N. Ireland may eliminate free orthodontic care
2012-01-15
Most parents in Northern Ireland will be expected to pay for their children’s braces under new proposals designed to reduce pressure on National Health Service
dental specialties
Ormco offers productivity advice for orthodontists
2012-01-15
Ormco Orthodontics is offering tips to orthodontists to help increase the value of their services. Nearly 70% of adults are interested in improving their smiles,
Mydent donates to ADA’s Give Kids A Smile program
2012-01-11
Mydent International is donating several of its products to ADA’s Give Kids A Smile (GKAS) program for an event that will take place on February
Study yields new qualification for kids at risk for caries
2012-01-11
School-based fluoride mouth rinse (FMR) programs offer substantial caries-prevention benefits to children in high-risk schools over the long term, according to a study in the
Mont. dentist fined for writing prescriptions for colleague
2012-01-11
A Billings, MT, dentist who has worked with the underserved was disciplined and fined $4,000 for writing prescriptions for a colleague’s patients, according to a
New toothpaste substitutes cocoa extract for fluoride
2012-01-10
A New Orleans start-up has developed a toothpaste that uses a naturally occurring compound found in cocoa instead of fluoride to help strengthen teeth. Theodent
Align releases Invisalign Express 5
2012-01-09
Align Technology has released Invisalign Express 5, an option for minor crowding, spacing, or orthodontic relapse treatments requiring five or fewer stages of Invisalign aligners.
Va. community college closes hygiene program
2012-01-09
The Central Virginia Community College in Lynchburg is temporarily shutting down a program that provided free oral hygiene care to the underserved. Dental hygiene students
Align offers Invisalign in Russia, Middle East
2012-01-08
Align Technology has received a product registration certificate for the Invisalign system from the Federal Service on Surveillance in Healthcare and Social Development of the
Nasal spray anesthesia to begin phase III trials
2012-01-08
St. Renatus, the Colorado start-up founded to commercialize a new needle-free dental anesthetic, has secured up to $3.5 million from an angel investment group and
DenMat acquires Discus Dental restoratives products
2012-01-05
DenMat Holdings has acquired Discus Dental’s restoratives and impressions portfolios from Royal Philips Electronics. These products include Splash and Precision impression materials; Vanilla Bite, Chocolate
Nanocrystals make dentures stronger
2012-01-05
Researchers from the Otto-Schott-Institute for Glass Chemistry have developed a novel glass ceramic for dentistry that they believe is suitable for dentures and other restorative
