Financial boom for dental equipment maker

Financial boom for dental equipment makerA dental equipment manufacturer has reported a surge of profits for the first fiscal quarter 2010. Sirona Dental Systems Inc claimed that it experienced huge financial growth in the three months endi...

Asian-pacific dental market expected to grow

Asian-pacific dental market expected to growThe Asian and Pacific dental prosthetics markets is expected to boom over the next five years. The market, which includes dentures, bridges and crowns, covers South Korea, Japan and Australia and was...

Lincoln emergency dental centre to close

Lincoln emergency dental centre to closeAn emergency dental clinic in Lincoln is set to close in the next few months. The Dental Access Centre, situated on Dixon Street, has treated thousands of patients since it first opened ten years ago...

Jersey Shore dentist helps kids with cancer

Jersey Shore dentist helps kids with cancerA Jersey Shore Dentist has donated more than $3,000 to a child cancer charity. Dr Ron Rotem, who practices in Toms River and is a member of the Crown Council, gave $3550 to Ocean of Love to help the ...

Enamel defects cause premature death

Enamel defects cause premature deathScientists are suggesting that defects that occur in your tooth enamel could cause premature death. These defects can develop while a child is in the womb or at a very young age and experts are now e...

New hearing aid attaches to teeth

New hearing aid attaches to teethA new hearing aid that is worn over one of your back teeth has been unveiled to the world. SoundBite, which is attached to one of your back molars, uses a wireless microphone which is hidden behind y...

Peer endorsements increase dental sales

Peer endorsements increase dental salesA new survey has revealed that recommendations from peers are the biggest factor which motivates dentists to purchase new technology. While investigating industry attitudes towards business innovatio...

Football: Cowboys sue dentists

Football: Cowboys sue dentistsThe Dallas Cowboys has filed a lawsuit against a cosmetic dentistry firm which the club says owes it millions of dollars. Reports suggest that Dallas Center for Cosmetic Dentistry owes the cowboys $4...

Desk lamp whitens teeth

Desk lamp whitens teethIf you are in such of a brighter smile why don’t you just shine a light at your mouth. That’s right a new desktop lamp has hit the market which promises to whiten your teeth as you work. ...

Alaska dentist sees an end to cavities

Alaska dentist sees an end to cavitiesA Juneau dentist has claimed that the children of today could avoid developing cavities for life. Dr Thomas Bornstein, South East Alaska Regional Health Consortium’s director of Dental Services...

Ann Arbor student gets new scholarship

Ann Arbor student gets new scholarshipAn Ann Arbor woman has become the first student to receive a special new scholarship. Dr. Daylene Jack-Min Leong, who is in her second year of residency at University of Michigan’s (UoM) School...

Dannii Minogue laughs at massive teeth

Dannii Minogue laughs at massive teethX-factor judge Dannii Minogue may be a carefully put together reality TV star but she still knows how to laugh at herself. Reports suggest that she had a right giggle when a fan showed her old pictur...

Parents set dental example for kids

Parents set dental example for kids A new study suggests that children are more likely to seek dental care if their parents do. It discovered that kids are far less likely to visit a dentist if their parents don’t and also found ...

Neanderthal teeth found in Polish cave

Neanderthal teeth found in Polish cavePolish scientists have claimed that they have discovered three Neanderthal teeth in a cave. The teeth are believed to be the first human Neanderthal remains ever discovered in Poland. Szczecin Unive...

Online dental lab certificate launched

Online dental lab certificate launchedYou can now earn a professional certificate in dental laboratory technology thanks to a new online program. Established by the America’s National Board for Certification (NBC), the new program ...

US Dental museum produces CD-ROM

US Dental museum produces CD-ROMAmerica’s National Dental Museum has created a CD-ROM of its MouthPower education program. The museum, who teamed-up with United Concordia Dental to create the CD-ROM, believes that the new dig...

Dental educator joins forces with charity

Dental educator joins forces with charityA company which provdes continuing professional development for dentists is teaming up with a charity to promote good oral health on an international scale. DentEd and Dentaid have joined forces to h...

Unlikely Tooth Fairy star is rock hard

Unlikely Tooth Fairy star is rock hardFormer wrestler The Rock, aka Dwayne Johnson, is starring in new kids movie ‘The Tooth Fairy’. Johnson, who rose to fame with his signature wrestling move The People’s elbow, plays ...

Dentist develops tooth identity chip

Dentist develops tooth identity chipAn American dentist has invented a new micro-chip which can be placed inside your tooth and holds the keys to your identity. Dr Kevin Brunski, who has patent pending on the I-Denti-Fied chip, develop...

Dentists reject mandatory retirement age

Dentists reject mandatory retirement ageDentists have been speaking out against rulings which suggest that they should retire once they reach a certain age. The European Court of Justice recently ruled in favour of a German law which requi...

Why is it important to floss?

Why is it important to floss?Flossing daily is crucial as it removes harmful germs which attack your gums and teeth. It polishes the surface of your teeth, cleans the areas that your toothbrush cannot reach and reduces oral odou...

Dental button: Patients in charge of drill

Dental button: Patients in charge of drillAn Iowa dentist is trying to help nervous patients by giving them power over the drill. Dr Scott Yegge, who practices at Advanced Family Dentistry, Ankeny, gives patients a special button which cuts ...

Uninsured Floridians get free dental care

Uninsured Floridians get free dental careA local dental scheme is helping thousands of uninsured Florida people by providing free care. Dentistry From The Heart (DFTH), which began in New Port Richey in 2001, provides free dental care to un...

Exploding cigarette costs man six teeth

Exploding cigarette costs man six teethA man needed stitches after the cigarette he was smoking exploded and removed six of his teeth. Andi Susanto, from Bekasi in Indonesia, was riding his motorbike when the cigarette he was smoking expl...

Manitoba dentists disgruntled by new tax

Manitoba dentists disgruntled by new taxSome Manitoba dentists have been left angry after it was agreed that they would all have to pay a one-off fee of $500 to support an outreach scheme. The fee, which will support the University of Mani...

Ohio dental centre gets $140k grant

Ohio dental centre gets $140k grantAn Ohio dental centre has been awarded $140,000’s worth of funding so it can help underprivileged local people. The Summa Center for Dental Health treats uninsured and Medicaid patients in an i...

University dental course fees face hike

University dental course fees face hikeDentistry students could soon be forced to reach deeper into their pockets to fund their education. The government have been advised to increase tuition fees for certain undergraduate degrees includi...

BDA Museum celebrates Sir John Tomes

BDA Museum celebrates Sir John TomesThe British Dental Association’s museum is marking the impact of Victorian dentistry with an exhibit about the achievements of Sir John Tomes. It features several of Tomes's designs and inventi...

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