Dear DrBicuspid Member,
Sign of the times: Heraeus Kulzer announced this week that it is discontinuing its IQ:NECT implant product line. Despite continued predictions of growth for the global dental implant market, the company said the current economy hampered its ability to meet sales goals. Read more.
In related news, following Biomet 3i's announcement that its dental business saw a 16% drop in sales last quarter, analysts are anticipating that other implant companies will follow suit in coming weeks. Read more.
On the legislative front, as Louisiana awaits Gov. Bobby Jindal's decision on a much-debated bill that would regulate school-based dentistry across the state, the question of what kind of mobile dentistry should be allowed is likely to flare up again -- if not in Louisiana, then elsewhere in the U.S. Read more.
In clinical news, Tel Aviv University researchers have developed a pocket-sized breath test they say can detect malodorous bacteria in the mouth and alert people when their breath is less than socially desirable. Find out more about the OkayToKiss test here.
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