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FTC charges NC dental board with anticompetitive conspiracy

By Kathy Kincade

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has charged the North Carolina dental board with anticompetitive conspiracy after the board sent out more than 40 letters ordering nondentists to stop providing teeth-whitening services and allegedly threatened others who were considering opening teeth-whitening businesses.

June 17, 2010

Carbamide peroxide good for more than just whitening

By Rabia Mughal

Think carbamide peroxide and the first image that comes to mind are shiny, white teeth. But a new study has found that this whitening agent can also be used to effectively suppress oral bacteria in patients with special needs.

June 17, 2010

LifeNet Health, Salvin Dental partner on allograft

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

LifeNet Health has signed an agreement with Salvin Dental Specialties for Salvin Dental to act as the exclusive representative for promoting its OraGraft allograft tissue products in the U.S. dental market.

June 16, 2010

SUNY Canton hygiene program earns ADHA award

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) is recognizing the State University of New York (SUNY) Canton's dental hygiene program for its extensive work in the community for the third consecutive year.

June 16, 2010

Dental floss firm goes solar

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Thornton International, a manufacturer of yarn-based interdental cleaning products for people with gum diseases and dental bridges and implants, has completed installation of a solar panel system at its headquarters and production facility in Norwalk, CT.

June 16, 2010

SensAble partners with DPS

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

SensAble has named Dental Prosthetic Services (DPS) of Cedar Rapids, IA, as its latest authorized production center.

June 16, 2010

Dentist donates dentures to veteran denied by VA

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Inspired by an article on DrBicuspid.com, Affordable Care is providing free dentures to a Korean War veteran who was denied treatment by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

June 16, 2010

Take-home strips more effective than in-office whitening?

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A take-home whitening strip regimen may be as effective -- if not more so -- than a professional chairside, light-assisted whitening procedure, according to research to be presented next month at the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) meeting in Barcelona, Spain.

June 16, 2010

PubMed favored for evidence-based orthodontics

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

PubMed is a highly desirable search engine for an evidence-based orthodontic practice, according to a new study. Researchers from Tsurumi University tested the performance of PubMed in finding current, high-quality evidence for orthodontic practices in a reasonable time.

June 16, 2010

DrBicuspid.com Cosmetic Dentistry Insider

By Rabia Mughal

June 16, 2010

8-year-old's sedation death spurs dad's effort to change laws

By Donna Domino

After his daughter died during a routine dental procedure in which conscious sedation was used, a Virginia man is seeking a law requiring all dental offices to have and maintain defibrillators.

June 16, 2010

AAPD names new officers

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) announced new officers and trustees inducted during its annual meeting in Chicago May 27.

June 15, 2010

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