Hygiene instructor named to Ind. dental board
2012-07-22
Jennifer Bartek, MS, LDH, CDA, instructor in dental hygiene at the University of Southern Indiana (USI), has been appointed by Gov. Mitch Daniels to a
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Dental coalition urges analysis of sugar-sweetened beverages
2012-07-22
Sixteen dental organizations have asked the White House to commission a U.S. Surgeon General’s report on relationships between specific dietary practices and oral diseases. “We
UCLA gets $9M to increase dental care for kids
2012-07-22
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry has received $9 million from the child advocacy group First 5 LA to increase dental
AACD offers patient videos
2012-07-22
The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) is offering its members free patient education videos. The videos are customized for members’ practices and can be
Study IDs ‘best’ technique for ECC risk assessment
2012-07-22
A study comparing four approaches for identifying children younger than 3 years old who are at significant risk for developing early childhood caries (ECC) has
ECC assessment tools compared; what if a patient breaks your chair?
2012-07-22
Dear DrBicuspid Member, Is one early childhood caries (ECC) risk-assessment technique better than the rest? A study in the current Journal of the American Dental
Ariz. dentists can do Botox, dermal fillers
2012-07-22
Arizona dentists are now permitted to perform Botox and dermal filler procedures following a recent vote by the state’s Board of Dental Examiners. Botox and
Researchers move closer to growing teeth
2012-07-19
To create a tooth in the laboratory, a detailed recipe to instruct cells to differentiate toward proper lineages and form dental cells is needed. However,
Ivoclar Vivadent, 3M settle patent litigation
2012-07-19
Ivoclar Vivadent and 3M have settled their respective patent lawsuits in Germany and the U.S. involving polymer-based restoratives materials. Ivoclar alleged that the 3M Filtek
Align Technology Q2 profits double
2012-07-19
Align Technology reported revenues of $145.6 million for the second quarter of 2012 (end-June 30), a 21.2% increase over revenues of $120.1 million for the
Delta Dental of Iowa donation aids kids’ oral health
2012-07-18
The Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation has donated 8,400 toothbrushes, tubes of toothpaste, and floss dispensers to the Iowa Head Start Association as part of
Colgate must discontinue misleading toothpaste ad in U.K.
2012-07-18
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), an independent regulator of the advertising industry in the U.K., is taking issue with an advertisement for Colgate-Palmolive’s Colgate Total