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CareCredit Donates $100K to ADA Foundation Give Kids a Smile Fund

The donation marks the seventh consecutive year that the company has donated to the fund. This year, half of the total grant will support the Ad Council's 2min2X oral care campaign.

Benjamin Burris Joins DENTSPLY GAC's GCARE Team

Burris, who is considered a thought leader on the business of orthodontics, joins the company to help orthodontists improve practice growth.

ADA Launches Nationwide Campaign to Address US Dental Crisis

The campaign—Action for Dental Health: Dentists Making a Difference—aims to reduce the numbers of adults and children with untreated dental disease, through oral health education, prevention, and providing treatment now to people in need of care.

ABO Installs New Officers

Marvin Kastrop, DDS, MS, of Billings, Mont, becomes president of the organization.

Opal Orthodontics Adds Opal Advocate

Opal Orthodontics has added John Bennett, LDS, DOrth, RCS, as the company's newest Opal advocate.

American Board of Orthodontics Names Four Award Winners

The American Board of Orthodontics (ABO) presented awards to four distinguished orthodontists during its annual ABO College of Diplomates Luncheon on May 4, 2013.

ClearCorrect Scales Up its Digital Orthodontic 3D Printing Production with Stratasys’ Objet Line

The addition of the new printers is aimed at increasing ClearCorrect’s capacity by 30%.

Biolux Research Announces Pilot Study Results and Development Plans for New Intraoral Device for Light Accelerated Orthodontics

OrthoPulse iO is a photobiomodulation product for accelerating orthodontic treatment.

Washington Orthodontist Donates Over $120K to Local Schools

Ostler Orthodontics has donated more than $120,000 to local schools since 2010 through its Partners in Education program.

DB Orthodontics Awarded Prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise International Trade

Over a 3 year period, the company has recorded an overall growth in international trade of over 130% and entered 15 new markets to create a network of distributors in 44 countries across six continents.

OHSU School of Dentistry Appoints New Dean

Phillip T. Marucha, DMD, PhD, named dean of Oregon Health & Science University's (OHSU) School of Dentistry.

ADEA and Crest Oral-B Award Scholarships Supporting Careers in Dental Education

Two dental students from Columbia’s College of Dental Medicine were awarded the 2013 ADEA/Crest Oral-B Laboratories Scholarship for Pre-doctoral Students Pursuing Academic Careers.

Chicago Dental Society Foundation Appoints Interim Executive Director

The Board of Trustees of the Chicago Dental Society Foundation (CDSF) has appointed Carolyn M. Van Eck as its interim executive director.

Minnesota Orthodontist Protects Athletes’ Smiles

Trudy Bonvino, DDS, MS, and her practice Cosmopolitan Orthodontics have donated 300 mouth guards to local lacrosse players.

Marking Oral Cancer Awareness Month with Screening Events

The Oral Cancer Foundation is asking dental professionals to hold screening events in their communities during the month of April.

Hu-Friedy Provides Infection Prevention Educational Resources

In light of recent infection control breaches in dental offices, the company has launched a number of new resources for orthodontic professionals aimed at providing information and best practices on infection prevention.

The Roundtable: Orthodontics and CBCT

Four orthodontists discuss the role Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) plays in patient treatment.

Maine Orthodontic Practice Gives Back Monthly

Smile Docs, a Brewer, Maine-based orthodontic practice, has committed to donating $1,000 a month to 12 local charities.

Industry Insider: A Costco for Orthodontists

G&H Orthodontics talks about Ortho Club, its new membership-based wholesale orthodontic products provider.

Editor's Message: A Couple of Firsts

This year's 2013 AAO session will be the first for OP editor Alison Werner, but it will mark an even more important first for Gayle Glenn, DDS, MS -- she will become the organization's first ever female president.

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