Regulatory Updates: Page 56

FDA probes handheld x-ray devices; AAO campaign appeals to adults
By Kathy Kincade
February 12, 2012
NJ firm to stop producing unapproved dental devices
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A New Jersey dental products manufacturer has been ordered to cease operations after an investigation by the U.S. Food and Administration (FDA) found that several of the company's products had not undergone appropriate regulatory review.
February 12, 2012
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Aribex applauds FDA probe of handheld x-ray devices
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Aribex Nomad handheld x-ray devices are legal and not the subject of an investigation announced last week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the company announced.
February 12, 2012
FDA probes illegal sale of handheld dental x-ray units
By Kathy Kincade
The U.S Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning dental and veterinary professionals not to purchase or use certain potentially unsafe handheld dental x-ray units that are sold online by manufacturers outside the U.S. and directly shipped to U.S. customers.
February 9, 2012
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Pa. dentist fined $13K for not registering x-ray systems
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Pennsylvania dental practice was fined nearly $13,000 by the state Department of Environmental Protection for violating the Radiation Protection Act.
February 7, 2012
Low-cost antisnoring device gains FDA clearance
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Apnea Sciences has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for a nonsurgical cure for snoring.
February 6, 2012
Australian agency recalls more teeth-whitening products
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Australian authorities have issued a recall of two teeth-whitening products manufactured by Pro-Teeth Whitening: the Bright White Express Advanced teeth whitening kit and the Pro-Teeth Whitening Professional teeth whitening pen.
February 5, 2012
ADEA releases guidelines for academic, industry interactions
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) is releasing the first guidelines for academic dental institutions in their professional interactions with the dental industry.
February 1, 2012
NC dental assistant program shuts down after probe
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Kaplan College has surrendered its license to operate a dental assistant program at its Charlotte, NC, campus after students accused officials of misleading them about the credentials they would receive after graduation, according to a news story in the Charlotte Observer.
February 1, 2012
UCSF researchers call for sugar to be regulated
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Sugar should be controlled like alcohol and tobacco to protect public health, according to a team of researchers from the University of California, San Francisco.
February 1, 2012
FDA eyes new user fees for medical device industry
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and representatives of the medical device industry have reached an agreement in principle on proposed recommendations for the third reauthorization of a medical device user fee program after more than a year of negotiations.
January 31, 2012
Delta Dental of RI fined by insurance commission
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Delta Dental of Rhode Island has been fined $25,000 after a review of the company's claims processes found it was not in compliance with some of the state's laws and regulations.
January 24, 2012
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