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Gambardella receives Massachusetts honor Contributor to Dental Assisting Digest earns Dr. Ernest LeClaire Educator of the Year award by the Massachuset...	Team Hu-Friedy participates in fund-raiser despite Mothers' Day rain More than $24,000 in donations raised for the Breast Cancer Network of Strength....
Give Kids A Smile symposium set for Chicago Dental Trade Alliance Foundation and the American Dental Association will host promising practices symposium J...	Midmark Corporation President and CEO elected to board Dr. Anne Eiting Klamar named to the Board of Directors of the Dental Trade Alliance Foundation....
DentalXChange expands executive team with director of partner relations appointment Le Ann Eyres to manage communications and relationships with current clients and build outreach program for po...	Dentist's daughter Kristi Yamaguchi wins Dancing with the Stars Former Olympic gold-medal winner is the daughter of Dr. Jim Yamaguchi and his wife, Carole, a medical secretar...
Hands-on course part of Dawson Academy's new curriculum Mastering Complex Treatment Planning to be offered Aug. 21-23 at The Dawson Academy in St. Petersburg, Fla....	1-800-DENTIST recognized for excellence in commercial advertising Company receives a Telly Award that recognizes distinction and creative work in commercial advertising....
Appliance Therapy Group launches minor tooth movement seminars for 2008 Purpose of seminars is to provide dental professionals with the knowledge and training to incorporate orthodon...	Excellence in Cosmetic Dentistry 2008 lists wrap-up numbers More than 3,000 dental professionals traveled to New Orleans, La., for learning, networking and business buil...
Wrigley's breath-freshening Eclipse gum and mints help kill bad breath germs Gum, mints contain magnolia bark extract, which is a natural ingredient proven to help kill the germs that cau...	Henry Schein named one of 'Top 50 Movers' in 2008 Fortune 500 Ranking; Number 53 in 2008 Barron's 500 ranking Company moves up 28 spots to No. 410 in Fortune 500 and up 140 spots in the Barron's 500....
ADA CERP awards D4D Technologies with recognition Company earns the American Dental Association's Continuing Education Recognition Program recognition for the i...	Dentists give word-of-mouth endorsement for case presentation class Class offered by Dr. Michael Schuster has been among favorite classes of dentists at the Schuster Center for P...
Hu-Friedy names new senior vice president of marketing and sales David Gibbons joins the company with more than 20 years of experience in global marketing, sales, and general ...	Timing of palatal surgery, size of children's vocabulary related Study shows palatal surgery in less lexically advanced, younger children is associated with better speech and ...
3M to acquire dental implant manufacturer IMTEC Corp. Acquisition gives 3M ESPE access to two of the fastest growing segments in the dental industry....	Survey shows Americans value oral health but knowledge gap remains Oral Health America to launch National Smile Month....
Recipients of 2008 Sunstar/RDH Healthy Gums, Healthy Life Award of Distinction listed Eight recipients will be honored during ceremonies at the RDH Under One Roof conference July 31-Aug. 2 in Chic...	C5 Medical Werks applies for clearance, certification, licensing for global marketing of ZirDent Independent assessments verify safety and quality of technically advanced zirconium oxide material for ceramic...
Seven additional firms join Handpiece Experts network More than 140 independent handpiece repair firms from across the U.S. and Canada are members of the Handpiece ...	Appliance Therapy Group debuts 2008 Success Essentials catalog The 65-page, full-color catalog showcases more than 1,000 specialty items for the general, pediatric, orthodon...
E4D Dentist wins Medical Design Excellence Award MDEA competition is the only awards program that exclusively recognizes contributions and advances in the desi...	Project Smile makes local charities and patients smile Three-year-old donation program has raised $150,000 for Georgia charities....
California Speaker-Elect, Assemblymember to promote quality dental care for children Clinic tour will examine and discuss affordable access to dental services....	Heraeus Scrap Refining provides golden opportunity for dentists As gold climbs to $1,000 per ounce, many dentists find they are not getting their fair share....
DTA announces extended entry period for DentaCheques sales Each DentaCheques 2008 or 2009 sale from May 2, 2008, forward will grant one entry into the drawing for an all...	Cathy Jameson names Jess Webber president of coaching firm Webber to manage Jameson Management Inc., an international dental coaching firm....
Eastern Oklahoma Donated Dental Services looking for volunteers Eastern Oklahoma Donated Dental Services, Inc. is the Tulsa and eastern Oklahoma area dentists' charitable den...	ADA opens online registration for 149th annual dental meeting History-making "Distinguished Speakers," unique learning sessions, cutting-edge technology to be featued at se...