ProDrive Systems has introduced new turbines designed for KaVo Dental 630, 640, and 647/649 SuperTorque handpieces. The turbines ProDrive already offers for KaVo models are
“Do patients with a broken arm expect the doctor to give them a prosthetic arm?” — Gerald Glickman, D.D.S., M.S., M.B.A., president, American Association of
Straumann has issued a call for submissions for the André Schroeder Research Prize, an annual award worth 20,000 Swiss francs ($20,000 U.S.) in cash. First
With the increasing desire for superwhite smiles, at-home dentist-supervised tooth bleaching has become quite common. To increase the longevity and effectiveness of whitening, manufacturers of
Rules published this week by the Louisiana State Board of Dentistry would require mobile dentists to talk to children’s guardians before treating them. The board
Advances in digital technologies are giving Northern Arizona University (NAU) dental hygiene students plenty to smile about. “NAU is not on the cutting edge. …
Troikaa Pharmaceuticals has introduced Xynova Endo, a lidocaine lozenge for customized endoscopy procedures. The product is useful for anesthetizing a patient’s oral cavity or mouth
An orthodontic device that uses vibration therapy to speed tooth movement in conjunction with conventional orthodontic treatment is undergoing clinical testing at the University of
Florida dentist Andrew Martineau, D.M.D., is showing his appreciation for the University of Florida’s football team with a toothpaste he has named Gator Paste in
A new exhibit at the Children’s Museum of Wilmington in North Carolina focuses on dental hygiene. In the ToothaSaurus Pediatric Dentistry Exhibit, which opened September
Powder-liquid crown and bridge cements are stronger than paste-paste cements, University of Washington researchers report in the Journal of the American Dental Association (September 2009,
A Texas man is suing Cephalon, alleging that the company’s Actiq fentanyl lollipops — prescribed as a painkiller for cancer patients — rotted his teeth,