Dental Specialties: Page 897

Special Olympics teams with kids' foundation
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Special Olympics and National Children's Oral Health Foundation: America's Toothfairy have created a partnership to fight pediatric dental disease and promote overall health and well-being for millions of children with intellectual disabilities through the Special Olympics Special Smiles program.
July 15, 2009
U.K. dentists attack Ugly Betty's braces
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
U.K. dentists are calling the makers of the hit TV show "Ugly Betty" irresponsible because the show's lead character has worn braces on her teeth for too long, according to a story in the Telegraph.
July 14, 2009
Lares launches photoacoustic root-canal cleaning method
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Lares Research has introduced photon-induced photoacoustic streaming (PIPS), a new method for chemically cleaning and debriding the root canal system.
July 14, 2009
Experts offer tips for putting crowns under partials
By Dr. Monica "mOe" Anderson
When a patient needs a new crown under an existing removable partial denture, the dentist faces a dilemma. Two experts interviewed by DrBicuspid.com offer their low-cost solutions.
July 14, 2009
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Oculus signs marketing deal with OroScience
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Oculus Innovative Sciences has entered into an agreement with OroScience granting Oroscience exclusive rights to market Microcyn-based oral products in the U.S., Canada, and Europe in exchange for providing Oculus with a significant percentage of those revenues.
July 13, 2009
Minnesota electronic billing law takes effect
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A 2007 Minnesota law that takes effect this week now requires electronic billing of all healthcare claims, including dental, in the state.
July 13, 2009
Case Western research targets oral bacteria that can harm fetus
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Yiping Han, Ph.D., an associate professor at the Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, plans to use a five-year, $1.85 million grant to better understand how to stop a common bacterium that's harmless in a mother's mouth but can turn deadly when it reaches an unborn child.
July 13, 2009
Schein inks implant distribution deal with Dentatus
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Henry Schein and Dentatus have entered into a five-year agreement that establishes Henry Schein as the exclusive distributor of the Dentatus Atlas narrow body implant system in North America, Australia, and New Zealand.
July 13, 2009
Anesthesia-induced hallucinations key to dentist's acquittal
By Rabia Mughal
A Pennsylvania oral surgeon accused of molesting 17 female patients was acquitted last week of all charges in a case that centered on the extreme effects some anesthetics -- notably propofol -- can have.
July 13, 2009
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Mass. Dental Society pushes for mandatory kids' exams
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Massachusetts Dental Society is calling for mandatory dental exams for children entering kindergarten as part of a campaign linking oral health to overall health.
July 12, 2009
Critics blast proposed Colorado sedation rules
By Laird Harrison
The Colorado Board of Dental Examiners has delayed imposing new sedation rules that would have required 60 hours of training for dentists practicing "minimal" sedation.
July 12, 2009
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AGD panel to discuss perio, heart disease link
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The connection between periodontal disease and cardiovascular disease will be the topic of a panel discussion on the growing need for dentists and physicians to collaborate at this week's Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) annual meeting.
July 9, 2009
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