INFECTION CONTROL ALERT Dear Healthcare Professional, As a public service announcement, we would like to draw your attention to a recent malpractice case involving the violation of compliance for biological monitoring. On December 8, 2011,…

  3M ESPE Named "Most Innovative" for Seventh Consecutive Year    ST. PAUL, Minn. – (Feb. 21, 2012) – 3M ESPE was recently named the most innovative company in the worldwide dental industry for the seventh…

Survey Reveals Concerning Prescription Practices  According to new research, dentists may be overprescribing medications per guidelines set forth by the American Dental Association (ADA) and American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD).…

Antiretroviral Drugs May Cause Cleft Lip and Palate Women who are pregnant and infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) may protect their unborn children from the disease by taking antiretroviral drugs. But, according to a study…

Survey Reveals Concerning Prescription Practices According to new research, dentists may be overprescribing medications per guidelines set forth by the American Dental Association (ADA) and American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD).…

Antimicrobial Scrubs Can Reduce Spread of Bacteria Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) have determined that wearing antimicrobial impregnated scrubs, coupled with good hand hygiene, can reduce the spread of methicillin…

HU FRIEDY ANNOUNCES WINNERS OF “HU FRIEDY NEVI SCHOLARSHIP” PROGRAM  Four Scholarships of $10,000 Each To Be Awarded    CHICAGO, IL – Hu Friedy, a global leader in the manufacturing of dental instruments and products,…

THE AAPD ANNOUNCES FIRST MOBILE APPLICATION FOR LATEST EDITION OF HANDBOOK OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY CHICAGO—The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), the recognized leader in children’s oral health, today announced the availability…

    NEW A DEC LED OFFERS BRILLIANT SIMPLICITY    NEWBERG, Ore., Jan. 26, 2012 – A dec unveiled its A dec LED operatory light at the Yankee Dental Congress in Boston today. The advanced new offering will be available

CODA Accepts Recommendation to Require Needs Assessment to Determine the Feasibility of Proposed Dental Hygiene Programs   Chicago, February 3, 2009—Today the American Dental Association’s Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) ruled to…