Aspen Dental teams with OHA on elder oral health
2010-07-20
More than 250 Aspen Dental practices in 20 states are teaming up with Oral Health America (OHA) to raise awareness about the oral health issues
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Fla. dental professor: Sarrell clinic an educational model
2010-07-19
Frank Catalanotto, D.M.D., a professor and chair of the department of community dentistry and behavioral science at the University of Florida, is so impressed by
Visual caries assessment OK prior to applying sealants
2010-07-19
Visual exams are appropriate and adequate when it comes to assessing caries prior to placing sealants, particularly in school-based sealant programs, according to a study
Denture retention system shows promise
2010-07-19
A new conical retention system was 100% successful in retaining dentures in a study reported in Quintessence International (June 2010, Vol. 41:6, pp. 489-495). Researchers
ProDrive adds push-button turbine system
2010-07-15
ProDrive Systems has expanded its line of upgrade turbines with a new push-button turbine system for Midwest Quiet-Air high-speed handpieces. In addition to the new
Amoxicillin in endo sealers reduces E. faecalis
2010-07-15
Endodontic sealers mixed with amoxicillin inhibited the growth of Enterococcus faecalis significantly greater than sealers without amoxicillin, according to a study in the Journal of
Canadian kids wait too long for dental treatment
2010-07-14
Canadian children who need dental treatment wait far too long to receive that care, according to the Wait Time Alliance’s 2010 Report Card, released in
Unique tooth desensitizer hits U.S. market
2010-07-14
Nuline Pharmaceuticals’ Remesense tooth desensitizer, introduced internationally in 2008, is now available in the U.S. Remesense features a tray and impregnated foam strips that, according
Cleft charity featured on ‘The Doctors’ TV show
2010-07-14
Cleft charity Smile Train traveled to India in March to perform free cleft palate surgeries, and footage from that trip was aired in an episode
Baseball star joins OHA campaign against smokeless tobacco
2010-07-14
Oral Health America (OHA) recently teamed up with John Danks, pitcher for the Chicago White Sox Major League Baseball team, to film a public service
Nonprofit seeks candidates for orthodontic treatment
2010-07-14
Smiles Change Lives (SCL), a nonprofit organization that provides affordable orthodontics for low-income families in the U.S., is seeking applicants to receive orthodontic treatment. Applicants
Tea contains more fluoride than once thought
2010-07-13
Black tea may contain higher concentrations of fluoride than previously thought, which could pose problems for heavy tea drinkers, said researchers from the Medical College