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Dental News
Dental sealants: They are not just for kids anymore
Dental sealants, those plastic materials that are applied directly to the chewing surfaces of back teeth fitting into pits and fissures and designed to ...
NCOHF recognises its sponsors, supporters
The National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF) celebrated its third anniversary and recognized its many supporters, sponsors and partnerships ...
OralCDx test tissues for oral cancer
Mark Rutenberg wants you to look for this four-letter word: TEST. Rutenberg is the chairman/CEO of OralCDx, a company that provides the BrushTest, which can...
Chicago Midwinter Meeting offers new products and technology
The theme at the 2009 Chicago Midwinter Meeting was The World of Dental Networking, and nowhere did more networking take place than in the event’s ...
Research shows implants require more follow-up than root canals
A new study addresses the growing controversy among dental health professionals regarding the best course of treatment when evaluating between a root canal ...
STA System offers an alternative to the mandibular block
With its Single Tooth Anesthesia (STA) System, Milestone Scientific is changing the way local anesthesia is being delivered today. Dr Mark Hochman, a ...
Table clinics at Midwinter Meeting in Chicago inform and educate
They are not led by the most well-known speakers on the dental education circuit, but table clinics — those concise, 15- to 20-minute presentations ...
Novalar launches dental anaesthesia reversal agent
LEIPZIG, Germany: The US pharmaceutical company Novalar has launched their latest premier dental product OraVerse at the Chicago Midwinter Meeting held in ...
ADA supports ‘meth mouth’ legislation
Dr John S. Findley, president of the American Dental Association (ADA), applauded American legislators for recently introducing a federal bill aimed at ...
AAE board supports political advocacy
Uniting on behalf of the endodontic specialty, the Board of Directors of the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) recently joined the American Dental ...
With its STA System, Milestone Scientific bucks trend
The current economic climate has presented challenges for many, yet one company, Milestone Scientific, seems to be bucking the trend. In 2008 most dental ...
Long Island GPs learn about implants
The future of implant dentistry is bright. That was the message delivered at the Long Island Dental Implant Symposium, held recently at the Huntington ...
Dr Assad Mora: The man behind the microscope
Dr Assad F. Mora is a native of Syria who came to the United States in the early 1970s to study prosthodontics. Today he maintains a private practice in ...
Root canal performed on American TV
When endodontists go to work, they invariably think about things like access, working length, cyclic fatigue and obturation. But when patients think about a...
UCLA Dental School receives US$1 million pledge from Shapiro
LOS ANGELES, CA, USA: The Shapiro Family Charitable Foundation in the US has made a US$1 million pledge to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) ...
Millions to fight early childhood caries
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA: The University of California’s School of Dentistry in San Francisco has received a multimillion-dollar grant from the US ...
Interview with Dr Michael Miller, REALITY Publishing Co.
REALITY is a US-based consensus report on dental products and techniques that aims to protect patients by informing dentists. In their headquarters in ...
US military recruits foreign doctors
LEIPZIG, Germany: The US Department of Defense has announced the start of a recruiting campaign aimed at foreigners living in the United States on temporary...
Endo education takes center stage at New York meeting
Tens of thousands of dental professionals gathered in Manhattan the weekend after Thanksgiving for the Greater New York Dental Meeting (GNYDM). It was an ...
Researchers use fluorescence for detecting mercury in fish and dental fillings
Pittsburgh, PA, USA: Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a quick and simple method for detecting mercury in fish and dental samples, ...
Stem cells from monkey teeth stimulate growth of brain cells
LEIPZIG, Germany: Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, USA, have discovered dental pulp stem cells can stimulate ...
US election results not favoured by dentists
LEIPZIG, Germany: According to a recent survey, US dentists might be disappointed by the Democratic win in the US elections last month. Two out of three ...
Women at higher risk for cavities
Reproduction pressures and rising fertility explain why women suffered a more rapid decline in dental health than did men as humans transitioned from ...
Economic fears in the US affect dental care
LEIPZIG, Germany/WASHINGTON D.C., USA: With the economy in the United States declining, preventive dental care can be one of the first things to go. The ...
Economic fears in the US affect dental care
LEIPZIG, Germany: With the economy in the United States declining, preventive dental care can be one of the first things to go. The correlation between ...
Expert group questions benefits of fluoridation
LEIPZIG, Germany: Experts at the 28th Conference of the International Society for Fluoride Research in Toronto, Canada, have raised new concerns about the ...
UN says 33.2 million people living with HIV
LEIPZIG, Germany: An estimated 33.2 million people worldwide were living with HIV as of December 2007, according to a UN report released in June. The ...
First medical imaging application introduced for iPhone and iPod touch
LEIPZIG, Germany: Apple’s new iPhone 3G has found its way to stores around the globe. An US company has now developed a software that is supposed to ...
Blue lights stop oral tumours growing
AUGUSTA, USA/LEIPZIG, Germany: The blue light used by dentists to harden dental fillings could also help to treat cancer, according to new research. A ...
Google launches new online medical records service
LEIPZIG, Germany: Google has launched a new health service in the United States, joining other companies that also offer ways to manage personal medical ...