Reduced cost braces for those in need

Smiles Save Lives, a natinal non-profit group, provides braces to children from low-income famlies with a fairly severe need for the orthodontia.

Medical device to make braces work faster gets millions ahead of U.S. launch

An orthodontic device that uses micro-vibrations to quicken the movement of teeth in patients with braces is ready to be launched in the U.S. next month. In the meantime, its maker, OrthoAccel Technologies, is looking to raise $14.1 million. The company’s first product, AcceleDent, is a portable, rechargeable device that uses a mouthpiece to deliver pulsating, [...]

DENTSPLY GAC Announces Entrance into Diode Lasers with Industry Leading Picasso Laser System

DENTSPLY International announced the acquisition of AMD Lasers, makers of the industry leading Picasso line of lasers, in late 2011.Bohemia, NY (PRWEB) April 22, 2012 DENTSPLY International announced the acquisition of AMD Lasers, makers of the industry leading Picasso line of lasers, in late 2011. The acquisition of AMD Lasers unites one of the most respected names in orthodontics with a true ...

New autism support group to launch in Plymouth Meeting

As Autism Awareness Month 2012 draws to a close, advocates for the growing number of children and adults suffering from the condition hope everyone who participated in a fundraising walk, displayed an autism awareness puzzle ribbon or contributed to a nonprofit devoted to autism spectrum disorder support won’t forget about them until next year.