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Milestone Scientific gets notice of allowance on patent
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a notice of allowance to Milestone Scientific for its U.S. patent application directed to the use of a disposable handpiece for fluid administration.
August 23, 2009
IOM pushes oral health research; a new approach to root canals
By Kathy Kincade
August 23, 2009
Aspen Dental supports antitobacco campaign
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Aspen Dental is partnering with Oral Health America in support of the National Spit Tobacco Education Program at the Little League Baseball World Series, August 21-30 in Williamsport, PA.
August 23, 2009
26-year study positive for gingiva augmentation
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Gingival augmentation surgery appeared to succeed in decreasing recession in a long-term retrospective split-mouth study.
August 23, 2009
Salaries reported for hygienists, assistants, receptionists
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The average full-time dental hygienist in the U.S. made $34.40 an hour in 2006, according to a new report by the ADA.
August 23, 2009
IOM report urges more oral health research
By Rosemary Frei, MSc
Dental researchers are likely to share in the $1.1 billion the U.S. government is spending on comparative effectiveness research, if the findings of a new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) are taken to heart.
August 23, 2009
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Inventors tout new endo laser tip
By Laird Harrison
A new laser technique can clean root canals better than conventional instruments and more safely than other laser techniques, the inventors claimed at the recent World Congress of Minimally Invasive Dentistry.
August 20, 2009
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Australians concerned about imported dental materials
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A growing number of Australians are having their mouths filled with cheap and potentially toxic dental prosthetics from unregulated overseas laboratories, according to a story in the Sydney Morning Herald.
August 20, 2009
NY institute offers dental prosthesis production training program
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Manufacturing and Technology Institute in Poughkeepsie, NY, is offering a new program that will train students in the design, fabrication, and production of dental prostheses.
August 19, 2009
Medicaid policy change ups fluoride varnish treatments
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A 2004 state-level Medicaid policy change in Wisconsin significantly increased the provision of fluoride varnish treatments to children in the state, according to a new study.
August 19, 2009
Patient sues dentist over botched implant
By Rabia Mughal
An Illinois woman who says she sustained severe and permanent injuries following a series of root canals and an implant is suing her dentist, alleging he was unqualified to perform some of the procedures.
August 19, 2009
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Fewer root canals performed in the U.K.
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
New figures from the U.K. National Health Service indicate that the number of complex dental treatments being performed in the country is on the decline.
August 18, 2009
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