid Member, Are you ready for some good news to start your weekend? The ADA’s Health Policy Institute (HPI) shared a great nugget of
Dentist gets prison for illegal prescriptions, Medicare fraud
2020-02-06
A dentist in Missouri was sentenced to 18 months in prison for making false statements to Medicare and illegally issuing prescriptions for narcotic opioid drugs
Cosmedent launches new sectional bands
2020-02-06
Cosmedent has launched its new Full Contact sectional matrix bands. The Full Contact bands. Image courtesy of Cosmedent. The Full Contact bands are thin, come
50% of opioids prescribed by dentists exceed recommendations
2020-02-05
About half of opioid prescriptions written by dentists in the U.S. exceeded two-day supply recommendations identified in previous research, according to a new study published
Henry Schein will open Nasdaq for Give Kids A Smile
2020-02-03
Henry Schein said it will open the Nasdaq Stock Market on February 5 to celebrate the 18th annual Give Kids A Smile program. The company