Dental Business: Page 418

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
CDS tool connects Chicago residents and dentists
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Chicago Dental Society (CDS) Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to access to dental care and dental education, has released a new online tool to help metro Chicago residents find dental clinics in their area.
September 20, 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
UF dentistry admin accused of relationship with resident
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
An administrator at the University of Florida (UF) College of Dentistry has been disciplined after a relationship with a resident was deemed inappropriate, according to an article in the Gainesville Sun.
September 18, 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
DentaQuest bolsters U.S. dental safety net programs
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The DentaQuest Foundation has chosen five new state/regional primary care associations (PCAs) to participate in the Strengthening the Oral Health Safety Net Initiative.
September 18, 2012
NY dentist sues Yelp over bad reviews
By Donna Domino
A Manhattan cosmetic dentist is suing Yelp over bad reviews, claiming the site lists only defamatory reviews and filters out positive ones. The negative reviews have cost him hundreds of thousands of dollars while boosting Yelp's website traffic, according to the complaint.
September 18, 2012
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State regulations for child care centers weak on oral health
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Child care center regulations in most states don't support the health standards set by the American Academy of Pediatrics, missing opportunities to prevent dental caries and obesity among millions of young children, according to a study in Pediatric Dentistry.
September 17, 2012
NYU appoints new chair of endodontics
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Asgeir Sigurdsson, DDS, an expert on the treatment of dental trauma and pulpal pain, has been appointed the new chair of the New York University College of Dentistry's Dr. I.N. and Sally Quartararo Department of Endodontics.
September 17, 2012
Carestream releases CS PracticeWorks v7.5
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Carestream Dental has released CS PracticeWorks v7.5, the latest version of its practice management software.
September 17, 2012
JDE study authors clarify dental therapist analysis
By Howard Bailit, DMD, PhD, and Tryfon Beazoglou, PhD
Researchers from the University of Connecticut Health Center published three studies in last month's Journal of Dental Education (JDE) on the financial impact of dental therapists. Here they clarify some of the statements made in DrBicuspid.com's analysis of those studies.
September 17, 2012
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