AGD responds to Pew report on ER dental care
2012-02-29
The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) said the Pew Center on the States’ new report highlighting the increasing number of Americans visiting hospital emergency rooms
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Heraeus launches posterior tooth implant line
2012-02-28
Heraeus Kulzer has introduced the Mondial 8i-5 degree posterior tooth line to the U.S. market. Designed to meet the requirements of implant and geriatric prosthetics
ADA responds to latest Pew report
2012-02-28
The ADA agrees with much of the report, A Costly Dental Destination, released February 28 by the Pew Center on the States. The report points
Invention could protect toothbrushes from germs
2012-02-28
A New York inventor has received a patent for a storage container that could help protect toothbrushes from bathroom germs. The “Tooth Brush Buddy” would
Hygienist sues dentist over unpaid overtime
2012-02-27
A dental hygienist in Texas is suing her former employer claiming she was not paid for overtime hours despite consistently working more than 40 hours
NCOHF creates tooth fairy ‘kids club’
2012-02-27
With a little help from Brady Reiter, young star of the new movie Tooth Fairy 2, the National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF) has launched
More people going to ERs with preventable dental problems
2012-02-27
State budgets already strained by the recession are shouldering an extra burden to cover expensive emergency room (ER) treatment for toothaches and other avoidable dental
AAE promotes Root Canal Awareness Week
2012-02-27
The American Association of Endodontists is gearing up for the 2012 Root Canal Awareness Week (March 25-31), a national effort to raise awareness of endodontists.
NJ dental board to decide teeth-whitening case
2012-02-27
The New Jersey dental board should decide if teeth-whitening services offered by nondentists at mall kiosks and beauty salons constitutes the practice of dentistry, a
New oral bacterium linked to heart disease, meningitis
2012-02-27
Researchers have found a new bacterium, thought to be a common inhabitant of the oral cavity, that could cause serious disease if it enters the
Ultradent to distribute Triodent products
2012-02-27
Ultradent Products will become the exclusive U.S. distributor of Triodent products beginning April 1, according to the companies. Triodent’s flagship product is the V3 Sectional
Biolase expands dental laser line
2012-02-27
Biolase Technology introduced a new line of Waterlase all-tissue lasers last week at the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting. Biolase said the Waterlase MDX lasers
