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Ormco redesigns Loyalty Rewards online platform
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Ormco has redesigned its Ormco Loyalty Rewards online platform to improve shopping functionality and help users better manage account purchases, rewards points, and program compliance.
August 21, 2012
FTC bars Brain-Pad from making mouthguard claims
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
In a settlement reached with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Brain-Pad and its president, Joseph Manzo, have been barred from making unsupported claims that the company's mouthguards reduce the risk of concussions from lower jaw impacts, reduce the risk of concussions generally, or have been clinically proven to do either.
August 20, 2012
Texas orthodontist charged with $1.5M Medicaid fraud
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Michael David Goodwin, DDS, an orthodontist who practices in Amarillo, TX, and Crown Point, IN, has been indicted on 11 counts of healthcare fraud for allegedly defrauding the Texas Medicaid program of approximately $1.5 million.
August 15, 2012
Study outlines challenges of cleft palate over time
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The July issue of Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal reviews findings about individuals with cleft in three age groups: infancy/early development, school age, and adolescence/young adulthood. The study examines behavioral, neuropsychosocial, and learning/achievement outcomes.
August 14, 2012
FDA: Codeine dangerous for some kids after apnea surgery
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a drug safety communication concerning three children who died and one child who experienced a life-threatening case of respiratory depression after taking codeine.
August 14, 2012
Ormco gains FDA nod for new orthodontic system
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Ormco has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Insignia, a combination of 3D treatment software and customized orthodontic appliances.
August 14, 2012
How effective is splint therapy in treating TMD?
By Rabia Mughal
Splint therapy can be an effective treatment option for patients with temporomandibular disorders (TMDs), according to a systematic review and meta-analysis in the current Journal of the American Dental Association. But the study also highlighted the need for larger trials.
August 14, 2012
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Colgate asked to drop whitening toothpaste claims
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus is recommending that Colgate-Palmolive discontinue certain marketing claims for its Optic White toothpaste, including "Same Whitening Ingredient as Strips."
August 13, 2012
Brazil's new middle class invests in orthodontics
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Brazil's burgeoning middle class is using its new-found disposable income to invest in the latest status symbols -- including straight, white teeth.
August 12, 2012
Milestone Scientific sales, profits down again for Q2
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Milestone Scientific saw an 8% decrease in sales for the second quarter of 2012 (end-June 30) to $2.3 million from $2.5 million for the same quarter in 2011. Revenue for the first six months of 2012 was down 14% to $4.2 million from $4.9 million for the same period in 2011.
August 9, 2012
Articaine better than lidocaine? Not always
By Rob Goszkowski
A meta-analysis published last year in the Journal of the American Dental Association concluded that articaine is superior to lidocaine for pulpal anesthesia. While a critical summary of the same study in the current issue generally agrees, the reviewer questions articaine's superiority in all circumstances.
August 9, 2012
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Which common meds put pregnant women, infants at risk?
By Kathy Kincade
Dentists should be familiar with the risks that five types of medications commonly used in dentistry pose for pregnant and breast-feeding patients, according to an article in the current Journal of the American Dental Association. Some of them might surprise you.
August 8, 2012
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