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Teeth defects actually strengthen enamel

1 year 20 weeks ago

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Researchers from George Washington University and the National Institute of Standards and Technology have discovered that the major reason why teeth do not break apart is due to the presence of tufts -- small, cracklike defects found deep in the enamel.

DentalEZ Web site features virtual operatory design

1 year 20 weeks ago

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DentalEZ Group is now offering dental professionals an online operatory color choices resource that allows them to visualize and personally design their operatory color scheme.

Japanese dentists' income hurt by oversupply

1 year 20 weeks ago

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A surplus of dentists has depressed dentists' incomes in Japan, deterring new applicants to private dental schools in the country.

Dental stem cell potential explored

1 year 20 weeks ago

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Scanning through the headlines, tuning in to morning television shows, stem cells are repeatedly the topic of discussion--a discussion that increasingly includes primary teeth.

GKAS Symposium to focus on continuity of care

1 year 20 weeks ago

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The third annual symposium convened by ADA's Give Kids A Smile team June 25-26 will focus on continuity of care and finding dental homes for children.

FBI dental forensics course added July 11-12

1 year 20 weeks ago

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation's Criminal Justice Information Services Division is sponsoring a July 11-12 workshop in Chicago on coding dental forensic information for the National Crime Information Center and the National Dental Image Repository.

Sedation mix-up sends high school senior to ICU

1 year 20 weeks ago

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After a dental patient in Lawrence, KS, was given the wrong mixture of oxygen and nitrous oxide, the oral surgeon whose office the incident occurred in claims the city does not have adequate inspection criteria in place for medical gas lines.

Online classes for dental educators launched

1 year 20 weeks ago

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The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) and the Academy for Academic Leadership (AAL) will launch the ADEA/AAL Institute for Allied Health Educators as an online program this year, the ADEA announced.

In defense of third-molar extractions

1 year 21 weeks ago

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The dental community needs to stop perpetuating the public's perception that dentists are trying to scam them by performing unnecessary procedures, Dr. Helaine Smith says in her latest The Mouth Physician column.

Louisiana may bar dentists from schools

1 year 21 weeks ago

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The Louisiana Dental Association is lobbying to keep dentists from taking their services into schools, according to newspaper reports and the head of a mobile dentistry group.