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Iowa Dental Board tackles corporate dentistry issue
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Iowa Dental Board is looking more closely at corporate dental practices in the wake of last week's abrupt closure of all 38 Allcare Dental and Dentures offices in the U.S., including Iowa.
January 9, 2011
Fla. cracks down on online teeth-whitening supplier
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Florida Attorney General's Office has settled allegations of deceptive marketing practices with XM Brands, which sells nonprescription dietary aids, nutritional supplements, teeth-whitening products, and other products over the Internet.
January 6, 2011
Go Smile sues founder over teeth-whitening trademarks
By Rabia Mughal
Go Smile has filed two lawsuits against its founder, celebrity dentist Dr. Jonathan B. Levine, alleging that his use of trademarks are "confusingly similar" to Go Smiles' and that he violated a noncompete agreement.
January 6, 2011
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State officials mull legal action against Allcare
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
There has been an outpouring of outrage and support in the wake of this week's unanticipated announcement that Allcare Dental & Dentures had closed all of its U.S. offices.
January 5, 2011
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Ibuprofen better for postseparator pain
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Administering ibuprofen before and after separator placement more effectively reduced postplacement pain compared with other analgesics and a placebo, according to a new study in the American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics.
January 3, 2011
Finite element analysis aids orthodontic treatment planning
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Finite element analysis combined with 3D modeling can yield a clinical orthodontic tool for planning tooth movement, according to a study in the American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics.
January 3, 2011
Sleep apnea therapy eases fatigue in three weeks
By Reuters Health
CHICAGO (Reuters) - People with obstructive sleep apnea were less sleepy after three weeks of treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) compared with patients using a sham therapy, researchers report in the journal Sleep.
January 3, 2011
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Craniofacial changes occur with aging
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Wrinkles and sagging skin result not just from changes in the tissue but also from aging-related changes in the underlying facial bones, according to a new report in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
January 2, 2011
Allcare goes out of business
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
On December 31, Allcare Dental & Dentures -- the subject of numerous lawsuits and complaints in recent years -- shut down all of its U.S. offices without warning and now says it has no plans to reopen.
January 2, 2011
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Jones Foundation supports orthodontic program
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Walter S. and Evan C. Jones Foundation has joined Smiles Change Lives, a national nonprofit organization, to help low-income Kansas children get orthodontic work.
December 29, 2010
Sleep apnea implant device in clinical trials
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Inspire Medical Systems, a developer of neurostimulation therapies for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea, recently received approval from the FDA to begin a clinical trial of its STAR (stimulation therapy for apnea reduction) implant system.
December 27, 2010
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Researchers find link between toothpaste and weather
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab are developing a toothpaste dispenser that selects what flavor to dispense based on the weather forecast.
December 27, 2010
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