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Pediatrics
National Academies critiques NTP fluoride toxicity report
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on February 9 published a critique of the National Toxicology Program's (NTP) second draft of a monograph on fluoride and neurotoxicity.
February 10, 2021
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Dental Practice
Study: COVID-19 damages dental practices' digital visibility
Independent dental practices took a hit to their digital visibility during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic and may struggle going forward, according to a new study conducted by business intelligence firm DMScore.
February 10, 2021
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Restorations
Biolase closes $14M stock offering
Biolase has closed its previously announced stock offering, generating proceeds of about $14.4 million.
February 10, 2021
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Dental Practice
Solutionreach paper focuses on dentists' vaccine queries
Solutionreach has published a free white paper that can help dentists answer the most common questions about the COVID-19 vaccine.
February 9, 2021
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Oral Bacteria
AAAS 2021: OSU professor shares oral microbiome facts
A professor of periodontology at Ohio State University (OSU) gave the scientific community an update on the relationship between oral and overall health at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting, being held February 8-11.
February 9, 2021
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Restorations
FDA OKs 1st sleep apnea device used when awake
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized marketing of the first prescription-only sleep apnea device that people use while awake.
February 9, 2021
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Hygiene Tools
Pop Sonic donates 50K toothbrushes to America's ToothFairy
Pop Sonic said it has donated 50,000 bamboo toothbrushes to nonprofit organization America's ToothFairy.
February 9, 2021
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Dental Therapists
Pew Charitable Trusts bills 2020 as big year for dental therapy
Even in the midst of a pandemic, the dental therapy market made important progress in 2020 and is well-positioned for further advances in 2021, according to a recent analysis from the Pew Charitable Trusts.
February 9, 2021
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Dental Education
Penn Dental readies launch of global oral health center
Penn Dental Medicine will use a $5 million gift from an alumnus to fund a new endowed professorship and support the launch of the institution's Center for Integrative Global Oral Health.
February 9, 2021
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Product Updates
Colgate debuts Hum line for kids
Colgate-Palmolive
Colgate-Palmolive is adding to its Hum smart toothbrush line with the addition of Hum Kids, an app and toothbrush that help children learn proper oral care habits and get excited about brushing their teeth.
February 8, 2021
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Legal Issues
Jilted lover leads to arrest of alleged dentist swindler
A woman's viral TikTok about dog food led to dentist swindler's arrest.
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Implants
Implant-supported or abutment-supported? How the ADA's coding change could affect your dental claims.
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Insurance
Your dental billing should show its work. Now the technology can as well.
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Podcasts
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Legal Issues
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More in Home
PDS reaches milestone for its Smile Generation Serve Day
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental service organization Pacific Dental Services and its Smile Generation brand provided over $10.6 million in dental services for its 13th Smile Generation Serve Day.
September 20, 2023
More than 3,500 patients nationwide received donated dental treatments from PDS-supported practices as part of the DSO's annual day of service. Image courtesy of Carli Casey/PDS.
DSO USOSM adds 3 practices in 2 states
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental service organization (DSO) U.S. Oral Surgery Management (USOSM) has partnered with three practices in Texas and Ohio.
September 20, 2023
Dental Chair
Oral surgeon cops to allowing prison guard to pull inmate’s tooth
By Melissa Busch
An oral surgeon in Canada has pleaded guilty for reportedly allowing a prison guard to extract a sedated inmate’s tooth while another guard recorded it, according to a story.
September 20, 2023
Legal Scales
Calif. legislature approves nutrition standards in schools
By Will Morton
California could become the first state to codify President Joe Biden’s federal guidelines on school nutrition standards aimed at reducing sugar and salt in school meals.
September 20, 2023
Sugar Drinks
68.5M U.S. adults lack dental insurance, report suggests
By Amerigo Allegretto
Roughly 68.5 million U.S. adults are without dental insurance, according to a report released on September 6 by the nonprofit CareQuest Institute for Oral Health.
September 19, 2023
Bad News Woman
Dandy hosts webinar on benefits of digital nightguard workflow
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A sponsored webinar that will be held on DrBicuspid.com on Wednesday, September 20, will discuss the benefits of switching to a digital workflow for designing dental nightguards.
September 19, 2023
Woman Sleeping
Neoss launches intraoral scanner, ups free cloud storage
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental implant company Neoss Group has launched the NeoScan 2000, a wireless intraoral scanner, and has increased free cloud storage in NeoConnect, its cloud storage service.
September 19, 2023
The NeoScan 2000. Image courtesy of Neoss.
Weave adds practice analytics to its software
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental communications platform Weave has added practice analytics to its software line, giving dentist access to performance metrics.
September 19, 2023
Dental Receptionist
How to keep your dental team from imploding, Part 1
By Dr. James V. Anderson
For many practices, staffing remains challenging even after the pandemic. There are three things dental practices can do to attract and keep quality, loyal employees, writes Dr. James V. Anderson.
September 19, 2023
Dental Team Masks
Ormco launches digital bracket bonding
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Ormco has launched Ormco digital bonding for orthodontics.
September 18, 2023
Braces
Do’s and don’ts for staying organized
By Dr. Roger P. Levin
Practices should do a “head-to-toe” cleaning twice a year. That’s the only way you can stay on top of all the stuff you manage to collect every six months, writes Dr. Roger P. Levin. Here’s how to tame the clutter.
September 18, 2023
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Researchers develop at-home device for diagnosing gingivitis
By Kate Madden Yee
An at-home test that can diagnose gingivitis may soon be a reality, according to researchers from the University of Cincinnati.
September 18, 2023
Inflamed Gums Man
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