Regulatory Updates: Page 49

FDA asked to set limits on sugar
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Center for Science in the Public Interest is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to determine a safe level of added sugars in soft drinks and other beverages to help in the fight against diabetes, heart disease, and other health issues -- including oral health -- caused by consuming too much sugar.
February 12, 2013
New Biolase diode laser gains FDA nod
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Biolase has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for the Diolase 10 soft-tissue laser.
February 10, 2013
HHS releases children's EHR format
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
An electronic health record (EHR) format designed specifically for children should help guide EHR developers to understand the types of information that should be included in EHRs for pediatric patients.
February 10, 2013
Texas working to recover millions in Medicaid fraud
By Donna Domino
The Texas Attorney General's Office has so far recovered more than $1 billion from Medicaid fraud investigations over the last 10 years, with $400 million going to the state and the rest going to the federal government. Dental Medicaid fraud recoveries so far account for just $1.8 million of those figures, although dozens of investigations are ongoing.
February 6, 2013
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FDA moves to reclassify blade implants
By Rob Goszkowski
The arrival of the BrĂĄnemark implant method in the U.S. in the 1980s resulted in a significant decline in the placement of blade-form implants. Could a reclassification of these implants by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lead to a resurgence in their use?
January 28, 2013
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Calif. to declare BPA a reproductive hazard
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
California officials are on track to declare bisphenol A (BPA) a reproductive hazard, potentially harmful to fetuses and infants.
January 27, 2013
UNEP, IADR, WHO hash out dental amalgam's future
By Rob Goszkowski
International health and research groups are hard at work trying to craft solutions to the need for better dental restorative materials as global efforts to phase down or outright ban the use of mercury -- and with it dental amalgam -- move forward.
January 27, 2013
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SD hygienists tapped to improve caries rates
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Officials in South Dakota are looking to new legislation that expands dental hygienists' duties to help the state improve its caries prevention statistics.
January 9, 2013
Mass. governor reconsiders dental fee capping
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Massachusetts is taking a different tack in its approach to control fee capping by dental insurance companies. Gov. Deval Patrick intends to create a special commission to study the issue, according to a story in the Boston Globe.
January 9, 2013
FDA issues abuse-deterrent opioid guidelines
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a draft guidance document to assist pharmaceutical companies in developing new formulations of opioid drugs that have abuse-deterrent properties.
January 8, 2013
Dental anesthesiologists get provider codes
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Society of Dentist Anesthesiologists has been assigned provider codes by the National Uniform Claim Committee.
January 6, 2013
Dental researcher guilty of research misconduct
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A former researcher at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine engaged in "research misconduct" that included falsifying data, according to the U.S. Office of Research Integrity.
January 1, 2013
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