A newly filed lawsuit against the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) claims that the state’s prison system provides inadequate dental care to inmates, causing them
A South Carolina lawmaker has introduced a bill that would allow only licensed dental hygienists and dentists to do teeth whitening. Rep. Raye Felder (R-York)
Austrian researchers have developed a new generation of photoactive materials for dental filling material that hardens faster than traditional dental composites. Researchers at the Vienna
The IdentAlloy/IdentCeram Council has redesigned its website at IdentAlloy.org, adding a Patients section. The section is for people undergoing restorative procedures and can help them
A lawsuit has been filed by a teeth-whitening entrepreneur and the Institute for Justice (IJ) challenging the Georgia Board of Dentistry’s rule prohibiting nondentists from
There are those days in dentistry when a clinician must undo what’s been done because it simply did not work. The situation is common in
In a tough economy, don’t neglect cosmetic services Some dentists have been tempted to de-emphasize cosmetic dentistry in the belief that few people want it
Sulzer Mixpac’s T-Mixer disposable mixing tips now have a shorter tip, creating less waste. Mixing tips are single-use for hygienic reasons. The new blue model
Ritter Dental USA has added 12 new independent dealers, which the company is attributing to its Ritter Road Show and meetings that took place throughout
Dear Cosmetic Dentistry Insider, How can a private practice survive? HuangshanDental.com Advisory Board member Dr. David A. Landau looks at the changes in dentistry as a
A federal judge has ruled that teeth-whitening businesses in Connecticut can use LED lights that activate the peroxide used to whiten teeth, but customers must
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