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Water fluoridation in Portland, Ore., up for vote in 2013

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The citizens of Portland, OR, will vote one year sooner on whether fluoride should be added to the city's drinking water.

December 25, 2012

Roland names new president

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Roland DGA has announced changes to its management team, including a new president and the promotion of the company's current president to an international role with parent company Roland DG of Hamamatsu, Japan.

December 23, 2012

Study: Obesity not linked with caries in kids

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Overweight children are not more likely to have caries, but behaviors can increase their risk of dental problems, according to a new study in Caries Research.

December 23, 2012

Dos and don'ts for implant treatment

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

Dental implants are an enormous growth opportunity for practices. Yet many general dentists perform fewer than 10 implant cases in a given year.

December 23, 2012

Tooth analysis reveals ancient migration patterns

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Researchers from Queen Mary, University of London are using an x-ray diffraction technique to study the development of children's teeth and track migration patterns of our ancestors.

December 20, 2012

Straumann wins litigation over dental implant claims

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Straumann has won two important legal battles against DRS International, a maker of dental implants that has been claiming its components are compatible with, and equivalent to, Straumann originals.

December 20, 2012

Align Technology announces 2013 research award program

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Align Technology has extended its funding of the Align Research Award Program for a fourth consecutive year for universities in North America and a third year for international universities.

December 20, 2012

CDA Foundation to help fund fluoridation project

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The California Dental Association (CDA) Foundation has approved $500,000 from its restricted fluoridation funds to be used to support a new Santa Clara Valley Water District community water fluoridation system.

December 19, 2012

Jensen Dental releases WX millable dental wax

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Jensen Dental has released Jensen WX millable dental wax, a frame-based product for Jensen and 3M ESPE Lava certified mills.

December 19, 2012

San Jose approves next step of fluoridation plan

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

After sourcing $6.6 million in funding for water fluoridation in November with a public-private partnership, the Santa Clara Valley Water District in California this week endorsed a funding plan to fluoridate the water supply for most of San Jose, the largest U.S. city without fluoridated water.

December 18, 2012

Pacific Dental expands support for Sirona products

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Sirona and Patterson Dental have extended and expanded their technology partnership with Pacific Dental Services.

December 18, 2012

How will new medical device tax affect U.S. dentistry?

By Donna Domino

While most products made by U.S. dental labs will not be subject to the new federal medical device excise tax, sleep apnea devices, snore guards, and the materials and components that labs use to make many items will be subject to the 2.3% tax. In addition, labs and dentists will likely be forced to pass on the increased cost to their customers.

December 18, 2012

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