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Milestone to provide STA system to Fla. dental clinics
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Milestone Scientific will provide Towncare Dental Partnership with its Single Tooth Anesthesia (STA) system through a new distributor agreement that covers all of Towncare's dental offices in Florida.
January 24, 2011
$450K grant to aid NYU dental implant research
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
New York University College of Dentistry (NYUCD) received a gift from Dentsply International of more than $450,000 to promote research in implant dentistry.
January 24, 2011
Politics prompt permanent end to U.S. Pentothal production
By Rob Goszkowski
Concerns about liability for Pentothal being used in prison executions and production issues have compelled Hospira -- the only U.S. manufacturer of the anesthetic -- to permanently discontinue production of the drug.
January 24, 2011
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Confounding lesions make oral cancer harder to detect
By Kathy Kincade
SAN FRANCISCO - While commercial autofluorescence devices can help clinicians identify premalignant lesions in the oral cavity, the prevalence of confounding lesions increases the rate of false positives, according to researchers at this week's SPIE BiOS meeting.
January 23, 2011
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e-learning tools can enhance dental radiology education
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Online learning dramatically improved dental students' radiology exam scores, according to a study in the Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Surgery.
January 20, 2011
UN meeting in Japan will focus on mercury
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Mercury, the main ingredient in amalgam dental material, will be the subject of a United Nations conference to be held in Chiba, Japan, January 24-28, 2011.
January 20, 2011
How social media can help -- and hurt -- your practice
By Rod Franklin
The expanding world of social media offers dentists some real advantages in terms of potential market reach, but it is also fraught with legal caveats, according to presenters at the recent Rocky Mountain Dental Convention.
January 19, 2011
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Biolase launches new all-tissue laser
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Biolase has launched the Waterlase iPlus System dual-wavelength all-tissue laser.
January 19, 2011
FDA warns Dentsply about advertising violations
By Rob Goszkowski
In what is being characterized as "serious" violations, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to Dentsply for misbranding its localized anesthetic Oraqix in a journal ad and professional mailers.
January 18, 2011
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Do oxalates ease dentin hypersensitivity?
By Rob Goszkowski
A systematic review of oxalate treatments for dentin hypersensitivity suggests that oxalates were no more effective than a placebo, and the review authors take much of the previous research to task for "lax methods" used in assessing efficacy.
January 18, 2011
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Mich. health agency keeps eye on CT purchases
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A health planning agency in Western Michigan is considering a request for a dental CT scanner from a Mecosta County dental practice. If approved, it would become the seventh dental CT scanner in use in Western Michigan, according to a story in the Michigan Business Review.
January 17, 2011
Dental implant firm announces IPO terms
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
BioHorizons, a manufacturer of dental implants, said it expects to raise $90 million by offering 5.6 million shares at a price range of $15 to $17 in its initial public offering (IPO).
January 17, 2011
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