Smile Design: Page 243

Robotic surgery repairs child's laryngeal cleft

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A 5-year-old boy old has become the first pediatric patient in the western U.S. to undergo transoral robotic surgery to repair his rare congenital condition, a laryngeal cleft.

December 25, 2012

Roland names new president

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Roland DGA has announced changes to its management team, including a new president and the promotion of the company's current president to an international role with parent company Roland DG of Hamamatsu, Japan.

December 23, 2012

Study: Obesity not linked with caries in kids

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Overweight children are not more likely to have caries, but behaviors can increase their risk of dental problems, according to a new study in Caries Research.

December 23, 2012

Dos and don'ts for implant treatment

By Dr. Roger P. Levin

Dental implants are an enormous growth opportunity for practices. Yet many general dentists perform fewer than 10 implant cases in a given year.

December 23, 2012

Straumann wins litigation over dental implant claims

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Straumann has won two important legal battles against DRS International, a maker of dental implants that has been claiming its components are compatible with, and equivalent to, Straumann originals.

December 20, 2012

Align Technology announces 2013 research award program

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Align Technology has extended its funding of the Align Research Award Program for a fourth consecutive year for universities in North America and a third year for international universities.

December 20, 2012

Orthodontic coverage may be affected by Affordable Care Act

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Orthodontics is one area of dentistry that could be affected by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to Evelyn Ireland, executive director at the National Association of Dental Plans.

December 19, 2012

CDA Foundation to help fund fluoridation project

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The California Dental Association (CDA) Foundation has approved $500,000 from its restricted fluoridation funds to be used to support a new Santa Clara Valley Water District community water fluoridation system.

December 19, 2012

Jensen Dental releases WX millable dental wax

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Jensen Dental has released Jensen WX millable dental wax, a frame-based product for Jensen and 3M ESPE Lava certified mills.

December 19, 2012

Univ. of the Pacific dental school delivers free dentures to 30 patients

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The University of Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry's second-year Doctor of Dental Surgery and International Dental Studies students combined to provide complete denture prosthodontic services for a group of underserved individuals on November 30 as part of its annual Fall Denture Block.

December 19, 2012

Dental Heroes: A conversation with Dr. Gary Parker

By Rabia Mughal

As chief medical officer aboard the world's largest nongovernmental hospital ship, owned and operated by Mercy Ships, Dr. Gary Parker has used his oral and maxillofacial surgery skills to transform lives around the world in complex cases often not seen in the West.

December 19, 2012

San Jose approves next step of fluoridation plan

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

After sourcing $6.6 million in funding for water fluoridation in November with a public-private partnership, the Santa Clara Valley Water District in California this week endorsed a funding plan to fluoridate the water supply for most of San Jose, the largest U.S. city without fluoridated water.

December 18, 2012

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