Dental Hygiene: Page 370

New compressor yields cleaner air, higher capacity
By Rob Goszkowski
The RAMVAC Osprey compressor from DentalEZ may represent a shift in compressor technology for the dental industry. After learning how many contaminants can collect in compressors' air receivers, the company doubled down on hygiene for its latest design.
December 30, 2012
2012 12 24 12 39 44 955 Dental Ez Osprey Compressor 70
Woman aspirates drill bit during implant surgery
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A 60-year-old woman undergoing dental implant surgery had to have her dentist's drill bit removed from her right lung after it fell into her mouth and she swallowed it, according to an article in the Local.
December 27, 2012
New research reveals genetic mutations of head/neck cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
New findings regarding the genetic mutations that cause head and neck cancer may lead to new therapies, according to collaborative research presented in November at the 2012 Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium in New York City.
December 25, 2012
Water fluoridation in Portland, Ore., up for vote in 2013
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The citizens of Portland, OR, will vote one year sooner on whether fluoride should be added to the city's drinking water.
December 25, 2012
Oral Cancer Foundation wins nonprofit award
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Oral Cancer Foundation has been honored as the 2012 top-rated nonprofit organization by GreatNonprofits.
December 23, 2012
LED Medical raises $1.2M through share offering
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
LED Medical Diagnostics, parent company of LED Dental, has raised $1.2 million for product development, inventory, and working capital through another private placement of company shares.
December 23, 2012
Roland names new president
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Roland DGA has announced changes to its management team, including a new president and the promotion of the company's current president to an international role with parent company Roland DG of Hamamatsu, Japan.
December 23, 2012
Study: Obesity not linked with caries in kids
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Overweight children are not more likely to have caries, but behaviors can increase their risk of dental problems, according to a new study in Caries Research.
December 23, 2012
Dos and don'ts for implant treatment
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Dental implants are an enormous growth opportunity for practices. Yet many general dentists perform fewer than 10 implant cases in a given year.
December 23, 2012
2014 02 13 13 44 50 61 Practice Success200x200
Perio treatment may lower risk of preterm birth
By Rabia Mughal
A new systematic review in the Journal of Periodontology has found that pregnant women who are at high risk for preterm birth and have periodontal disease may be able to lower their risk by getting scaling and root planing treatment.
December 23, 2012
2009 05 19 09 23 26 920 Pregnant Woman 70
Straumann wins litigation over dental implant claims
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Straumann has won two important legal battles against DRS International, a maker of dental implants that has been claiming its components are compatible with, and equivalent to, Straumann originals.
December 20, 2012
Australian research grant targets oral cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Hans Zoellner, BDS, PhD, an associate professor and head of oral pathology at the University of Sydney, has been awarded the 2012 Australian Dental Industry Association Research Grant.
December 20, 2012
Previous Page
Page 370 of 587
Next Page