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NY man gets $9.8M in tooth extraction lawsuit

By Donna Domino

A New York jury has awarded $9.8 million in a malpractice lawsuit filed by a man who was hospitalized following a third-molar extraction. The patient's dentist and oral surgeon were found liable for his injuries and for failing to obtain informed consent.

October 15, 2012

Va. to pay family $100K in VCU sedation death

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Virginia will pay $100,000 to the family of a 6-year-old boy who died while under sedation at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Dental Faculty Practice in Richmond last year, NBC12 reported.

October 11, 2012

3Shape sets up shop in S. Calif.

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

3Shape has opened a new office in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, near Los Angeles.

October 10, 2012

CDA journal reviews diode laser curettage

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

This month's issue of the Journal of the California Dental Association focuses on various topics including diode laser curettage for the treatment of periodontitis, the California Dental Association (CDA) announced.

October 10, 2012

Study: Age of titanium key to implant success

By Rob Goszkowski

In a new study in Implant Dentistry, researchers from Yonsei University in Korea and the University of California, Los Angeles warn dental professionals that titanium becomes significantly less effective at bonding to bone when it is as little as 4 weeks old.

October 9, 2012

New Cosmedent website offers tips on composites

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Cosmedent has launched dentalcomposites.com, a new website dedicated to composite dentistry.

October 8, 2012

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

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