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Maine hygienists can take x-rays; is there a perio/heart disease link?
By Kathy Kincade
April 22, 2012
Maine lets independent practice hygienists take x-rays
By Kathy Kincade
Independent practice dental hygienists in Maine are claiming victory with new legislation that allows them to take a broad range of x-rays in federally designated underserved areas of the state as part of a new pilot project designed to address the state's severe access-to-care issues.
April 19, 2012
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New implant coating could prevent early failures
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A team of chemical engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has developed a coating for hip implants that could help them better adhere to the patient's bone, preventing premature failure Advanced Materials.
April 18, 2012
Dental implant firm files for bankruptcy
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Voxelogix, a dental implant company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection yesterday in Texas, according to a news story in the San Antonio Express-News.
April 18, 2012
Should orthodontists read CBCT scans?
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Orthodontists should defer to radiologists in the reading and interpretation of cone-beam CT (CBCT) scans to protect themselves from malpractice litigation due to missed nonorthodontic lesions, according to a study in the American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics.
April 16, 2012
3M ESPE offers graduated torque wrench for implants
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
3M ESPE has added a graduated torque wrench to its MDI Mini Dental Implants system, giving dentists a torque and ratchet feature in a single tool.
April 16, 2012
Federal judge dismisses Calif. fluoridation lawsuit
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A federal judge has ruled that a Southern California water district can legally add hydrofluosilicic acid to public drinking water even though it has not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of disease or dental caries.
April 15, 2012
Zimmer debuts cortical-cancellous allograft
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Zimmer Dental has released the Puros Cortico-Cancellous particulate allograft, an anatomic-based mixture of cortical and cancellous bone designed to simplify the grafting process.
April 15, 2012
Demand for dentist anesthesiologists on the rise
By Rob Goszkowski
There is a growing demand for dentist anesthesiologists to treat pediatric patients but a lack of available practitioners able to meet it in every region of the U.S., according to a study in Anesthesiology Progress.
April 15, 2012
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Air Techniques, AllPro offer referral bonus program
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Air Techniques and AllPro Imaging have launched a referral bonus program to all ScanX customers in the dental, medical, podiatry, and veterinary industries.
April 12, 2012
Study questions CBCT radiation exposure levels
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Cone-beam CT has become a routine imaging modality in orthodontics, but there are concerns that its use exposes patients to significantly higher levels of radiation than 2D digital radiography.
April 11, 2012
AGD sets the record straight on dental x-rays
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) is taking issue with the findings of a study published this week in the journal Cancer that suggests a link between frequent dental x-rays and the risk of developing meningioma, a largely benign brain tumor.
April 11, 2012
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