Regulatory Updates: Page 47

Dental offices inconsistent in infection-control compliance
By Rabia Mughal
U.S. dental practices need to improve their compliance with and implementation of infection-control guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a study in the current Journal of the American Dental Association.
October 10, 2012
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Teeth-whitening booth shut down at Okla. state fair
By Rabia Mughal
A temporary restraining order filed by the Oklahoma Board of Dentistry against a nondentist vendor providing teeth-whitening services at the Tulsa State Fair was granted by the state yesterday after investigators discovered that those providing the whitening services were not licensed to practice dentistry.
October 2, 2012
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Biolase gains FDA nod for diode laser
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Biolase has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and CE Mark approval for its Epic 10 diode soft-tissue laser.
October 2, 2012
Milestone STA system computer gets regulatory OK in China
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Milestone Scientific has announced that China's State Food and Drug Administration has approved its Single Tooth Anesthesia (STA) system computer.
October 1, 2012
Rule change could curtail Maine kids' dental care
By Donna Domino
Changes to Maine's rules for school-based preventive dental care now require public health hygienists to contact a child's dentist if he or she was seen within the past year by the provider before the hygienist can provide any services. The state dental board says the change improves communication between providers, but others say it creates an unnecessary barrier to care.
September 30, 2012
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Ind. can't cap dental Medicaid procedures
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration cannot cap Medicaid coverage of medically necessary dental procedures, according to a ruling last week by the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals.
September 30, 2012
Ultradent supports FDA ban of products with BPA
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Ultradent supports the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recent ban of products that contain bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical known to cause harmful physical and psychological effects in children.
September 27, 2012
OrthoAccel can sell AcceleDent in Korea
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
OrthoAccel Technologies has received official clearance from the Korean Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) to begin commercial sales of its AcceleDent orthodontic device in South Korea.
September 26, 2012
Dentists warned of unapproved dental products on eBay
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.K. Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency today warned people and dental staff to be wary when buying dental equipment from the Internet after its enforcement investigators seized a number of potentially dangerous fake dental instruments.
September 20, 2012
FDA OKs Zimmer's implant description 'osseoincorporation'
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Zimmer Dental has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to use the term "osseoincorporation" in describing the bone-healing process made possible with its Zimmer Trabecular Metal dental implant.
September 19, 2012
State regulations for child care centers weak on oral health
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Child care center regulations in most states don't support the health standards set by the American Academy of Pediatrics, missing opportunities to prevent dental caries and obesity among millions of young children, according to a study in Pediatric Dentistry.
September 17, 2012
Wales issues tooth-whitening warning
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Trading Standards bureau of the Cardiff Council in Wales in the U.K. is advising consumers not to have their teeth whitened unless a dentist has assessed whether such treatment is right for them.
September 16, 2012
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