Regulatory Updates: Page 57

Planmed receives CE Mark for Verity
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Finnish medical imaging vendor Planmed announced it has received the European CE Mark for its Verity mobile extremity cone-beam CT scanner.
January 24, 2012
Denturists' college on verge of government takeover
By Rosemary Frei, MSc
The College of Denturists of Ontario in Canada is facing the wrath of the province's health minister after a majority of denturism students failed to pass their final exams. The minister is now proposing to appoint an independent supervisor to oversee the college.
January 17, 2012
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FDA warns of pain med mix-up
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning healthcare professionals and patients about a potential mix-up between prescription pain drugs and over-the-counter medications.
January 15, 2012
Va. dental board considers stricter medical emergency rules
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Virginia Board of Dentistry has accepted a petition filed by the Raven Marie Blanco Foundation to ensure that dental professionals in Virginia are better prepared for dental medical emergencies.
January 12, 2012
Nasal spray anesthesia to begin phase III trials
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
St. Renatus, the Colorado start-up founded to commercialize a new needle-free dental anesthetic, has secured up to $3.5 million from an angel investment group and will move forward with phase III clinical trials.
January 8, 2012
GEM 21S gains CE Mark for perio, regenerative use
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
BioMimetic Therapeutics has received CE Mark approval from the European Union for its GEM (growth factor enhanced matrix) 21S product, with broader periodontal and alveolar bone regeneration indications than in the U.S. and Canada.
January 3, 2012
FDA to ease 510(k) rules on some devices
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a guidance that will relax the agency's requirements for 510(k) clearance for some medical devices.
December 20, 2011
FTC: Maine dental board trying to restrict IPDHs
By Kathy Kincade
The Maine Board of Dental Examiners is balking at a new law that allows independent practice dental hygienists (IPDHs) to take x-rays without the presence of a dentist as part of an expanded scope-of-practice pilot project. But the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says the board is trying to be too restrictive.
December 11, 2011
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Australian agency recalls teeth-whitening products
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has acted to stop the supply of nine home-use teeth-whitening products containing what it says are unsafe concentrations of peroxide.
December 8, 2011
FDA to determine safety of BPA
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will decide whether to ban bisphenol A (BPA), a synthetic chemical with estrogenic properties that has been used for more than four decades in various products, including dental sealants.
December 7, 2011
Tobacco company sues Australian government
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
British American Tobacco has filed a lawsuit against the Australian government, arguing that a new law that bans logos from cigarette packs is unconstitutional and violates intellectual property rights.
December 4, 2011
U.S. researchers gain patent for HPV research
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A research team from the University of Rochester has been awarded a U.S. patent for research essential to both human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines on the market.
November 27, 2011
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