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CleanCut extended diamond burs: Truly a diamond in the rough

Precision is the hallmark of prosthodontics. Careful thought and consideration must be given to the impact of occlusion, esthetics, the type of restoration ...

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Laser system comes complete with on-demand training and user guidance

CHICAGO, Ill., USA: In part because dental schools still aren’t providing training in laser dentistry, Biolase is incorporating the training and ...

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Oral Health America gala raises funds to improve access to care

CHICAGO, Ill., USA: It’s become an annual tradition and is considered by many to be the premier networking event of the year: Oral Health ...

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Wanted: A universal composite restorative material with truly universal applications

While the demand for esthetically pleasing composite restorations that also mimic the natural dentition is rising, there is a similar growth in the desire ...

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Webinar introduces new method for managing anterior extraction socket

LEIPZIG, Germany: The classic literature reports a buccolingual resorption of up to 5 mm after a tooth extraction. Is this figure still valid nowadays or ...

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Aspen Dental expands partnership with Stewart-Haas Racing and Danica Patrick

KANNAPOLIS, N.C., USA: Aspen Dental has expanded its partnership with Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) to become the lead sponsor of Danica Patrick and the No. 10 ...

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Fern Ingber to be recognized at annual Celebration of Smiles

Fern Ingber, president emeritus of America’s ToothFairy: National Children’s Oral Health Foundation, will be recognized for her dedication and ...

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Research: Implant treatment plan should be adapted for smokers

A Chinese study comparing implant stability and peri-implant tissue response in heavy smokers and non-smokers has found that smoking did not affect the ...

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AO Orlando preview: Enthusiasm grows for Latin America focus

As Latin America is the focus of the Academy of Osseointegration’s annual meeting this year, we look forward to dentists from our neighbors to the ...

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OSAP annual conference to focus on critical infection control issues

ATLANTA, Ga., USA: The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP), a community of clinicians, educators, consultants, researchers and industry ...

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BIOLASE announces FDA clearance and worldwide launch of Waterlase Express

IRVINE, Calif., USA: BIOLASE has announced that its new, fifth-generation Waterlase Express all-tissue laser system, having received 510(k) clearance for ...

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Local kids receive free dental screenings and oral health education

LOUISVILLE, Ky., USA: Nearly 3,000 children at six Jefferson County Public Schools learned about the importance of proper dental hygiene, and many received ...

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Rhein83 presents the Ot Equator and the SmartBox

Rhein83, an innovative company that is known as a leader in the production of attachments for removable prosthesis, presents the Ot Equator and the ...

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Kerr offers courses across the country

The Kerr company provides continuing education presentations and hand-on learning courses designed for the general dentist and taught by experts in ...

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Henry Schein announces North American marketing partnership with GuardLab

BOSTON, Mass., USA: Henry Schein Inc. announced during the recent Yankee Dental Congress that it has entered into a North American marketing partnership ...

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Meeting Review: 2017 Yankee Dental Congress

BOSTON, Mass., USA: The 2017 Yankee Dental Congress was held Jan 25 to 29, and dental professionals gathered from throughout the Northeast to partake in a ...

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The Fotona LightWalker: Two laser wavelengths, endless versatility, one device

BOSTON, Mass., USA: In the growing market of commercially available hard- and soft-tissue lasers, the Fotona LightWalker still leads the charge with two ...

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There is plenty to learn at Yankee Dental Congress

BOSTON, Mass., USA: In the lecture halls and on the exhibit hall floor at the 2017 Yankee Dental Congress, there are plenty of educational opportunities. No...

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Dr. Bernard Fialkoff offers information on opioid addiction prevention

NEW YORK, N.Y., USA: In response to the American Dental Association’s urgings for assistance in addressing the opioid abuse crisis, Dr. Bernard ...

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Hinman introduces all-new laboratory technician programs

ATLANTA, Ga., USA: Organizers of the Thomas P. Hinman Dental Meeting — one of the nation’s leading dental meetings and a comprehensive source of...

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AO Orlando preview: Sinus floor bone graft

Twenty years after the watershed Sinus Consensus Conference of 1996, co-chaired by Leonard Shulman, Michael Block, Vincent Lacono and myself, we ...

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Anesthesia-free and drill-free deep decay removal

Applications and research on lasers in dentistry continue to expand, yet the Solea dental laser (Convergent Dental) is the first and currently the only ...

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Industry loses pioneer dental hygiene educator

MEDFORD, Mass., USA: Esther Wilkins, RDH, DMD, a Tufts University graduate and clinical professor of periodontology emerita, died on Dec. 12, 2016, at her ...

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Yankee Dental Congress includes three-day exhibit hall, lots of C.E.

BOSTON, Mass., USA: The exhibit hall at the 2017 Yankee Dental Congress, expecting to host more than 450 companies and organizations, will include a variety...

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Dr. Bradley Bale and Dr. Amy Doneen kick off OraVital webinar series

TORONTO, Ontario, CANADA: OraVital, The Oral Infection Experts, will kick off its 2017 KOL Access Webinar Series with two pioneers of the oral-systemic ...

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Dr. Carl Misch, implant dentistry pioneer, passes away

Dr. Carl Misch, co-founder of BioHorizons and founder of the Misch Institute, passed away on Jan. 3. Misch was a renowned American prosthodontist and was ...

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Vulcan becomes a BioHorizons Authorized Milling Center

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., USA: Vulcan Custom Dental, a custom prosthetic milling center, recently announced it has become a BioHorizons Authorized Milling Center, ...

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JADA explains need for new definition of oral health

CHICAGO, Ill., USA: An editorial in the December 2016 issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA) discusses the FDI Dental World ...

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Kerr celebrates 125th anniversary by highlighting outstanding dental professionals

NEW YORK, N.Y., USA: To mark its 125-year anniversary, Kerr is putting the spotlight on the dental community through its #givingsmiles125 campaign, ...

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Solving how harmless bacteria become an unwelcome guest

BUFFALO, N.Y., USA: Researchers at the University at Buffalo have received a $239,000 grant from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research ...

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