Dux raises $7,500 from breast cancer campaign

2012-11-01

Dux Dental’s fourth annual Bib-Eze for Boob-Eze campaign has yielded a donation of $7,500 to Mammograms In Action, a nonprofit breast cancer organization. The donation

Time to add fluoride varnish to your bag of tricks?

2012-11-01

Do you remember Felix the Cat? Whenever he got in a fix, he reached into his bag of tricks. All dental professionals love having items

After Sandy: Heed boil water alerts

2012-10-31

With millions of Americans still coping with the aftermath of superstorm Sandy, many of the affected areas are under boil water alerts. “Water was and

Dental anesthesiology falls short of becoming ADA specialty

2012-10-31

Dental anesthesiology came close to becoming the 10th ADA recognized specialty but fell short last week when a majority of the House of Delegates (HOD)

Do drug holidays and CTX testing help reduce BONJ risk?

2012-10-30

Bisphosphonate-associated osteonecrosis of the jaw (BONJ) is a rare condition, but patients on long-term bisphosphonate therapy are still at risk for it. So is there

U.K. teeth-whitening law takes effect Oct. 31

2012-10-29

The British Dental Association (BDA) is urging dentists, Trading Standards officials, and the General Dental Council (GDC) to join forces to put an end to

Support grows for OHA’s Fall for Smiles program

2012-10-29

Hu-Friedy and OralDNA Labs are just two of the companies who helped sponsor this year’s Oral Health America Fall for Smiles campaign, which began in

Chinese gov’t promotes better way to smile

2012-10-29

Government officials in China are promoting a new technique for helping employees improve their smiles: chopsticks. In a course hosted by the Dalian Port Inspection

Straumann Q3 sales up; workforce cuts loom

2012-10-29

Despite a sluggish European market,Straumann saw a year-over-year increase in sales for the third quarter of 2012 (end-September 30). Even so, the company plans to

Nanoparticles reinforce clear orthodontic brackets

2012-10-28

Brackets made from clear plastic polymer used in dental correction orthodontics have produced very good results in recent years, especially in relation to the improved

Inhaled anesthesia affects kids’ brains more

2012-10-28

Children’s brains are more affected by an inhaled anesthetic than an intravenous anesthetic with increased levels of brain lactate, according to a new study conducted

Surgical recovery longer for propofol-ketamine

2012-10-28

A new study comparing the effectiveness of propofol-remifentanil and propofol-ketamine combinations for the removal of all four third molars found that the latter is a