AAPD wins award for dental home initiative
2010-06-20
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) has received an Award of Excellence in the 2010 Associations Advance America Awards program. AAPD received the award
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Popsicles ease kids’ discomfort after treatment with anesthesia
2010-06-20
Licking an unsweetened popsicle after dental treatment with local anesthesia reduces the feeling of discomfort and the biting of soft tissue and self-mutilation for pediatric
RTI Biologics names new execs
2010-06-20
RTI Biologics has implemented several organizational and leadership changes as part of a companywide initiative to optimize operations, improve cost effectiveness, and provide superior customer
Resin infiltration effective in clinical trials
2010-06-20
You know how to handle a frank cavity and what to do with a healthy tooth. But what about the many lesions that fall in
Dental outreach programs begin in Africa, Asia
2010-06-20
Work the World Dental Outreach 2010 has launched oral health education and outreach programs in Ghana, India, Nepal, and Tanzania. Through these programs, dental students
NY considers warning label for baby bottles, sippy cups
2010-06-20
A bill in the New York Legislature would require that baby bottles and sippy cups come with labels warning that overuse can cause caries. The
FTC charges NC dental board with anticompetitive conspiracy
2010-06-17
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has initiated an action against the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners alleging that the board is harming
Dental pulp cells show promise for stem cell banking
2010-06-17
Defined sets of factors can reprogram human cells to induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. However, many types of human cells are not easily accessible to
Carbamide peroxide good for more than just whitening
2010-06-17
Think carbamide peroxide (CP), and the first image that comes to mind are shiny, white teeth. But a new study has found that, in addition
Pulpdent website now features case studies
2010-06-17
The Pulpdent website now includes case studies from Save That Tooth, a book by Pulpdent founder Harold Berk, D.D.S. Dr. Berk practiced dentistry for almost
8-year-old’s sedation death spurs dad’s effort to change laws
2010-06-16
A Virginia man whose 8-year-old daughter died under conscious sedation during a routine dental procedure is trying to get a law passed that would require
Dental floss firm goes solar
2010-06-16
Thornton International, a manufacturer of yarn-based interdental cleaning products for people with gum diseases and dental bridges and implants, has completed installation of a solar