Water Pik launches Facebook campaign to support AAPD program

2011-02-21

Water Pik will donate $1 for every new “Like” it receives on the Waterpik Oral Health Facebook page up to $5,000 to benefit the American

Tenn. lawmakers: Stop promoting water fluoridation

2011-02-17

A group of Tennessee lawmakers worried about fluoride’s possible ill effects is asking health officials to stop promoting water fluoridation, according to a story by

Study links perio disease and atherosclerosis

2011-02-17

By using fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) to measure metabolic activity, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School have found a link between

Study gives Venus White high marks

2011-02-17

The Venus White Pro at-home teeth-whitening system whitens teeth up to 8.4 shades with virtually no sensitivity, according to a study conducted by researchers at

Buyer’s Guide Update: Anesthetic products and delivery systems

2011-02-17

Dear Buyer’s Guide Update Member, Fear of pain and injections are among the key reasons people avoid going to the dentist. But thanks to many

DentalEZ adds new features to DEZiree website

2011-02-17

DentalEZ has added three new features to its DEZiree the Dental Hygienist website. Visitors to the site can now send free DEZiree online greeting cards

Orabrush uses social media to make millions

2011-02-16

Orabrush, which manufactures a tongue scraper designed to remove bacteria, has closed a new funding round of $2.5 million thanks to a social media blitz,

Crosstex acquires ConFirm

2011-02-16

Crosstex has purchased the sterilization monitoring business of ConFirm Monitoring Systems. Crosstex’s Sure-Check sterilization pouches have patent-pending class 4 internal/external multivariable indicators that validate all

Isolite to launch smaller mouthpiece

2011-02-16

Isolite Systems will launch a small, deep vestibule (DV) mouthpiece for its dental isolation technology at the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting in Chicago next

Discus Dental to debut new soft-tissue laser

2011-02-15

Discus Dental will launch the newest member of its laser family, the SL3 soft-tissue diode laser, at the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting next week.

European firms develop eco-friendly toothpaste tube

2011-02-15

Using sustainable bioplastics developed by a German company, a Swedish natural toothpaste maker has partnered with a Swedish tube manufacturer to produce a biodegradable toothpaste

Study questions role of orthodontic lateral cephalograms

2011-02-15

Uncertainty surrounds the need for lateral cephalometric radiographs in orthodontic treatment planning, according to a new study in the American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial