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Smoking during radiation treatments hurts survival rates
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Smokers who continue to smoke while undergoing radiation treatments for head and neck cancer fare significantly worse than those who quit smoking before therapy, according to a new study.
February 16, 2011
Isolite to launch smaller mouthpiece
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Isolite Systems will launch a small, deep vestibule (DV) mouthpiece for its dental isolation technology at the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting in Chicago next week.
February 16, 2011
Heraeus updates Gluma desensitizing product
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Heraeus has launched Gluma Desensitizer PowerGel, a new one-step gel formula desensitizer that allows for accurate control and placement to reduce or eliminate dentinal hypersensitivity.
February 15, 2011
Discus Dental to debut new soft-tissue laser
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Discus Dental will launch the newest member of its laser family, the SL3 soft-tissue diode laser, at the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting next week.
February 15, 2011
HealthWarehouse.com to distribute MI Paste in U.S.
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
HealthWarehouse.com, a retail mail-order pharmacy, and GC America have partnered to distribute GC America's MI Paste and MI Paste Plus in the U.S., the companies announced.
February 15, 2011
Nobel Biocare CEO to step down
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental implant maker Nobel Biocare announced today that its CEO, Domenico Scala, is leaving the company. The board of directors has appointed Richard Laube, a former executive with Nestlé, as its new CEO, effective May 1.
February 15, 2011
U.S. senators ask Major League Baseball to quit tobacco
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
U.S. Sens. Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) are asking MLB commissioner Bud Selig and the MLB Players Association to ban the use of tobacco products on the field, in the dugout, and in the locker rooms at MLB venues.
February 14, 2011
Vident updates the Vita Classical shade guide
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Vita Classical shade guide from Vident now includes new features for long-term, ideal shade matching, the company announced.
February 14, 2011
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Shofu coloring pastes offer enhanced surface curing
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Shofu Dental has introduced Lite Art light curing coloring pastes, designed to recreate the internal effects and characteristics of natural teeth.
February 14, 2011
Nanoparticles may improve head/neck cancer diagnoses
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Tiny gold particles can help doctors detect tumor cells circulating in the blood of patients with head and neck cancer, researchers from Emory University and Georgia Tech report.
February 14, 2011
Ohio senator calls for VA dental clinic probe
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is calling for a Senate hearing on the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in Dayton, OH, in response to an announcement that 535 veterans may have contracted hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or HIV as a result of poor infection control practices.
February 14, 2011
Astra Tech, UIC extend implant partnership
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Building on the success of a partnership that began in 2005, the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Dentistry has signed a seven-year agreement with Astra Tech to continue supporting its implant dentistry curriculum.
February 13, 2011
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