3M ESPE has released its Sof-Lex spiral finishing and polishing wheels for dental restorations. The product gives dentists an alternative to traditional points, cups, disks,
North Dakota is considering a bill to study the idea of midlevel providers (MLPs), similar to the dental therapists who are now practicing in Minnesota.
Can you guess which states in the U.S. still do not allow dental hygienists to administer local anesthesia? Chances are, your hunch was right: States
The all-on-four dental implant treatment concept appears to be successful in the short term, according to a new systematic review in Clinical Implant Dentistry and
W. Scott Harrington, DMD, the Tulsa, OK, oral surgeon who may have exposed approximately 7,000 patients to HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C has been
The Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) has begun contacting about 100 patients treated by William Jarrod Stewart, DDS, at six dental clinics around the state
Oragenics has had its common stock approved for listing on the NYSE Euronext’s NYSE MKT. Trading is expected to commence on the NYSE MKT on
BiteDownDeals.com, a daily deal website for dental supplies and materials, is supporting Operation Smile by making contributions to the organization this week during the California
There is an ongoing debate about how to manage third molars in dentistry, particularly the risks associated with removing or not removing them once they
A team of researchers led by scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) has published a study outlining the recovery and genomic analysis, using
Bills that would pave the way for midlevel dental providers (MLPs) in Kansas have stalled in the Legislature despite advocates’ claims that they would provide
A Dallas-based investigative reporter has been working to find the source of oral health problems plaguing a number of U.S. soldiers returning from the war