VA dental clinic chief suspended
2010-06-30
The chief of dental services at the John Cochran St. Louis Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center has been placed on administrative leave after the hospital
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Orthodontic patients should help in treatment planning
2010-06-30
Patients should play a role in formulating orthodontic retention plans, according to a new study (Angle Orthodontist, July 2010, Vol. 80:4, pp. 656-661). Researchers from
VA clinic patients may have been exposed to hepatitis, HIV
2010-06-29
Failure to properly clean dental instruments may have put more than 1,800 patients at a Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic at risk for hepatitis and HIV.
‘David After Dentist’ family to make dental scrubs
2010-06-29
The DeVore family — famous for videotaping son David under the influence of dental anesthesia and posting it on the Internet — has signed a
Wisc. Mission of Mercy provides $900K in free care
2010-06-28
The Wisconsin Dental Association (WDA) and WDA Foundation’s second Mission of Mercy exceeded its patient goal with 2,038 children and adults receiving more than $900,000
Hormone may be key to regenerating teeth
2010-06-27
A new peptide embedded in a soft gel or a thin, flexible film and placed next to dental decay encourages cells inside the teeth to
Merck loses retrial of Fosamax/ONJ case
2010-06-27
Merck has been ordered to pay $8 million in compensatory damages to a 72-year-old woman who claimed the company’s bisphosphonate drug Fosamax caused her to
Cause determined in young patient’s death
2010-06-27
A 6-year-old Virginia boy who died after undergoing anesthesia for a dental procedure died of an irregular heartbeat caused by removal of the breathing tube,
New bone graft material targets perio defects
2010-06-27
IFGL Bio Ceramics has launched BioGraft HABG Active, a synthetic bone graft material based on hydroxyapatite and calcium phosphosilicate glass. The material is ideal for
Ultrasound finds early perio disease
2010-06-24
High-frequency, high-resolution ultrasound shows “great potential” as a noninvasive, nonionizing imaging technique for the early diagnosis of severe periodontal disease, according to researchers from West
Alaska law adds to Medicaid coverage for dentures
2010-06-23
A bill signed into law by Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell allows eligible Medicaid recipients to access two years’ worth of adult dental Medicaid benefits when
Are cosmetic procedures being overprescribed?
2010-06-23
The perfect Hollywood smile is in high demand these days. But is this trend prompting dentists to overprescribe cosmetic procedures? Recent news reports have raised
