Selling smiles in a downturn (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
Cosmetic dentist keeps his pearly whites business in the black

Now, teeth-whitening kiosks to give people brighter smile Down Under (New Kerala)
Brisbane, Jan 5 : Want a brighter smile? Well, all you need to do is to visit your nearest shopping centre, for teeth-whitening kiosks are opening in malls across South-East Queensland.

Check fraud investigation: Questions arise surrounding local downtown dental office (The Hanford Sentinel)
Hanford police continue to investigate the case of Platinum Dental, a group named earlier this month in a check-fraud scheme that left several businesses around town with a significant hole in their pockets.

Melissa Lee (Appeal-Democrat)
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Laser Dentistry (KQCD-TV Dickinson)
If you`re sick of glasses you can turn to laser eye surgery. If you want to get rid of a tattoo, lasers can help zap it off. And now, many dental patients are relying on lasers to help them avoid what`s long been known as a painful procedure.

Dental rorts leave gap in budget (Whyalla News)
DENTISTS and their patients are abusing Medicare Dental to get unnecessary, excess or aesthetic work done on their teeth while the neediest patients miss out, health groups say.

END OF THE YEAR: State Supreme Court Says Same-Sex Couples Have Constitutional Right to Marry...Lee Edmon Becomes ... (Metropolitan News-Enterprise)
1— Jean M. Lawler, who became the first female partner at Murchison & Cumming, LLP in 1993, took over as managing partner of the firm. 3—Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger reappointed Michael Hersek as state public defender....Two denials of parole to a former motorcycle club member by then-Gov.

News of the Weird (Creative Loafing Atlanta)
Sooty Santa helpers, men's bras and more... By Chuck Shepherd LEAD STORY: In several European countries, identifying the "naughty" kids at Christmastime is not Santa's job but is left to unsavory legendary icons who have endured for centuries (according to a December series of articles in Germany's Der Spiegel). In Italy, determinations are made by the extremely ugly witch La Befana, who has the ...

Tooth Whitening Moving from the Dentist's to the Grocery Store (PR.com)
Consumers love tooth whitening, but more and more are choosing home bleaching over in-office laser bleaching. Two out of three dentists have noted a decline, finds a survey by The Wealthy Dentist.

News of the weird: (Reading Eagle)
In several European countries, identifying the "naughty" kids at Christmastime is not Santa's job but is left to unsavory legendary icons who have endured for centuries (according to a December series of articles in Germany's Der Spiegel).