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AMD LASERS wins 2011 TechPoint Mira Award

AMD LASERS was awarded the prestigious TechPoint Mira Award in the coveted health and life sciences category. The award gala was held on May 7 at the JW ...

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New products and educational opportunities on tap in sunny Anaheim

ANAHEIM, CA, USA: The spring edition of CDA Presents the Art and Science of Dentistry was held May 12-14 at the Anaheim Convention Center, and with plenty ...

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Dental devices raise hope for facial rehabilitation

NEW YORK, NY, USA: A facial exercise programme involving devices used by dentists has shown prospects for the rehabilitation of facial nerve damage. ...

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Blood vessel cells aid tissue repair in teeth

NEW YORK, NY, USA/LEIPZIG, Germany: Research presented at the first global symposium for dental stem cell research in New York could mean a new breakthrough...

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Raven Maria Blanco Foundation strives to raise awareness and prevent more unnecessary deaths

SAN ANTONIO: During the recent Texas Meeting, a very special transaction took place: The Raven Maria Blanco Foundation presented a check to the San Antonio ...

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Plenty of new offerings at 2011 Texas Meeting

SAN ANTONIO: It was definitely not the same old thing at the 2011 Texas Meeting, which took place May 5-8. All around the meeting, there were new speakers, ...

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Align completes acquisition of Cadent

Align Technology announced May 2 that it has completed the acquisition of privately-held Cadent Holdings (Cadent), a leading provider of 3-D digital ...

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Hu-Friedy re-shuffles top management

NEW YORK/LEIPZIG, Germany: Dental instrument manufacturer Hu-Friedy has appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Ken Serota as new ...

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Coltène/Whaledent announces formation of endodontic business unit

Coltène/Whaledent has a long history of manufacturing and selling endodontic products under the Roeko, Hygenic and Whaledent brands. The ParaPost ...

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University of Maryland Dental School praised for bringing oral health research home

BALTIMORE, MD: Basic dental science often helps ease health disparities, a panel of leading oral health experts said at the first town hall meeting of the ...

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‘Technology on the Rocks’

Dr Larry Emmott has more than 30 years of experience as a practicing dentist and has been speaking and writing on high-tech in dentistry for nearly 20 ...

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Nanohybrid composite solutions that patients love

I graduated from dental school in 1977. At that time, adhesive dental options were just beginning to emerge. Caulk Nuvafil was the first light-cured ...

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New pathogen contributes to ECC

CAMBRIDGE, MA: Researchers at The Forsyth Institute have made a significant discovery about the nature of childhood dental disease. The scientific studies ...

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Life-changing dentistry

Our 58-year -old patient had a lifetime of periodontal disease and rampant decay. As a young woman, Donna’s dental disease was diagnosed and treatment...

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Dentists nationwide offer free oral cancer screenings

NEW YORK CITY: April was Oral Cancer Awareness Month, and thanks to the efforts of the American Dental Association (ADA), the Oral Cancer Foundation (OCF) ...

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CDA to hold Anaheim meeting May 12-14

ANAHEM, CA: Once a year, sunny Anaheim, Calif., opens its arms to tens of thousands of dental professionals from around the world for CDA Presents the Art ...

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Global Institute for Dental Education offers advanced, hands-on implant workshop

LOS ANGELES: The online dental institute, Global Institute for Dental Education (gIDE), hosts four hands-on workshops per year at its training facility in ...

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Immediate restoration in the fully edentulous maxilla region

This clinical case required optimal implant placement based upon a restoratively driven treatment plan and guided surgery. To achieve this goal, we made use...

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Non-compete and trade secret agreements

Dentists are often concerned about how to best protect their patient base when an associate dentist leaves the practice. The owner of a dental practice must...

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Interview: Why shouldn’t you ‘look a gift horse in the mouth’?

Have you ever wondered where the expression “don’t look a gift horse in the mouth” came from? Well, if you know a little about horses you ...

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Osteoporosis and bisphosphonates

If used appropriately, bisphosphonates are a tremendous tool in treating osteoporosis. There is currently a great deal of confusing information over when ...

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Researchers reveal proof for oldest known toothache

TORONTO, Canada/LEIPZIG, Germany: Not only humans, but animals too, have to deal with toothache once in a while. A team of researchers from the University ...

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AAIP, Jamaican Ministry of Health offer implant education course in Montego Bay

SCOTTSDALE, AZ: The College of Health Sciences and the School of Oral Health Science, University of Technology, Jamaica, in conjunction with the American ...

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Clinicians from around the world gather for Global Bone Grafting Symposium

Over 350 clinicians from 10 countries gathered in Scottsdale, Ariz., April 1 and 2 to attend Osteogenics 2011 Global Bone Grafting Symposium, a continuing ...

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US agency says beware of teething gels

NEW YORK, USA: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned parents and dental professionals in the US to administer teething pain relievers containing ...

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Suni Medical Imaging enters partnership with Midwest Dental

Suni Medical Imaging, a pioneer in the manufacture of digital radiography products for dental professionals based in San Jose, Calif., has announced an ...

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Institute of Medicine issues oral health recommendations

NEW YORK, NY, USA: The Institute of Medicine (IOM), an independent, nonprofit organization that works outside of government to provide unbiased and ...

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ADA encourages wearing mouthguards during recreational activities

CHICAGO: As Spring gets into full swing, many people look forward to getting out and enjoying the sunshine. So when you suit up with your kneepads and wrist...

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AAE aims to ‘bridge the gap’

SAN ANTONIO, USA: The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) held its annual session April 13 to 16 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. The ...

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