Crowdfunding a payment option for orthodontics?

2013-09-11

Patients in need of financial assistance can create profiles and personal campaigns on a new website, www.peelpoints.com, that allows members to raise money to finance

Antifluoride activists get attention in Alaska

2013-09-10

Efforts by activists in Alaska to get the Anchorage Assembly to address the issue of water fluoridation have succeeded — but only to a point,

OrthoAccel gains key U.S. patent

2013-09-10

OrthoAccel Technologies has been awarded U.S. Patent No. 8,500,446, Vibrating Orthodontic Remodeling Device, for its hands-free AcceleDent device. AcceleDent is a prescription-only medical device designed

New extraction site method optimizes bone regeneration, implant stability

2013-09-09

A study published in the Journal of Implantology has introduced a new, more advanced method for bone and tissue regeneration that prevents infection (August 2013,

Solar technology sterilizes dental instruments

2013-09-08

A new solar energy technology that turns water into steam without boiling the entire container of water has become the basis for new sterilization devices

Dental Heroes: Senior Mobile Dental

2013-09-05

In this latest installment of HuangshanDental.com‘s Dental Heroes series, we talked with Michelle Noblet-Vacha, RDH, the executive director of Senior Mobile Dental, a nonprofit organization

Milestone Scientific, Henry Schein ink distribution deal

2013-09-05

Milestone Scientific and Henry Schein have signed a distribution agreement whereby Henry Schein will become the exclusive U.S. and Canadian distributor of Milestone’s Wand handpiece

NIH invests in next-generation dental composites

2013-09-05

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is awarding $2.8 million this year for six research projects to pursue a longer-lasting dental composite. The six projects,

Survey: Tooth fairy leaving 23% more in 2013

2013-09-05

Tooth fairy spending in the U.S. is skyrocketing and shows no signs of slowing down, according to a new survey released by Visa. The survey

Fosamax ONJ trials may get costly for Merck

2013-09-05

Ongoing litigation involving allegations that Merck’s osteoporosis bisphosphonate drug Foxamax caused thousands of individuals to develop osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) got more complicated this

QLF assesses cariogenic levels of dental plaque

2013-09-05

A quantitative light-induced fluorescence (QLF) imaging tool was able to detect cariogenic levels of dental biofilm based on the intensity of red fluorescence, according to

New diode laser first to offer iPod touch controller

2013-09-04

CAO Group has gained U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for its newest laser device, the Precise SHP, a diode laser with a unique