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IU dental school to help homeless veterans

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Indiana University (IU) School of Dentistry is taking part in a new project to make unemployed homeless veterans in more employable by giving them an improved dental appearance.

December 9, 2013

ADA backs NC board on teeth-whitening fight with FTC

By Donna Domino

The ADA is supporting efforts of the North Carolina dental board in a dispute over the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) ruling that the board's actions against nondentists who offer teeth-whitening products and services violated U.S. antitrust laws.

December 9, 2013

DrBicuspid.com Cosmetic Dentistry Insider

By Rabia Mughal

December 4, 2013

New treatment protocol for TMJ investigated

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A new treatment protocol for the application of computer-assisted surgical simulation technology in temporomandibular (TMJ) and facial deformity cases requiring reconstruction with patient-fitted total joint prostheses is featured in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

December 3, 2013

Study questions records needed for orthodontic diagnosis

By Rosemary Frei, MSc

A study in PLOS One implies that orthodontists can select an individual set of records needed for each patient rather than the full suite of dental models, facial and intraoral photographs, a set of 2D radiographs, and clinical measurements. The study does include the caveat that the researchers found only a few high-quality studies in the area.

December 1, 2013

Ark. orthodontist agrees not to do prophies

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A Fort Smith, AR, orthodontist has agreed to stop offering prophylaxes to the general public after being summoned before the Arkansas State Board of Examiners.

November 25, 2013

Doxycycline, tetracycline shortage eases

By Rob Goszkowski

Dentistry has been grappling with shortages of the antibiotics doxycycline and tetracycline, but both have become available again. Tetracycline capsules went back on the market in October after generic drugs manufacturer Heritage Pharmaceuticals began production, and the firm is also selling two forms of doxycycline.

November 21, 2013

Cost-effectiveness: FDPs versus anterior implants

By Rob Goszkowski

When restoring a single missing tooth, which treatment is more cost-effective: fixed dental prostheses (FDPs) or an implant-supported single crown? Swiss researchers have found cost advantages of one option over the other in the long term.

November 19, 2013

Align Technology hires Zelko Relic as VP of R&D

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Align Technology has hired Zelko Relic as vice president of research and development.

November 18, 2013

ADA offers antibiotics brochure

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The ADA is selling a patient education brochure to clarify who should take antibiotics before dental treatment and who should not.

November 17, 2013

FDA to propose hydrocodone restrictions

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is planning to recommend a more restrictive classification of hydrocodone combination drugs to increase control of the drugs, the agency announced.

November 13, 2013

Texas dentist sentenced to prison for Medicaid fraud

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A Beaumont, TX, orthodontist has been sentenced to federal prison for Medicaid fraud after submitting claims for palatal expanders that were never provided to his patients.

November 13, 2013

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