Industry News

COSTA MESA, Calif. – May 14, 2013 – For the seventh consecutive year, CareCreditSM has donated $100,000 to the ADA Foundation Give Kids A Smile (GKAS) Fund®. This year, half of the total grant amount is designated to support the Ad Council’s 2min2X oral care campaign through funding of four major events:

• one dental school screening for underserved children
• two elementary school education events for underserved children (Calif. and Mo.)
• Missions of Mercy/Give Kids A Smile children’s oral health education and treatment event at the 2013 ADA Annual Session

Each event will incorporate and support the Ad Council’s 2min2x oral care campaign, educating and encouraging children to spend two minutes brushing their teeth, twice a day, and providing free oral care education and toothbrush kits.

Read more: Carecreditsm Supports Ada Foundation Give Kids A Smile Fund With $100,000 Grant

ORANGE, CA – May 14, 2013 – Pentron, a leading manufacturer of high quality, value-based restorative products and technology for dentists, has debuted a new patient education video explaining post and core procedures in layperson’s terms. The video is housed on Pentron Strada (www.pentronstrada.com), an online tool with resources designed to help dentists educate staff and patients, and is the first in a series of patient education videos designed to help dentists explain common procedures through the use of easy-to-follow animation.

Read more: Pentron Strada Launches New Series of Patient Education Videos

Read more: America’s Dentists Launch Nationwide Campaign To Address U.S. Dental Crisis