Regulatory Updates: Page 58

FDA to ease 510(k) rules for some radiology products
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is looking to reduce its regulatory requirements for certain diagnostic products and radiology device accessories that have already been shown to be safe and effective.
July 6, 2011
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Antimicrobial surgical masks gain FDA clearance
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Filligent has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) marketing clearance for the BioFriend BioMask for sale in the U.S. as a class II medical device.
June 27, 2011
FDA clears next-generation NewTom
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued marketing clearance for ImageWork's latest cone-beam CT system, the NewTom 5G, the successor to NewTom 3G.
June 21, 2011
FDA unveils final cigarette warning labels
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Beginning September 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will require larger, more prominent cigarette health warnings on all cigarette packaging and advertisements in the U.S.
June 20, 2011
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N. Ireland's dental school may lose accreditation
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The only school of dentistry in Northern Ireland may lose its accreditation from the U.K. General Dental Council over concerns about teaching quality and available resources, the Belfast Telegraph has reported.
June 16, 2011
Ill. lawmakers pass stricter amalgam bill
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Illinois Legislature has passed a bill that mandates that, beginning in 2015, dental amalgam may not be added, removed, or modified in the course of treating patients at a dental office unless the office has an installed amalgam separator system.
June 9, 2011
U.S. HHS proposes privacy rule on medical records
By Reuters Health
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Patients could obtain a list of everyone who has accessed their electronic medical record under a rule proposed on Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
May 31, 2011
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NBMolecules receives CE Mark for SurfLink
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Nano Bridging Molecules (NBMolecules) has received the European CE Mark to begin marketing its SurfLink dental product.
May 18, 2011
European dental industry faces new challenges
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Despite the travails of the European social and economic model, it would be a mistake for dental companies to assume that the influence of Europe on the dental trade is waning, according to Ed Attenborough, president of the British Dental Trade Association and medical director of the dental laboratory Attenborough Dental.
May 15, 2011
Despite Red Flags exemption, FACTA still looms
By Karen Johnson and Julia Baker
While U.S. dental practices have been exempted from the Red Flags Rule, there are other components of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) of 2003 that still apply, and failure to comply comes with some stiff penalties.
May 12, 2011
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P&G challenges Philips' toothbrush advertising claims
By Rabia Mughal
Philips Oral Healthcare will discontinue certain advertising claims for its Sonicare FlexCare and FlexCare+ toothbrushes, after Procter & Gamble (P&G) filed a complaint with the National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus.
May 3, 2011
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Caries detector gains Canadian clearance
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Health Canada has approved the Canary system, an early caries mapping and detection system manufactured by Quantum Dental Technologies, for sale in Canada.
April 27, 2011
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