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Vita celebrates 50th anniversary of VMK

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Vita Metal Keramik (VMK), Vita is offering limited edition porcelain kits for VM9, VM13, and VMK Master veneering material.

October 8, 2012

Modified dental drill uses music to soothe fears

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

An Indonesian dentist has developed a dental handpiece that uses music to drown out the instrument's traditional high-pitch whine.

October 7, 2012

DentalEZ to debut new compressors at ADA 2012

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

DentalEZ Group will unveil its new RAMVAC Osprey line of dental air compressors during the 2012 ADA Annual Session, October 18-20, in San Francisco.

October 7, 2012

Portable XRF analyzer IDs value of dental scrap

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Olympus has introduced a portable device that uses x-ray fluorescence (XRF) for chemical analysis and determining the purity of precious metals, including those used in dentistry.

October 7, 2012

BPA metabolites to blame for endocrine disruption?

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A new study from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine has piled on more concerns about the effects of bisphenol A (BPA) on the human body after it has been ingested.

October 4, 2012

Danish firm takes dental care into the workplace

By Rob Goszkowski

Joshua Perry, founder of Onsite Dental, made his first foray into dentistry at a Silicon Valley mobile dentistry start-up. Now he is finding success in Europe, where in-office care already had a foothold, by helping dentists treat patients where they work.

October 4, 2012