New Product: gumEase Injection-Free Anesthetic Device

gumEase G100For those people frightened of needles there is a new FDA-approved product out by Olympic Dental & Medical Devices called gumEase G100. It is basically a frozen mouth piece that blocks maxillofacial nerve impulses (blocks pain) by chilling/freezing them. They claim it can be used for procedure and post-procedure pain control.

Each mouthpiece costs about $10. The mouthpiece needs to be replaced every 3-4 minutes with a fresh one until desired anesthesia…

Canadian dentist loses license for mistreating special needs patients

A Winnipeg dentist and former department head at the University of Manitoba’s dental school has lost his license to practice after he was found guilty of mistreating special needs patients over a 25-year period.

The Manitoba Dental Association found Dr. Ronald Boyar guilty of 105 instances of professional misconduct between 1991 and 2006.

Boyar was medical director of oral health for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and medical leader of a teaching…

Bookkeeper guilty of stealing $1.6 million from Oceanside dentist

A Temecula bookkeeper, Victoria Lee Wafford, agreed to plead guilty to one count of grand theft for embezzling $1.6 million from the Oceanside dental office where she had worked, a prosecutor said.

In exchange for the guilty plea, she will be sentenced to eight years in prison. She had faced 60 counts related to embezzlement, theft, and prescription drug fraud and could have been sentenced to nearly 50 years in jail…