Dear DrBicuspid Member,
The North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners is doing something that no other dental board has ever done before: sue the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
In response to FTC allegations that the board is engaged in an "anticompetitive conspiracy" by trying to block nondentists from offering teeth-whitening services, the board on February 1 filed a lawsuit against the FTC claiming that the agency's allegations against the board violate the U.S. Constitution. Click here to read about this latest turn of events in a legal battle that's been brewing for the better part of a year.
In other Cosmetics Community news, metal jewelry used in tongue piercings poses a greater risk of infection than nonmetal jewelry, according to new research in the Journal of Adolescent Health. Read more.
And over in the Restoratives Community, while most U.S. dental schools have added caries risk assessment training programs to their predoctoral curriculums, there is still room for improvement, according to a survey conducted by West Virginia University.
