Regulatory Updates: Page 47

Washington, DC, dental clinic cited by OSHA
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined a Washington, DC, dental clinic $61,600 for 26 alleged serious violations.
July 17, 2013
Zolar brings soft-tissue lasers to U.S. dental market
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Zolar Technology has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for the Photon and Photon Plus soft-tissue diode lasers.
July 7, 2013
Utah ponders role of Botox in dentistry
By Rob Goszkowski
Utah's guidelines for the use of Botox, limited to intraoral indications for dentists and extraoral for oral surgeons, are dated compared with other states. But is there enough support from the dental community to change them?
July 7, 2013
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New Zealand issues new teeth-whitening rules
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
New Zealand health officials have developed new restrictions on the sale of teeth whiteners that contain more than 7% hydrogen peroxide. The new rules take effect June 30.
June 24, 2013
Groupon stops promoting nondentist teeth whitening in U.K.
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Groupon will no longer offer teeth-whitening deals from operators who aren't regulated by the U.K.'s General Dental Council (GDC), the regulatory body that oversees oral health professionals.
June 24, 2013
Advaxis drug targets HPV-associated head/neck cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Advaxis, a developer of immunotherapies for cancer and infectious diseases, has submitted an application for orphan drug designation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for ADXS-HPV for the treatment of human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated head and neck cancer.
June 11, 2013
Teeth-whitening by nondentists in NC OK
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners has lost its appeal of a U.S. Federal Trade Commission ruling that supported the right of nondentists to offer teeth-whitening products and services in the state.
June 2, 2013
XLDent software gains EHR certification
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The XLDent MU practice management system is the latest electronic health record (EHR) software package to gain EHR certification.
May 16, 2013
VG3 x-ray system gains FDA clearance
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing clearance to the NewTom VG3 digital panoramic, cephalometric, and tomographic x-ray system.
May 15, 2013
FDA OKs PreXion CBCT dental scanner
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
PreXion has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Eclipse 3D cone-beam CT (CBCT) dental scanner.
May 7, 2013
Report, lawsuit question U.S. teeth-whitening regulations
By Donna Domino, Kathy Kincade
A growing number of state laws are giving dentists a monopoly on providing teeth-whitening services in the U.S., according to a report released Tuesday by the Institute for Justice and a related lawsuit filed on behalf of two nondentists who were prohibited from offering these services in Alabama.
April 29, 2013
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Ill. issues rules for dentists using Groupon
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Illinois dentists can use social coupon services such as Groupon and Living Social if certain conditions are followed, according to recently released policy regulations regarding fee splitting.
April 28, 2013
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