ADA Alliance to help women, kids at annual session
2013-07-17
The Alliance of the ADA is collecting at least 3,000 Head-to-Toe project kits, which it will donate to abused women and children during its annual
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FDA OKs new test for sterilization devices
2013-07-17
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing approval for a quicker method for checking whether steam sterilizers are functioning properly. The Verify
Gingival stem cells aid tissue regeneration
2013-07-17
Gingivae are an attractive source for stem cells can be used in tissue regeneration, according to a new study in the Journal of Dental Research
Wash. dentist to pay $35M for unnecessary root canals
2013-07-17
A retired Washington state dentist must pay $35 million to 29 former patients after a court determined that he had performed thousands of unnecessary root
Self-adhesive composites not always ideal sealants
2013-07-16
Over the past several years, a variety of self-adhesive restoratives have been introduced, and data about their performance for certain indications are still trickling in.
Ore. man ends lawsuit against orthodontist
2013-07-15
A 22-year-old Oregon man who wore braces for 11 years has dropped a $185,000 lawsuit against his orthodontist, according to a story in the Oregonian.
Dentsply supports OHA with $100K donation
2013-07-15
Dentsply International has pledged $100,000 to support Oral Health America’s (OHA) programs and initiatives in 2013. Dentsply earmarked a portion of the donation to support
Text messages can ease orthodontic patients’ pain
2013-07-14
A text message sent by a dental practitioner to a patient following initial placement of orthodontic appliances can reduce the severity of the patient’s pain
Ormco introduces passive self-ligating lingual brackets
2013-07-14
Ormco has released the Alias lingual bracket system, a passive self-ligating lingual appliance developed in conjunction with Drs. Giuseppe Scuzzo and Kyoto Takemoto. The Alias
Ohio dental flossers go for world record
2013-07-14
An attempt to break the world record for the most people flossing on a single length of dental floss was unofficially broken at an Ohio
Amann Girrbach offers nonprecious alloy for desktop milling
2013-07-14
Amann Girrbach America has launched Ceramill Sintron, a soft chrome cobalt (CrCo) that allows dental labs to dry mill nonprecious metal restorations in-house on desktop
New dental implant gives atrophic patients more options
2013-07-14
A new type of implant can benefit a wider range of patients, including those with degeneration of bone in the upper or lower mandible, according
