Dental Business: Page 485

Biolase to sell dental lasers in Russia

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Biolase Technology has received approval from the Federal Service of Health Care and Social Development Control in Russia to sell its Waterlase iPlus all-tissue dental laser systems and iLase portable dental laser systems throughout the Russian Federation.

September 12, 2011

Ind. dental association endorses ProSites

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dental website provider ProSites has been selected by the Indiana Dental Association (IDA) as the preferred website design company for the association's 2,800 member dentists.

September 12, 2011

DOCS Education updates sedation information website

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

DOCS Education has recently revamped SedationRegulations.com, a free website that summarizes each U.S. state or Canadian province's sedation dentistry regulations, to demystify sedation regulations for dentists.

September 12, 2011

Calif. dentist's secret weapon for anxious patients: Her dog

By Donna Domino

What's the best way to calm kids and anxious patients in the dental chair? Music, aromatherapy, sedatives, nitrous oxide? How about man's best friend? A California dentist's pet pug helps ease frayed nerves, and some patients insist on having him in their lap.

September 12, 2011

Reality Engineering opens Reno sales office

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Reality Engineering, which makes visually interactive products for the dental market, has moved its sales office to Reno, NV, according to a story by nnbw.com.

September 11, 2011

European group takes on oral health issues

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Partners from public health associations, dental education, and businesses have launched the European Platform for Better Oral Health, designed to help improve oral healthcare and reduce the cost of oral diseases in Europe.

September 11, 2011

Idaho dental hygiene program is accepting patients

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The College of Southern Idaho Dental Hygiene Program is accepting patients to help students hone their skills, according to a story on MagicValley.com.

September 11, 2011

Ga. dental board to reconsider hygienist proposal

By Donna Domino

The Georgia Board of Dentistry has rejected as written a proposed rule change that would have required a dentist's exam and written authorization before public health hygienists could provide basic preventive services in schools, community health centers, and prisons.

September 11, 2011

Dos and don'ts for customer service: Give encouragement and compliments to patients

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

If patients are doing a great job sitting still for a lengthy procedure, let them know with a compliment. They may have no idea whether they're being a good patient or not. They'll appreciate it and feel better about the appointment.

September 11, 2011

FDA advisers consider time limit for bone drugs

By Reuters Health

ADELPHI, Md. (Reuters) - U.S. health advisers are considering a time limit for taking a class of drugs used by millions of women to prevent bone fractures, due to concerns over unusual fractures linked to the medicines and possible higher cancer rates.

September 8, 2011

FDA panels want revised labels on bisphosphonate drugs

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Manufacturers of bisphosphonate drugs such as Fosamax and Zometa should make changes to their product labeling to reduce the risk of bone fractures, two U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panels concluded Friday.

September 8, 2011

J&J to modify some toothbrush whitening claims

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus has recommended that Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products modify certain claims for its Reach Total Care + Whitening toothbrush to clarify that the brush whitens teeth through the abrasive action rather than through bleaching.

September 8, 2011

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