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Soft-tissue collar around implants: A periodontal compromise or not?

How many times have you seen a case during an examination where the soft-tissue collar was less than you would like to have? How many times has this ...

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Nobel’s Snappy abutments 4.0 and 5.5

Nobel Biocare recently announced the expansion of its popular Snappy abutment product portfolio with the addition of taller options. Starting immediately, ...

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Product donation benefits NCOHF Affiliate

CHARLOTTE, NC / NEW YORK, NY, USA: Hu-Friedy, a manufacturer of dental instruments, recently donated dental products valued at more than US$11,000 to ...

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BioHorizons files for $100 million IPO

Dental implant maker BioHorizons filed a registration statement in late June for an initial public offering worth up to $100 million. The Birmingham, Ala., ...

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Scottsdale Center for Dentistry selects Isolite dental isolation

Isolite Systems recently announced that its award-winning Isolite dental isolation technology has been installed throughout the Scottsdale Center for ...

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AGD and AGD Foundation provide free oral health care in New Orleans

CHICAGO, IL / NEW YORK, NY, USA: The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) and the AGD Foundation recently teamed up with the Louisiana State University (LSU) ...

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World Health Organization honors oral cancer screening device

BURNABY, CANADA / NEW YORK, NY, USA: The World Health Organization (WHO) recently recognized the VELscope enhanced oral assessment system as an innovative ...

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House committee moves Congress closer to recognizing dentists as emergency responders

WASHINGTON, DC / NEW YORK, NY, USA: A bill that would incorporate dentistry into the federal disaster response framework unanimously passed the House ...

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Suni Medical Imaging announces 3-D-only cone beam system

Suni Medical Imaging, a company based in San Jose, CA, USA, has introduced what it calls the only 3D Cone-Beam CT (CBCT) System for the dental and ...

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Implant education for the dental team to be available online

The Association of Dental Implant Auxiliaries (ADIA) will offer a Dental Team Implant Certification Program on 27 August in Hamburg, Germany. In an effort ...

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OroScience and ACE Surgical Supply ink distribution agreement for Periogenix

PALO ALTO, CA / NEW YORK, NY, USA: OroScience plc, an oral care life science company based in Palo Alto, CA, USA, recently announced that it has entered ...

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Congress on 3-D dentistry exceeds goals in education

LA JOLLA, CA / NEW YORK, NY, USA: The fourth International Congress on 3-D Dental Imaging, sponsored by Imaging Sciences International and Gendex Dental ...

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Aseptico introduces innovative electric operative system

The AEU-5000 from Aseptico easily converts any standard air-driven delivery unit to a powerful electric motor system. Features include a compact console ...

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Global trends in dental imaging: The rise of digital

The rapid emergence of digital technology for capturing intraoral X-ray images is a global trend and is driving growth in the overall dental imaging market....

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Getting docs out of tight spots

Roydent Dental Products is reporting steady sales growth for its Endo-Extractor System, most notably since discontinuance of one of its main competitors. ...

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Musings from CDA Anaheim meeting

ANAHEIM, CA, USA: The California Dental Association (CDA) held its annual southern meeting in Anaheim, CA, USA, earlier this year. The very successful ...

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Troughing burs are available from CJM Engineering

Practitioners can uncover hidden canals and expose separated instruments with Munce Discovery Burs 31 mm Shallow Troughers and original 34 mm deep troughers...

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Back to the egg: An evidence-based endodontic implant algorithm

Four thousand years ago, a number of Babylonian legal decisions were compiled in what came to be known as the Code of Hammurabi. The one referencing the ...

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Cosmetic dentist gives local TV weatherman a smile makeover

ODESSA, TX: Dr Robin Rutherford, a cosmetic dentist with a practice called The Art of Dentistry located in Odessa, Texas, recently provided a smile makeover...

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ITL Dental unveils Bone Expander Kit

Bone expander drills are an alternative to osteotomes for the expansion and condensing of the atrophic mandible and maxilla in preparation for dental ...

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How dentists who treat snoring and sleep apnea can save marriages and lives

It’s been estimated that approximately 90 million people in North America suffer from sleep disorders, including insomnia, snoring and sleep apnea. ...

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InfoStar unveils Custom SideKick patient education software

InfoStar, developer of the SideKick chairside patient education program, recently announced Custom SideKick. InfoStar says Custom SideKick is the first ...

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Interview: Obstructive sleep apnea is a ‘treacherous and pandemic killer’

In an interview with Dental Tribune, Dr J. Brian Allman, founder of the TMJ Therapy and Sleep Center of Nevada, discusses obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and ...

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ADA helps seek funding to rebuild dental offices in Haiti

CHICAGO, IL/NEW YORK, NY, USA: The American Dental Association (ADA) through its Division of Global Affairs and Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO) recently ...

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Entrepreneurial website says Curve Dental is ‘Best Business Idea’

Curve Dental, developers of Web-based dental software, was recognized as the best business idea for June 2010 by Discovering Startups, a website for ...

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AGD honors Fellows and Masters

CHICAGO, IL / NEW YORK, NY, USA: The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) recently announced that 326 dentists have earned its prestigious Fellowship and ...

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University of New England raises funds for new dental college

PORTLAND, ME / NEW YORK, NY, USA: Thanks to the financial support of Northeast Delta Dental and other contributors, a new dental college is on track to be ...

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Zimmer Dental launches versatile Collagen Capsules and Wedge

Zimmer Dental, a provider of dental oral rehabilitation products and a subsidiary of Zimmer Holdings, recently announced the availability of Zimmer Collagen...

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OSAP Symposium attendees ‘shake it up’

ANNAPOLIS, MD / NEW YORK, NY, USA: The Organization for Safety & Asepsis Procedures (OSAP) 2010 Symposium, ‘Shake It Up,’ held 10-13 June in...

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Astra Tech launches new Atlantis interfaces for Dentsply Friadent and Straumann

Astra Tech, manufacturer of the Atlantis patient-specific abutment, recently expanded options to include Dentsply Friadent’s XiVE and Frialit implants...

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