Straumann reported unaudited 2008 full-year net revenue of 779 million Swiss francs ($697 million U.S.), up from 714 million francs ($639 million) in 2007. Despite
Teeth-whitening kiosks run by nondentists are tempting because of low prices, but are they encroaching on dentists’ territory? The state of Tennessee thinks so. The
Kerr will launch Herculite Ultra, a new version of Herculite composite with nanofiller, February 1, the company announced. The resin matrix of the 20-year-old Herculite
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
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
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
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
The ADA House of Delegates has adopted a resolution to support public education about consulting a licensed dentist to determine if whitening/bleaching is an appropriate
Editor’s note: Helaine Smith’s column, The Mouth Physician, appears regularly on the HuangshanDental.com advice and opinion page, Second Opinion. The majority of the cosmetic dentistry
Komet USA this week announced a new bur kit for dentists and laboratory technicians who work with zirconium, the Zirconium Abutment Preparation Diamond Kit LD
Dentsply has introduced a new line of access refinement tips, ProUltra SINE tips, which offer clinicians twice the concentration of diamonds than competing brands, according
Violins, cathedrals, waffle irons: they don’t make ’em like they used to. To that list, Jeff Brucia, D.D.S., co-director of the Foundation for Advanced Continuing