Heraeus Kulzer has added the heat-curing Paladon ultra and cold-curing PalaXpress ultra fracture-resistant acrylics to its Pala line of denture-related products. Paladon ultra allows implant
Effective December 1, the Louisiana Medicaid program is now reimbursing physicians for applying fluoride varnish twice each year to the teeth of Medicaid recipients between
The University of Florida has decided to discontinue the use of chloral hydrate following the 2010 death of a 5-year-old Florida boy who was sedated
It happens more often than any of us would like to think. A patient enters a healthcare facility for a minor procedure, but leaves with
A legal dispute is heating up between 3M and Ivoclar Vivadent over a U.S. patent issued to Ivoclar in 1999 covering polymer-based restoratives materials. On
A federal judge has appointed a law professor to oversee settlement talks in hundreds of lawsuits filed against Merck in the U.S. alleging that its
Sheila Tan, vice president of marketing and chief marketing officer of Align Technology, has left the company. On an interim basis, President and CEO Thomas
Vident has signed onto the IdentAlloy/IdentCeram Council’s program to certify the material content of its products. Laboratories will now get certificates attesting to the content
The British Association of Clinical Dental Technology (BACDT) has launched an online directory and information resource to help denture patients. The website, DentureProfessionals.org, includes a
Sigma Labs has filed a patent for a new manufacturing technology that appears to significantly improve integration between dental implants and bone. The technique could
One out of 20 dental offices in Los Angeles County have a blanket policy of refusing dental services to people living with HIV/AIDS, according to
Australian dentists are reporting a boom in cosmetic dentistry, with some practices experiencing a 60% increase in demand, according to a story in the Age
