The Marquette University School of Dentistry has opened a new endodontic clinic. The new clinic includes 13 operatories that each features a ceiling-mounted Zumax microscope, a 4K 2D integrated camera and recording system, varioscopes and wall-mounted monitors, according to a…
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Congress is headed toward ending the government shutdown after the Senate approved a funding bill Nov. 10. Seven notes: 1. The federal government is on its 42nd day of the shutdown, the longest in U.S. history. 2. The Senate advanced…
The Harvard School of Dental Medicine is laying off staff at its dental center in Boston, The Harvard Crimson reported Nov. 10. The layoffs come after Harvard permanently closed its dental clinic in Cambridge, Mass., in October, citing financial constraints…
The University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha is mourning the death of Ernest Sigler, DDS. Dr. Sigler died Oct. 31 at age 79, according to a Nov. 10 news release. Dr. Sigler was a U.S. Army veteran and UNMC…
The UT Health San Antonio School of Dentistry has earned three grants to address treatment and pain management of oral cancer. Researchers at the dental school will investigate new targets to stem oral squamous cell carcinoma and novel approaches to…
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Central Jersey Medical Center experienced a data security incident that impacted its dental servers. Central Jersey Medical Center is a Federally Qualified Health Center with several locations throughout New Jersey. The organization provides primary care, dental and preventive health services.…
Here are six dentists who have made headlines in the last week:
The Minnesota Office of the Attorney General has reached a settlement with the Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee of a shuttered dental practice. Marko Kamel, DDS, was the owner of Woodbury Dental Arts. The Minnesota Board of Dentistry temporarily suspended Dr.…
A dental practice in Raleigh, N.C., suddenly closed and is unable to continue providing orthodontic treatment, according to a Nov. 6 report from WRAL News. The Smiling Face Company told patients that they are closed and cannot continue any orthodontic…
Mitchell Persenaire, DMD, has opened Premier Dental Implants & Prosthodontics in Tampa, Fla. Dental services provided at the practice include dental implants, implant-retained dentures, full-mouth reconstruction, crowns, bridges and veneers, according to a Nov. 6 news release from the practice. …