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Hollywood’s “Best” & “Worst” Celebrity Smiles on the Emmy’s Red Carpet
Celebrity Dentist Dr. Catrise Austin owner of VIP Smiles and author of “5 Steps to the Hollywood A-List Smile: How the stars get that perfect smile and how you can too” and “The VIP Smiles Guide to Whiter Teeth”, surveyed the hottest Hollywood smiles on the Emmy’s red carpet this Sunday and is pleased [...]
Dental Association Promotes Awareness of Damage Meth Causes
On the street it’s known as meth, speed, ice, chalk, crank, fire, glass or crystal. Methamphetamine is a highly addictive drug that wreaks havoc on the entire body, including the user’s oral health. Approximately 10 million Americans have tried methamphetamine, while more than 1.4 million are habitual users.
As the effects of methamphetamine use are devastating, [...]
Nation’s Largest Institute Dedicated to Children’s Oral Health Opens in Seattle
At today’s ribbon cutting ceremony, The Center for Pediatric Dentistry, created to address the growing epidemic of childhood dental disease, announced the grand opening of its facility on September 1, 2010. The Seattle-based institute is the first of its kind in the country, providing pediatric dental care, education for dentists and medical professionals, research, and [...]
Smile in the City, Offers Treatment for for Tetracycline Stains
Smile in the City, a Manhattan dentist office specializing in cosmetic dentistry, laser dentistry and periodontics, recently performed dental treatments on two patients with stained teeth caused by tetracycline. Tetracycline is a drug used to treat bacterial infections. Both patients were affected by the drug through their mothers’ use during pregnancy, which caused their teeth [...]
Trident AND Chris O’Donnell Join “Smiles Across America” To Promote Health Mouths
Each year, more than 51 million school hours are lost as a result of problems related to tooth decay, the most common chronic childhood disease in America.1 Yet according to a recent survey by Trident®, more than eight in 10 (84%) American parents don’t realize this.2 That is why Trident, [...]
DentalXChange Endorsed by California Dental Association
EDI Health Group, Inc., EHG, parent company of DentalXChange, a provider of enhanced connectivity, streamlined technology and transaction solutions for patients, payers and providers in the dental industry, today announced California Dental Association CDA has selected DentalXChange as its latest Endorsed Program.
The endorsement enables CDA’s nearly 25,000 members to receive an immediate savings on DentalXChange’s [...]
More Aesthetic Dentists Turn to SoproLife Technology to Detect Cavities
Orange County cosmetic dentist Dr. Todd Snyder at Aesthetic Dental Designs now uses the new SoproLife imaging fluorescence device, an extremely useful tool in detecting dental caries early and effectively. The SoproLife uses blue LEDs to emit light and excite dentine, sending a fluorescent light signal that helps detect early tooth decay often missed by [...]
3M ESPE Introduces Vanish™ 5% Sodium Fluoride White Varnish
3M ESPE Preventive Care announces the new formulation of Vanish™ 5% Sodium Fluoride White Varnish, now with an innovative tri-calcium phosphate TCP technology that delivers more protection to the teeth, and helps relieve sensitivity. In clinical studies, Vanish white varnish has been shown to flow more than competing varnishes, meaning that it can reach more [...]
Single Tooth Anesthesia System Makes Top 100 Products
Milestone Scientific Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MLSS), the recognized leader in advanced, computer-controlled injection technologies, today announced that the Company’s patented, award-winning STA Single Tooth Anesthesia System® has again been distinguished as one of the “Top 100 Products” of the year by Dentistry Today, the nation’s leading clinical news magazine [...]
Oragenics to Debut EvoraProTM for Professional Dental Market
Florida-based biopharmaceutical company Oragenics, Inc. (www.oragenics.com) announces it will unveil EvoraPro(TM) , a professional-strength version of the popular consumer-marketed all-natural probiotic oral care and teeth whitening mint EvoraPlus(R) [...]
