Late last year, North American Dental’s private-equity owners sold the company to Jacobs Holding, a Zurich-based firm that invests on behalf of a nonprofit foundation. So far, Jacobs has not ...

and dentists understand how their patients feel. That’s why they are constantly trying new technologies to make treatment less unpleasant. For instance, instead of subjecting patients to the dreaded ...

New device could take the fear out of the dental drill. Jan. 11, 2011— -- If you cringe at the high-pitched squeal of a dentist's drill, you're not alone. Studies have shown it's that very ...

Imagine a trip to the dentist minus the dreaded drill. It could soon be possible, thanks to new technology that promises to catch cavities early, before drilling is ever needed.

An innovative device which cancels out the noise of the dental drill could spell the end of people's anxiety about trips to the dentist, according to experts at King's College London, Brunel ...