Nobel Biocare to settle multimillion dollar implant lawsuit

2013-04-16

Nobel Biocare will reportedly pay up to $1.3 million to settle a $450 million lawsuit brought against it three years ago by a California dentist

Komet launches introductory root-post system kits

2013-04-16

Komet USA has introduced its streamlined introductory kits for the DentinPost, DentinPost X, C-Post, T-Post X, and T-Post XP root-post systems. Each introductory kit includes

Ariz. dental clinic may have exposed patients to hepatitis, HIV

2013-04-16

The Pima County Health Department in Arizona is contacting 174 dental patients who were seen at the T Dental Clinic between January and July 2010,

Dentca to provide 10 free denture cases monthly

2013-04-15

Dentca is piloting a community support program called Delivering Dentures with Dignity that will provide complimentary dentures to doctors based on patients’ needs and challenges.

Less peroxide, more time triumph in whitening strip study

2013-04-15

A new study has pitted an experimental 9.5% H2O2 whitening strip against a 10% H2O2 strip to see which one was more effective. The researchers

Vineyard collects carbon emissions for toothpaste

2013-04-15

A French vineyard is working to reduce its carbon footprint with a strategy to capture carbon dioxide emitted during grape fermentation and convert it into

OHA receives $21K toothbrush donation

2013-04-15

Oral Health America (OHA) has received a Church & Dwight donation of nearly 5,000 Arm & Hammer Spinbrush toothbrushes to benefit the Smiles Across America

Fla. dentists help young students prepare for test

2013-04-14

Florida Dental Association (FDA) member dentists recently helped some 2,500 third-graders prepare for statewide testing by providing materials to educate the children and their families

Why don’t more U.S. orthodontists offer teeth whitening?

2013-04-14

Most orthodontists in the U.S. see patients who are interested in teeth whitening as well, but very few provide those services themselves, according to a

What caused Calif. man’s death during third-molar surgery?

2013-04-14

Authorities are looking into a San Diego man’s death last month during what was considered a routine third-molar extraction procedure. On March 21, Marek Lapinski,

Operation Smile, Smile Train partner on Rwanda Smiles

2013-04-11

Smile Train and Operation Smile are launching Rwanda Smiles, an initiative to create a cleft-free Rwanda. The joint effort is in collaboration with the government

ADA accepting grant applications for Give Kids A Smile institute

2013-04-10

The ADA is accepting applications for the Give Kids A Smile (GKAS) Community Leadership Development Institute for those interested in learning how to initiate, expand,