Sedation training firm sued; do self-adhesive composites work?

Dear DrBicuspid Member,

After settling a lawsuit against the dentist she blamed for her husband's death following a conscious sedation dental procedure in 2007, a Missouri woman is now suing the company that provided the dentist's sedation training. Could the outcome of this case set a precedent? Read more.

In Restoratives Community news, dental adhesive companies have spent decades squeezing more and more chemistry into fewer and fewer bottles. As a result, today's dental professionals can apply etchant, primer, adhesive, and restoration all in one step. A number of presentations at the recent American Association for Dental Research (AADR) meeting looked at how effective these self-adhesive composites really are. Read more.

Also from the AADR meeting: Can combining vacuum-form retainers with a Hawley appliance enhance long-term compliance with orthodontic retainers? A study conducted at the University of Kentucky College of Dentistry suggests it can. Click here to read more or visit the Cosmetics Community.

In other Cosmetics Community news, Dr. Thomas Ziemiecki of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offered numerous tips and tricks for achieving better shade-matching outcomes at the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Meeting. Read more.

Finally, in her second Sheri Suggests column, Dr. Sheri Doniger sings the praises of a sealant that also aids in reversing demineralization -- thanks to amorphous calcium phosphate.