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Success rates affect patient preferences for one or two root canal visits

The potential success rate of root canal treatment affects whether patients would prefer to complete it in one or two visits to the dentist, indicate study results.

25 Sep 2012

More than 570 pioneering dentists assembled at MDL USA's World Dental Forum

Modern Dental Laboratory USA (MDL USA) assembled a group of 570 pioneering dentists from all over the world to come together at their second-annual World Dental Forum in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, China from May 31 to June 3, 2012.

8 Jul 2012

Nanocomposite dental cavity-filling kills harmful bacteria

Scientists using nanotechology at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry have created the first cavity-filling composite that kills harmful bacteria and regenerates tooth structure lost to bacterial decay.

2 May 2012

First Bright Now! Dental office opens in Orlando

Smile Brands Inc., the nation's leading provider of business support services to dental groups in the United States, today announced the grand opening of its first Bright Now! Dental office of the new year, in Orlando, FL. This new office in Orlando Square will be the fifth Bright Now! Dental office in the Orlando area. The first Bright Now! Dental office in the Orlando market opened in May, 2011 in Casselberry, FL.

7 Jan 2012

Smile Brands announces opening of Bright Now! Dental office in Tampa

Smile Brands Inc., the nation's leading provider of business support services to dental groups in the United States, today announced the grand opening of its newest Bright Now! Dental office in Tampa, FL. This new office marks the 25th office in the state of Florida.

5 Nov 2011

Smile Brands announces opening of new Monarch Dental office in Granbury

Smile Brands Inc., the nation's leading provider of business support services to dental groups in the United States, today announced the grand opening of a new Monarch Dental office in Granbury, TX which will be the 55th in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

29 Oct 2011

Smile Brands announces grand opening of new dental office in El Cajon, CA

Smile Brands Inc., the nation's leading provider of business support services to dental groups in the United States, is announcing today the grand opening of its newest Bright Now! Dental office in El Cajon, CA – the 52nd office in Southern California and the fifth in San Diego County. Bright Now! Dental will continue to expand in Southern California, with offices in Simi Valley, Murrieta, Pico Rivera and Upland slated to open later this year and further growth expected in 2012.

20 Aug 2011

Coast Dental acquires SmileCare

Coast Dental Services, Inc., has completed the acquisition of the assets of Dental Technology, Inc. (DTI), doing business as SmileCare, and Community Dental Services, Inc., a California licensed health care service plan.

2 Aug 2011

Smile Brands inaugurates new Bright Now! Dental office in Lake Stevens

Smile Brands Inc., the nation's leading provider of business support services to dental groups in the United States, today announced the grand opening of its newest Bright Now! Dental office in Lake Stevens – the 16th office in Washington. Bright Now Dental will continue its growth in Washington with another office scheduled to open in Maple Valley next year.

16 Apr 2011

GSK announces new NovaMin-containing dental formulation for sensitive teeth

This year, for the first time, millions of Americans will be protecting their sensitive teeth with NovaMin in everyday dental products. Co-inventor Gary Hack, DDS, couldn't be happier.

11 Mar 2011

Smile Brands announces grand opening of its new Castle Dental office in Houston

Smile Brands Inc., the nation's leading provider of business support services to dental groups in the United States, today announced the grand opening of its newest Castle Dental office in Houston – the 36th office in the Houston area.

5 Mar 2011

Brands announces grand opening of its new Bright Now Dental office in Fountain Valley

Brands Inc., the nation's leading provider of business support services to dental groups in the United States, today announced the grand opening of its newest Bright Now Dental office in Fountain Valley – the 50th office in Southern California. Bright Now Dental will continue its growth pattern in Southern California over the next two years, with offices slated to open in Escondido, Simi Valley, El Cajon, and Upland later this year and further expansion in 2012.

5 Mar 2011

PreXion launches new 3D Elite Cone Beam Imaging System with CLEARimage Scanning Technology

PreXion, Inc., the leader in high quality 3D Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) Imaging systems for dentistry, today announced that it has launched and started shipping a new 3D cone beam imaging product, the PreXion3D Elite with CLEARimage™ Scanning Technology.

19 Feb 2011

Dr. Afar opens new dentistry office in North Hollywood, offers special promotion for new patients

Dr. Bijan Afar, a Dentist in Los Angeles who has been practicing for many years, is now opening a new office in the North Hollywood area and has a special promotional offer for all new patients. As a Dentist in North Hollywood, he is offering a dental examination complete with X-rays for the very reasonable price of only $49.00. This is an excellent opportunity for new patients to get acquainted with Dr. Afar and his staff of very talented professionals.

7 Aug 2010

Nanostructured assemblies for dental application

Scientists are reporting an advance toward the next big treatment revolution in dentistry - the era in which root canal therapy brings diseased teeth back to life, rather than leaving a "non-vital" or dead tooth in the mouth. In a report in the monthly journal ACS Nano, they describe a first-of-its-kind, nano-sized dental film that shows early promise for achieving this long-sought goal.

1 Jul 2010

New PreXion3D Volumetric Imaging Software for 3D CBCT system launched

PreXion, Inc., the leader in high quality 3D Cone Beam Imaging systems for dentistry, today announced that it has launched and started shipping new PreXion3D Volumetric Imaging Software for its 3D Cone Beam Computed Tomography system for dentistry. This new product incorporates a range of advanced features including tools for implant planning and placement and an enhanced version of its PrexViewer software.

26 Mar 2010

American Dental Partners to acquire certain non-clinical assets of Christie Dental

American Dental Partners, Inc. announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire certain non-clinical assets of Christie Dental Practice Group, P.L. and Christie Dental Partners, Inc. and enter into a 40-year service agreement with Christie Dental Practice Group, P.L.

16 Nov 2009

Discus Dental to host 2010 Las Vegas Extravaganza

Discus Dental®, LLC, innovators in dental and oral-hygiene products and the worldwide leader in professional teeth whitening products, today announced the company will be hosting its 2010 Las Vegas Extravaganza, featuring keynote speaker, former NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw.

5 Oct 2009

Study findings have implications for development of pain-relieving drugs

Morphine and other opioids are widely used to treat both acute and chronic pain – yet their benefits are often limited because some people experience side effects or do not respond to them efficiently.

21 Apr 2009

Advances in stem cell research

Scientists at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston are on the forefront of stem cell research, developing novel therapies designed to generate heart cells, repair traumatic lung injuries, grow new bone and stanch the spread of cancer cells.

8 Mar 2009