Bisco debuts new fluoride varnish April 20, 2021 -- Bisco has released FluoroCal, a fluoride and calcium-releasing varnish for the treatment of hypersensitive teeth.Read More
Penn Dental to launch new oral healthcare center April 19, 2021 -- The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (Penn Dental Medicine) and the university's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have launched a new oral health initiative called the Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry.Read More
Dental Dose: Painkillers and COVID-19 vaccines April 16, 2021 -- A patient comes in for dental work today. He got the COVID-19 vaccine yesterday. What do you do? "It's a Catch-22," said pharmacologist Tom Viola, RPh, in the latest episode of Dental Dose. That's because dentistry's favorite painkillers may also dampen the effectiveness of vaccines.Read More
Arfona partners with Dentulu, Impress3D April 16, 2021 -- 3D-printed dentures company Arfona has partnered with Dentulu and Impress3D to provide patients with greater access to better and more affordable tooth replacement options.Read More
Solmetex names new director April 16, 2021 -- Solmetex said that Richard Andrew Campos has joined the organization as its director of international business development and sales.Read More
Second Opinion: Dentistry must correct fluoride myths April 15, 2021 -- Dental professionals have a charge to combat misinformation about fluoride, writes Dr. Johnny Johnson Jr. In a Second Opinion piece, he details why a recent review is making waves and gives two actions dental professionals can take for fluoride advocacy.Read More
Kare Mobile extends giveaway contest April 15, 2021 -- Kare Mobile has extended the deadline for its contest to give one minority dentist a $150,000 Ford Transit mobile dental office.Read More
Dominion National partners with SmileDirectClub April 15, 2021 -- Dominion National announced it has partnered with SmileDirectClub to offer its members access to SmileDirectClub's orthodontic clear aligner program for teeth straightening.Read More
Study finds SDF safe and effective on kids' teeth
Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) was found to be safe and 100% effective in stopping active caries in primary teeth of at-risk children and was also well-accepted by their parents in a new study, published in the Journal of Public Health Dentistry. Read more.