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.
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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
How to reduce postanesthesia agitation in kids
2013-07-12
The successful sedation of a child patient with sevoflurane may be viewed differently by concerned patients when their son or daughter experiences emergence delirium and
Univ. of Iowa gets $15K for community outreach
2013-07-11
The University of Iowa Department of Pediatric Dentistry has received a $15,000 Philips Sonicare grant from the National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF) for community
Medicom donates $17K for children’s oral care
2013-07-10
Medicom has awarded two grants totaling $17,000 for oral health services for at-risk children. The donations to the National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF) will
Consulting firm begins oral care product study
2013-07-09
Market research and management consulting firm Kline & Co. is undertaking a study, Professional Oral Care USA, to provide data on the professional oral care
NY woman fights FEMA over denture replacements
2013-07-09
Maria McKenna of Staten Island lost her upper and lower partial dentures in Superstorm Sandy’s floodwaters but has been denied replacements by the Federal Emergency