DrBicuspid.com staff writers[email protected]Invisible AlignersAlign terminates interoperability contract with 3ShapeMedical device company Align Technology will terminate its interoperability contract with 3Shape as of January 17, 2018.December 19, 2017Dental EducationChairman of Penn dental school periodontics diesRicardo Teles, DDS, the chairman of the department of periodontics at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) School of Dental Medicine in Philadelphia, died on December 11. His death has been ruled a suicide.December 19, 2017Dental PracticeCDA reminds Calif. dentists to pay imaging machine feesThe California Dental Association (CDA) has issued a reminder to California dentists to ensure that their imaging machine registration fees are up-to-date.December 17, 2017Dental AssistantCalif. inspects practices for imaging education violationsThe California Department of Public Health has been conducting compliance inspections of the state's dental practices to uncover instances of unlicensed dental assistants operating imaging machines, according to the California Dental Association (CDA).December 17, 2017HomeRanir appoints new VP of global researchOral and personal healthcare product manufacturer Ranir has named Kimberly Babusik as its new vice president of global research and development.December 10, 2017Federally Qualified Health CenterCHIP not included in U.S. government funding billFunding for the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) was not included in a stopgap resolution that keeps the U.S. government funded until December 22, 2017.December 10, 2017RestorationsNew product: Planmeca debuts surgical implant guideDental equipment manufacturer Planmeca has introduced a surgical implant guide.December 5, 2017Federally Qualified Health CenterU.S. House resolution may provide stopgap CHIP fundingA U.S. House of Representatives resolution introduced on December 4 may provide short-term funding to keep both the U.S. government and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) operating.December 4, 2017CAD/CAMPatterson to distribute SprintRay 3D printing productsPatterson Dental has signed an agreement to distribute 3D printers, resins, and other products from SprintRay.December 3, 2017Dental HygieneCrosstex acquires Safe-Flo saliva ejectorsCrosstex has acquired the Safe-Flo saliva ejector line of products from RJC Products.December 3, 2017Previous PagePage 417 of 1607Next PageTop StoriesLegal IssuesNew details emerge in dentist’s fatal hit-and-run caseNew information has emerged in the case involving a Missouri dentist who is awaiting trial in a hit-and-run in which his son allegedly struck and killed a 60-year-old man.PediatricsAmino acid may fight caries better than fluoridePeriodonticsThe pitfalls of compounded pharmaceuticals in dentistryOral-Systemic LinkDr. Tom Giacobbi on discussing the oral-systemic link with patientsTMJ/TMDMindfulness may improve TMD-related pain
