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

Medline VAPrevent oral care system easier to use

2012-01-04

Medline has enhanced its VAPrevent oral care program, which was created to help clinicians complete oral care on ventilated patients to reduce the risk of

Probiotic ice cream may help fight caries

2012-01-04

Probiotic ice cream statistically reduced the levels of microorganisms associated with caries in saliva, according to a study in Acta Odontologica Scandinavica (November 2011, Vol.