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The Dental News of April 18, 2010


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Fluoridation Makes Little Difference - Study

Ontario has the country's highest rate of adding fluoride into municipal supplies, while Quebec has one of the lowest, with practically no one drinking fluoridated water.

But surprisingly, the two provinces have very little difference in tooth-decay rates, a finding that is likely to intensify the ongoing controversy over the practice of adding fluoride to water as a public health measure.

AMD LASERS Launches New Line of Disposable Laser Tips
INDIANAPOLIS, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- AMD LASERS, LLC proudly announces that effective April 1, 2010, dental practitioners now have the option of using disposable tips or a strippable fiber with the number 1 selling dental lasers in the world - Picasso and Picasso Lite. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100416/CL87938-a ) (Photo: http://www ...

Remote Area Medical dental care lacking

This person is upset because the free tooth cleaning was done by a student without supervision and without that information on the consent forms

Ladies Night Out prize winners announced
The Daily Nonpareil announced today the winners of door prizes from Ladies Night Out held April 14 at the Mid-America Center:

The 5 Steps You Must Take to Become a Dentist

Are you interested in becoming a dentist? It is hard to find a better lifestyle career.

BIOLASE Awarded New Patent Leading to Total Diode Solution
IRVINE, CA--(Marketwire - April 15, 2010) - BIOLASE Technology, Inc. ( NASDAQ : BLTI ), the world's leading dental laser company, today announced that it was awarded a new patent (U.S. Patent number 7,697,814) related to its new handpiece with spatially controllable output energy distributions for teeth whitening and pain management. The handpiece is utilized with the BIOLASE family of diode ...

Family business is more like a dentist convention

Doctors from the dental group's four offices hold a regular monthly business meeting.

Doctors study link between oral cancer and HPV

Dr. Joseph Dort, professor of head and neck surgery at the University of Calgary's faculty of medicine and president of the Canadian Society of Otolaryngology, says oral cancer is becoming more prevalent in younger patients.

Captive audience for animated Elliot
Hard work is the key, says Oscar winner. RACHEL WILLIAMS reports. YOU would expect a professional animator to be an animated character up close and personal.

Alaska News Nightly: April 12, 2010

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Sarrell Dental Clinic struggles but officials vow to press on

In an e-mail to The Star on Tuesday he added, "We were informed by an official from UAB that during a closed-door meeting held on April 2, 2010, a few influential dentists speaking on behalf of the Alabama Dental Association threatened the school if they did not cease their working relationship with us. Unfortunately, we all are familiar with various alumni threatening funding to a university regarding athletics; however, this may be a first when it negatively affects poor children."

Company that offers teeth-whitening products draws lawsuits
CleanWhites, a Miami-Dade company that offers teeth-whitening products, has been sued by the county's Consumer Services Department, a few days before the Florida attorney general filed suit against the same company because consumers complained they were automatically enrolled in a monthly subscription plan without their knowledge.


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