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Vident CEO retires
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Longtime Vident CEO Wayne Whitehill has retired, effective August 1.
August 23, 2011
Group learning aids students' shade-matching ability
By Rabia Mughal
Accurate shade matching for dental restorations is crucial to patient satisfaction. Now a new study in Acta Odontologica Scandinavica has found that a group learning approach in a clinical setting could improve students' shade-matching abilities.
August 23, 2011
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Destination dentistry
By Dr. Sheri Doniger
A recent trip to New York City for Dr. Sheri Doniger included a trip to the dentist for a Cerec chairside restoration -- as a patient.
August 22, 2011
U.K. researchers develop new remineralization technique
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers from the University of Leeds School of Chemistry have developed a peptide they say could be used to remineralize teeth.
August 22, 2011
Plackers, OHA expand oral health partnership
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Building on a partnership that began in 2010, Plackers will sponsor the first Oral Health America (OHA) Smiles Across America Innovation Grants.
August 22, 2011
Technology advances make light curing more complex
By Rob Goszkowski
Light-curing times for composites have dropped as light-source technology has evolved from halogen lamps to light-emitting diodes. But the technique has also become more complex, and manufacturers are not providing enough guidance, according to a composite-curing expert.
August 22, 2011
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Chemists ID protein in dental biofilm bacterium
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Two chemists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered the most naturally variable protein known to date in a bacterium that is a key player in the formation of dental plaque.
August 21, 2011
Proposed bill follows VA infection-control scandal
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
U.S. Rep. Mike Turner (R-OH) is introducing federal legislation that would let the government fine and imprison for up to one year U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Veterans Health Administration employees who intentionally fail to follow infection-control practices, according to a story in the Dayton Daily News.
August 21, 2011
5-year study to evaluate Keystone Dental implants
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Keystone Dental is gearing up to begin a five-year study to evaluate the long-term success of its Genesis Biomimetic Implant System.
August 21, 2011
Fla. military veterans offered orthodontic discounts
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Orthodontic Specialists of Florida is joinging Gov. Rick Scott in honoring Florida's military veterans by offering discounts on orthodontic care to patients who present the new Florida driver's license for veterans.
August 21, 2011
OCT aids in identifying oral lesion biopsy sites
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Optical coherence tomography (OCT) offers a noninvasive approach for localizing the most representative site to biopsy in a suspicious oral lesion, according to a study in Lasers in Medical Science.
August 21, 2011
New infection-control rules take effect in Calif.
By Kathy Kincade
Dental professionals in California, take note: New infection-control regulations announced by the Dental Board of California took effect August 20. And some dental team members may not be too happy with the changes.
August 21, 2011
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