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Dental hygiene practice: Is there a new model?

You’ve been learning about all the new products and risk assessment tools in lectures, articles in magazines and on the Internet. Saliva tests have ...

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Alternative treatment options with nanohybrid composites

In the past few years, the economic condition of many of our patients has changed, thus limiting their options when making dental treatment choices. In ...

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Pacific Northwest Dental Conference to be held June 16-17

SEATTLE, WA, USA: The 2011 Pacific Northwest Dental Conference (PNDC) will be held June 16 and 17 (Thursday and Friday) at the Washington State Convention ...

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Digital X-ray system: do the math

Money isn’t everything … but in these days of belt tightening and careful budgeting, people are curbing the urge to splurge at both home and ...

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Penn receives US$7.5 million to support Korean Studies Program

PHILADELPHIA, PA, USA: University of Pennsylvania (Penn) President Amy Gutmann announced a US$7.5 million gift from alumni in support of Penn’s Korean...

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Darby Dental Supply and American Red Cross send supplies to devastated Japan

Jericho, NY, USA: Darby Dental Supply, the largest all-telesales national distributor of dental merchandise, recently partnered with students from the ...

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Brothers born with forms of cleft lip and palate raises awareness of condition and risk factors

Carter Osborne and Mason Osborne have a lot in common. Not only are they brothers who love to laugh, they also share one unique characteristic; they were ...

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Five risks with traditional backup solutions for dental software

We all know that backups are important for any dental practice that uses dental software. We’ve all heard the saying about computers: ...

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Dentists can help identify diabetes

NEW YORK, NY, USA: Researchers at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine found that dental visits represent a chance to intervene in the ...

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Testimony in Washington reiterates ADA’s priorities for oral disease prevention funding

WASHINGTON, DC, USA: “We cannot ‘drill and fill’ our way out of dental disease,” said Dr Matthew Neary, chairman of the American ...

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Six steps to financial solvency

Remember the good ol’ days? You know, the ones in which your schedule was booked for months, the patients were flowing like champagne from a fountain ...

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Interview: 'Kerr is waking up the world of dentistry'

NEW YORK, NY, USA: With new products on the market and a new leader at the helm, Kerr is getting people’s attention. Dental Tribune spoke with ...

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Suni Medical Imaging enters partnership with Dentists Management Corp.

SAN JOSE, CA, USA: Suni Medical Imaging, a pioneer in the manufacture of digital radiography products for dental professionals, has announced an agreement ...

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New research could bring relief to patients with dry mouth

LOUISVILLE, KY, USA: Researchers at the University of Louisville are currently working on a solution for patients whose salivary glands have been damaged or...

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Getting the nomenclature of endodontic mechanics right

Unless our language precisely describes what we want to accomplish when shaping canals, we can easily be led astray. For example, K-files, instruments ...

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AAE provides free root-canal treatment

CHICAGO, IL, USA: The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) provided root-canal treatment to 55 underserved patients during the Association’s ...

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American Board of Endodontics announces new officers, directors

SAN ANTONIO, TX, USA: The American Board of Endodontics (ABE) named new officers and confirmed one member to its board of directors during the recent ...

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Identifying and responding to the drug-endangered child

As drug use and abuse has risen throughout the United States, dental professionals find themselves faced with increasing requests to assist in the response ...

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Two-stage esthetic crown lengthening

A smile that is perceived as unattractive mars confidence, sociability and self-regard. For some patients, the lack of visual appeal stems in large part ...

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Oberman to lecture on how to prevent fraud in the dental office

NEW YORK, NY, USA: Stuart J. Oberman, Esq., who has extensive legal experience in representing dentists, has been invited to lecture at Boston ...

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International dental leaders gather in Boston

BOSTON, MA, USA: Recently, deans and vice presidents of dental institutions from around the world gathered at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine (HSDM) ...

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Retainer usage under investigation

CLEVELAND, OH, USA: Little has been written about retainer usage and subsequent patient compliance. For this reason, Prof. Manish Valiathan, Assistant ...

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DMX Implants announces the formation of education team

New York, NY, USA: DMX Implants is committed to hands-on training, and along with the Dentatus CDE Studies Institute, providing dental health professionals ...

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Interview: 'The philosophy of dental treatment is very important'

Dr. José Roberto Moura graduated from the University of Taubaté (Brazil) in 1983 with a specialty degree in Restorative Dentistry. He later ...

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Multimillion-dollar study on early-stage oral cancer underway

VANCOUVER, BC, Canada: Researchers from the University of British Columbia’s (UBC) Faculties of Medicine, Science and Dentistry are leading a US$4.7 ...

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Anti-smoking concert held

NEW YORK, NY, USA: It was an exciting few weeks for the Russian American Dental Association (RADA) since the non-profit officially kicked off its annual ...

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Myofunctional therapy

Orofacial myology, or myofunctional therapy, is the treatment of an orofacial muscle imbalance, incorrect swallowing pattern, TMJ muscle dysfunction and/or ...

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Are you running with the ‘in’ crowd?

As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. Understandably, it’s common for those with like interests, backgrounds and experiences to form ...

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Dentists sing praises of AMD LASERS

Lasers have been around for more than 50 years, but it wasn’t until AMD LASERS came onto the scene with its Picasso that the dental world was exposed ...

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Florida National Dental Convention to be held June 9-11

ORLANDO, FL, USA: The Florida National Dental Convention will be held June 9-11 at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. ...

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