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Global study finds British kids have best teeth
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Economist is reporting that children in Britain and Germany have the healthiest teeth.
December 14, 2009
Researchers try customized implant technique
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers at Mid Sweden University, Uppsala University, and Mälarsjukhuset Hospital in Eskilstuna have developed a technique for customizing implants to each patient, according to a report in the Medical News.
December 14, 2009
Israeli government to fund childrens' dental care
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Israeli government is moving forward with a plan to finance dental care for children by deducting NIS 65 million ($17.2 million U.S.) from the federal budget for subsidized health insurance.
December 14, 2009
OraMetrix raises $8.1 million in equity funding
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
OraMetrix, a developer of technology designed to improve the experience of wearing orthodontic braces, has raised $8.1 million in equity funding.
December 13, 2009
California dental assistants take on restorations
By Laird Harrison
To the new classes of dental professional cropping up around the U.S., add one more: California's registered dental assistants in extended function 2. Starting January 1, they may have the widest scope of duties of any dental assistants in the country.
December 13, 2009
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Dr. Fresh sponsors toothbrush design contest for kids
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dr. Fresh, a California company known for its FireFly toothbrushes, is challenging kids to come up with the ultimate kid-friendly toothbrush -- one that is not only easy but fun to use.
December 10, 2009
Canadian Supreme Court rejects appeal on mercury fillings
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Supreme Court of Canada has unanimously rejected a legal appeal from a mother who claims that she and her children were harmed by mercury-based amalgam fillings according to news reports.
December 10, 2009
New mouthwash offers targeted caries protection
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A research team at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) has developed a new mouthwash formulation that may provide long-term protection against tooth decay.
December 10, 2009
Reline, rebase, or remake: The denture dilemma
By Dr. Monica "mOe" Anderson
It's 4 p.m. on a Friday and Mr. Smith has just stormed in demanding another "adjustment" of his eight-year-old dentures. You've repeatedly recommended new, implant-retained overdentures, but he says he can't afford them. What's a doctor to do?
December 9, 2009
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Northwest Arkansas gets first mobile dental clinic
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Ronald McDonald House Charities recently unveiled a new Ronald McDonald Care Mobile in Northwest Arkansas that it claims will be the area's first mobile dental clinic.
December 8, 2009
$200,000 grant could save NY school dental clinics
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Lutheran Family Health Centers has received a $200,000 grant from the New York State Health Foundation to assist in the federally qualified health center offset acquisition and start-up costs it will incur when it takes over 15 school-based dental clinics.
December 8, 2009
Dental stem cells regrow jaw bone
By Kathy Kincade
In what is being hailed as a critical step forward in the development of clinical applications involving dental stem cells, an Italian team for the first time has successfully utilized dental pulp stem cells to regenerate mandible bone in human subjects.
December 8, 2009
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