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Portable XRF analyzer IDs value of dental scrap
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Olympus has introduced a portable device that uses x-ray fluorescence (XRF) for chemical analysis and determining the purity of precious metals, including those used in dentistry.
October 7, 2012
Image Gently offers support for pediatric x-ray safety
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Image Gently campaign has launched a new Back to Basics initiative that includes online teaching materials, checklists, and practice quality improvement projects to help providers strengthen radiation protection when performing x-ray examinations on children -- particularly with the shift from film-based to digital x-ray imaging.
September 17, 2012
Study: Handheld x-ray device safe for operators
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Certain portable handheld dental x-ray devices do not expose operators to higher doses of radiation than conventional x-ray imaging systems, according to a study in Health Physics.
September 9, 2012
Aribex donates 10,000th Nomad unit to CMDA
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Aribex has donated its 10,000th Nomad handheld x-ray unit to the Christian Medical & Dental Associations (CMDA).
August 28, 2012
Study questions adjunct use of x-rays, laser fluorescence
By Kathy Kincade
Adjunct radiographic and laser fluorescence methods offer no benefits to the detection of caries in primary teeth in comparison with visual inspection alone, according to a new study in Caries Research. Is it time to reconsider current clinical guidelines?
August 26, 2012
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Aribex reaches Nomad milestone
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Handheld x-ray developer Aribex has produced its 10,000th Nomad handheld x-ray system, the company said.
August 6, 2012
Panoramic x-rays aid prediction of maxillary canine impaction
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Panoramic x-rays can help practitioners better predict maxillary canine impaction, according to a new study in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.
July 22, 2012
No-fog glasses offer x-ray protection
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Burlington Medical Supplies, an x-ray medical supply company, has released No Fog lead glasses with x-ray protection.
July 15, 2012
Canada examines link between dental x-rays, cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
There may be some association between dental x-rays and certain types of cancer, according to a review by the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health.
July 8, 2012
Box of Delta Dental claims, x-rays goes missing
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Delta Dental of Illinois has mailed notifications to select customers about an incident that may have exposed some of their personal and health information.
June 19, 2012
Aribex moves manufacturing from China to the U.S.
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Aribex, manufacturer of the Nomad Pro handheld x-ray system, has moved all injection molding to the U.S. from China to improve communications, according to a news story in Plastics Today.
June 14, 2012
ATA: Thyroid collars should be worn for all dental x-rays
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Thyroid Association has revised its 2005 position on the relationship between diagnostic x-rays and thyroid cancer, and now recommends that thyroid collars be used for all dental x-rays when they do not interfere with the examination.
June 12, 2012
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