Tenn. dental board bans teeth-whitening kiosks
2009-01-08
Tennessee has become the latest state to take action against nondentists performing teeth whitening at the mall. The Tennessee Board of Dentistry voted on January
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Minnesota Dental Association to sponsor free dental care event in February
2009-01-07
The Minnesota Dental Association (MDA) is sponsoring an outreach effort throughout the state to provide free dental services to children whose families could otherwise not
Nomir wins patent for root canal disinfection
2009-01-07
Nomir Medical Technologies, a developer of optical energy technologies for medical applications, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a central
OralDNA partners with Midwest Dental for perio testing
2009-01-07
OralDNA Labs, a specialty diagnostics company that provides laboratory testing to the dental community, has reached an agreement to provide diagnostic testing for practices within
Dental injury may occur in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy
2009-01-06
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 7 – While dental injury during seizures is rare in patients with epilepsy, it occurs more frequently in those with
The pros and cons of owning a Cerec
2009-01-06
Editor’s note: Helaine Smith’s column, The Mouth Physician, appears regularly on the HuangshanDental.com advice and opinion page, Second Opinion. January marks two years of my
Fiber-reinforced posts win fans
2009-01-04
If fence posts in the Wild West were as reliable as today’s endodontic posts, cattle rustlers would have had to find “real” jobs. It’s a
Sonicare products discounted for some DNoA dentists
2009-01-04
Dental Network of America (DNoA) preferred network dentists in Illinois, Oklahoma, and New Mexico can now purchase Sonicare products with discounts of more than 50%,
Biolase system used for TV root canal
2008-12-29
The nationally syndicated TV show “The Doctors” is scheduled to broadcast a root canal procedure performed using Biolase’s Endolase RFT root canal therapy system on
Connecticut woman wins lawsuit over ‘horse teeth’
2008-12-28
A jury awarded nearly $200,000 to a Connecticut woman who claims her dentist promised her a celebrity smile but gave her “horse teeth” instead, according
No mistletoe kisses for perio patients
2008-12-22
The holidays offer dentists another opportunity to warn patients about the consequences of candy and soda overdoses — but exchanging kisses underneath the mistletoe, too?
Study finds flossing instruction useless
2008-12-21
Floss, floss, floss! Dentists and their staff spend a lot of time driving that simple message home to their patients. But what if it’s too
