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Dental Board Disciplines Dentist For Unnecessary Work On 3-Year-Old

by Matthew Ormseth, Hartford Courant

The Connecticut State Dental Commission voted 7-2 Wednesday to discipline a Terryville dentist who faced allegations he did unnecessary work on a 3-year-old girl when he installed eight steel crowns on her teeth in a single session. Ammar Idlibi was fined $10,000, placed on probation for three years, and required to take courses in ethics, … Read more

Researchers develop software to improve attachment for dental crowns

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From Dental Tribune GOTHENBURG, Sweden: Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg are currently developing a method to determine exactly how a tooth should be ground down in order to attach a dental crown to it. The method is expected to result in significantly cheaper and faster treatment, with a reduced risk of patients … Read more