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DNA on dental pick gets man busted for robbery

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A Georgia man was arrested this week after his DNA was found to be a match for DNA taken from a dental floss pick dropped at the scene of an alleged 2010 armed robbery.

January 10, 2013

New toothbrush touts brushing sensor, smartphone app

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A Kentucky start-up has developed a manual toothbrush with an embedded sensor that maps brushing behavior and sends the data to an associated smartphone app via Bluetooth.

January 7, 2013

Toothbrush shuts down world's busiest airport

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A passenger's electric toothbrush is being blamed for a security alert that wreaked havoc at Hartsfield-Jackson airport in Atlanta -- considered the busiest airport in the world -- for nearly an hour today.

January 3, 2013

Dr. Fresh acquires Reach toothbrush brand

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dr. Fresh has announced its acquisition of Reach brand manual toothbrushes from the Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Division of McNeil-PPC.

December 18, 2012

Study: Vitamin D has positive impact on caries rates

By Kathy Kincade

A systematic review and meta-analysis provides decades of evidence that vitamin D can play a role in lowering rates of dental caries, especially among children. Are the findings enough to overcome years of mixed interpretation of the scientific evidence by government and professional groups?

December 4, 2012

Equity firm to buy Young Innovations for $300M

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Young Innovations has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Linden Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm.

December 3, 2012

Leaders in Dentistry: Dr. Margherita Fontana

By Rob Goszkowski

Margherita Fontana, DDS, PhD, has launched an ambitious plan to create a tool that will screen children at high risk for dental caries. DrBicuspid.com spoke with her to learn about this project, for which she received a Presidential Early Career Award, and to get her thoughts about the role of CAMBRA in dentistry today.

December 2, 2012

Plackers donates flossers to Ronald McDonald Houses

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Plackers has donated more than 75,000 of its Micro Mint disposable flossers for families staying at Ronald McDonald Houses in Texas, California, Louisiana, and Missouri.

November 29, 2012

Septodont gives $135K in sealants to NCOHF

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Septodont has donated nearly $135,000 in Toothfairy Pit & Fissure Sealant Kits to National Children's Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF) to help prevent pediatric dental disease and promote children's oral health.

November 26, 2012

Ad imagines dental floss found on Mars

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A new ad from the National Flossing Council imagines that the Mars Curiosity Rover found dental floss on Mars, providing proof that intelligent life once lived on the planet.

November 25, 2012

Eco-friendly toothbrushes clean mouths, reduce landfill

By Rabia Mughal

Two companies have recently launched eco-friendly toothbrushes in an attempt to reduce the amount of plastic sent to the landfills via disposable plastic toothbrushes. The Eco-Dentistry Association calls it an exciting trend.

November 25, 2012

Dental flosser turns 40, Plackers to give away $40K

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The disposable dental flosser turns 40 this year, and Plackers is running the Plackers 40th Anniversary Match and Win Game with a grand prize of $40,000 to mark the occasion.

November 13, 2012

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