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Biolase upgrades WaterLase iPlus
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Biolase has upgraded its WaterLase iPlus 2.0 dental laser to treat peri-implantitis, the company announced.
November 2, 2015
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Nanodiamonds may prevent infection after root canals
By Theresa Pablos
Researchers have mixed nanodiamonds with gutta-percha to create a new material that is stronger than the original and has antimicrobial capabilities. The nanodiamond gutta-percha may be able to prevent reinfection after root canal therapy, according to the authors of a new study.
November 2, 2015
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Dental Excellence Awards nominating ends this week
By Tony Edwards
Time is running out for you to make your nominations for the DrBicuspid.com Dental Excellence Awards. The nominating process closes midnight on November 5. Your colleagues and peers have already told us who should be nominated for dentistry's most prestigious awards, and it's time for you to join them.
November 2, 2015
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Legal Cases: Orthodontics, severe root resorption, and tooth loss
By William S. Spiegel and Marc R. Leffler, DDS
In their latest column, William S. Spiegel and Dr. Marc R. Leffler present a case on a female patient who came to an orthodontist seeking to close some spacing. How this treatment plan changed over time and what kind of follow-up and monitoring are required make for interesting reading.
November 1, 2015
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Team 1500 hosts dental sedation teleconference
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Team 1500 is hosting a free teleconference about dental sedation on November 2 at 9 p.m. EST.
October 29, 2015
Week in Review: Texas and Medicaid; secondhand smoke; and digital dentistry
By Tony Edwards
October 29, 2015
Many MLB stadiums becoming tobacco-free
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Several Major League Baseball (MLB) stadiums will be tobacco-free by 2016 Opening Day as the campaign to end smokeless tobacco use in baseball gains momentum, according to the group Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.
October 29, 2015
Texas officials giving up on most Medicaid fraud cases
By Donna Domino
Texas officials are giving up on recovering most of the hundreds of millions of dollars spent on questionable Medicaid dental and orthodontic procedures. After years of an ongoing scandal over fraudulent billing and courtroom losses, the commission that oversees Medicaid has offered settlements for a fraction of the claimed damages.
October 29, 2015
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CDC: HPV vaccination low in managed care plans
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Female adolescents in the U.S. with health insurance had low HPV vaccination in 2013, according to an October 29 synopsis in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
October 28, 2015
Pac-Dent launches PacFil thermal obturators
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Pac-Dent International has launched the PacFil PC (plastic carrier) and PacFil GPC (gutta-percha carrier) thermal obturators.
October 28, 2015
2015 Shils award recipients named
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Dr. Edward B. Shils Entrepreneurial Fund has announced the recipients of the 2015 Shils Awards.
October 28, 2015
Study: Hookah smoking linked to serious oral conditions
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Hookah smoking is associated with serious oral conditions, such as periodontal diseases and cancer, according to new research published in the Journal of the American Dental Association.
October 27, 2015
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