Month: February 2007

Miniscrew

American Orthodontics’ MTAC miniscrew is made from biocompatible surgical titanium and provides orthodontists with easy-to-use and predictable anchorage. The MTAC system can be integrated into any phase of orthodontic treatment

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Komet USA Announces Free Burs For Life Promotion

Komet USA, Rock Hill, SC, has introduced its "Free Burs For Life" contest, giving practitioners and dental laboratory technicians an opportunity to win free burs for the remainder of their active practicing lives. Dentists and certified

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Orthodontic Lab Receives FDA Warning

The FDA has warned Lee Laboratories for several current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) violations, most of which were repeat violations from a previous agency inspection.During agency inspections last fall, the FDA found that Lee’s

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First Medica Is Under New Leadership

On August 19, 2006, Jeff Drometer, president and founder of First Medica, Greensboro, NC, died unexpectedly. David Small, who was Drometer’s longtime business partner, has acquired full ownership of the company. Russ Gaffney, who has been with

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ACCEPTx Goes National

ACCEPTx, Las Vegas, has begun selling its case-acceptance software nationwide, and has opened a new national headquarters. Arnold Gold, president of ACCEPTx, says, "We are thrilled to now be able to offer ACCEPTx to orthodontists across the

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