Gagan Sandhu, DDS, of California Shine Dental in San Jose, uses implants made from titanium posts that fuse to the patient's jawbone, and can provide the implants to patients in a 60 minute visit.

Prominent Charlotte, N.C., practice Webber Dentistry will see two offices remain open while Spurgeon Webber III, DDS, works through a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to the Charlotte Observer.

According to a survey of members of :DentalPlans, dental savings plans are a way to increase patient loyalty, and 52 percent of dental savings plan members are loyal to their dentists compared to 37 percent of the general population saying the same.

Carestream Health will develop a new three-dimensional medical imaging system (not available for commercial sale) for capturing images of patient extremities (knees, legs, feet, arms and hands.)

 Burton L. Edelstein, DDS, MPH, and colleagues published a study in the Journal of the American Dental Association analyzing the impact and cost of prevention approaches toward tooth decay in Early Childhood Caries for people on Medicaid.

  A new study published by the CDC looks at U.S. youth dental caries and sealants by race and Hispanic origin for 2011-2012 and finds untreated tooth decay in primary teeth among children aged two through eight was twice as high for Hispanic and non-Hispanic black children compared with non-Hispanic white children.

Convergent Dental has introduced a new Ultraguide handpiece and the 15/400 hollow waveguide and automatic alignment system for Solea, which is an FDA approved CO2 9.3 micron dental laser for hard and soft tissue.

Henry Schein recently added four new employees.

A study in the Journal of the American Dental Association analyzed the impact and cost of prevention approaches toward tooth decay in Early Childhood Caries for people on Medicaid.

An affiliate of American Securities will lead the recapitalization of Aspen Dental.

After joining the S&P 500 after trading closed on March 17, 2015, Henry Schein's shares traded were up 2.8 percent and reached $143.01 on Friday, marking a one-year return of 22.04 percent, reports Zacks.

  JP Morgan, as part of a benefits overhaul, made an eldercare dental plan available to its staff, reports Workplace Savings and Benefits. "Employees will be able to choose dental care for their parents and in-laws at the same rates they and their partners receive."  

Advantage Dental notified 151,626 Oregon patients of a protected information breach within 30 days after an internal database was hacked, reports Health Data Management.

Reports from iData Research predict the dental implant market in China will grow at higher rates due to more expensive and innovative CAD/CAM abutment products acquiring market share from relatively cheap stock abutments, according to a release.

  The 779th Dental Squadron is utilizing Computer Aided Design and Computer Aided Machining to make crowns and similar tooth restorations, according to the U.S. Defense Department Science Blog.  

Thomas Ringerberg, DDS, has seen more than 800 patients since teaming with 24 Hour Dental Care last December to work the graveyard shift of 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.

The 36th International Dental Show, which wrapped up in Cologne, Germany today, was visited by 138,500 trade visitors from 151 countries, reports Dentistry IQ.

  For a year and a half between 2013 and 2014, students at Iowa Western Community College's dental hygiene program were allowed to work on elementary school students without adequate supervision, according to findings from the Iowa Dental Board reported from The Daily Nonpareil.  

Bisco released the Uni-Etch and Etch-37, two new etchants for etching tooth structure prior to bonding, according to DrBicuspid.com

German company Bego launched Varseo, their system for 3D printing which includes an in-house 3D printer as well as scientifically tested materials, tools and services, reports 3DPrint.com.