Innovations in medicine and technology continue to push the bounds of what’s possible in therapeutic procedures. In a recent example, surgeons at the University of Washington (UW) in Seattle rebuilt a patient’s upper jaw and hard palate…

Assessing patients’ caries risk is key to developing effective, personalized prevention and treatment plans, according to University of California San Francisco (UCSF) School of Dentistry researchers. They recently published a study,…

August 4, 2016 (ATLANTA, GA) — The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP), a growing community of clinicians, educators, policy makers, consultants and industry representatives who advocate for the Safest Dental Visit™ has…

July 12, 2016 - St. Renatus LLC, a privately held company based in Fort Collins, Colorado, is pleased to announce it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval on June 29, 2016 for its first product, a new dental anesthetic,…

Finding the right dose of anesthesia during oral surgery can be challenging, especially when the amount needed for each patient varies. In a new study, “Female Patients Require a Higher Propofol Infusion Rate for Sedation,” published in…

Being overweight or obese has been associated with increased risk of periodontal disease. Hoping to better understand any causal relationship, an international team of researchers followed subjects from birth to adulthood, assessing…

The effects of tobacco on oral and overall health are well documented, with exposure to tobacco linked to heart disease, stroke and many types of cancer. Now researchers have provided another reason to avoid tobacco. Exposure to tobacco…

Research conducted at the University of Alabama at Birmingham evaluated the effects of gestational age and location of bleeding sites on the prevalence of gingivitis in pregnant women in their first and second trimesters. The investigation…

Anutra Medical The Anutra Local Anesthetic Delivery System is a revolutionary way to simply buffer local anesthetics. With buffering, practitioners can be more productive, efficient, and profitable while providing a more comfortable…

Pac-Dent International, Inc., founded in 1992, and has since earned its reputation as one of the best and reliable dental manufacturers and wholesalers in the dental industry, announced today that it has acquired 100% of the common and…