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Study favors high-resolution caries detection tools
By Kathy Kincade
Numerous studies have considered whether fluorescence devices as adjuncts to visual exams can improve the early detection of caries, and the debate continues over the clinical effectiveness of these devices. Now a new study in Compendium concludes that high-resolution fluorescence tools can make a difference.
September 26, 2012
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Univ. of Maryland gets $16M grant for head/neck pain study
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Maryland School of Dentistry has been awarded $16 million by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to fund the next five years of an ongoing study examining the root causes of chronic head and neck pain conditions.
September 25, 2012
Gendex imaging bus makes its last stop
By Kathy Kincade
As part of the Experience Gendex marketing campaign, launched in August 2011 to promote the release of three new dental imaging products, the big, blue bus has logged more than 50,000 miles while crisscrossing the U.S. and Canada. This week the tour comes to an end in Bucyrus, OH, home of the lucky winner of the Experience Gendex GXDP-700 sweepstakes.
September 25, 2012
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Henry Schein's Blu-Bite now in berry flavor
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Henry Schein is introducing a new berry flavor for Blu-Bite HP, a mousse-like, vinyl polysiloxane material for bite registration, copying transfers, and primary impression with bite trays.
September 24, 2012
ADA calls on dentists to fight Rx abuse
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The ADA is voicing its support for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's fifth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on September 29 by urging dentists to counsel their patients on how to safely secure and dispose of unused, unwanted, or expired pharmaceuticals.
September 24, 2012
Dentists warned of unapproved dental products on eBay
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.K. Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency today warned people and dental staff to be wary when buying dental equipment from the Internet after its enforcement investigators seized a number of potentially dangerous fake dental instruments.
September 20, 2012
Study: Loupes should be used more in dental hygiene school
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
While the advantages of loupes are generally acknowledged, U.S. educational programs in dental hygiene seem slow to adopt and require the use of loupes, according to a study in the Journal of Dental Hygiene.
September 20, 2012
Calif. dentist faces trial in disabled son's death
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Coalinga, CA, dentist whose developmentally disabled son died after the dentist gave him Valium and morphine before treating an abscessed tooth has been ordered to stand trial by a Fresno County Superior Court judge.
September 20, 2012
Ultrathin 'artificial enamel' may have myriad dental uses
By Rob Goszkowski
Japanese researchers have created an ultrathin, flexible hydroxyapatite sheet that could have several applications in restorative and cosmetic dentistry, from preventing decay and restoring enamel to giving teeth a whiter appearance.
September 20, 2012
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DrBicuspid.com Imaging & CAD/CAM Insider
By Kathy Kincade
September 19, 2012
FDA OKs Zimmer's implant description 'osseoincorporation'
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Zimmer Dental has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to use the term "osseoincorporation" in describing the bone-healing process made possible with its Zimmer Trabecular Metal dental implant.
September 19, 2012
Carestream, XCPT partner on treatment planning, patient ed.
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Carestream Dental has formed a new partnership with XCPT, a software company that provides oral health practitioners with treatment planning and patient education solutions.
September 18, 2012
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