Regulatory Updates: Page 63

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
VA report confirms clinic's infection-control issues
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A report released April 25 by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of the Inspector General confirmed that Dayton VA Medical Center in Ohio failed to follow infection control policies, putting hundreds of dental patients at risk of infection over nearly 20 years.
April 25, 2011
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FDA warns of hand sanitizer claims
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued warning letters to four manufacturers of over-the-counter hand sanitizers that claim to prevent infection from methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria.
April 20, 2011
Botox injections by NJ dentists face new restrictions
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
New regulations in New Jersey that will take effect in December may limit dentists' ability to administer botox injections to their patients, according to a story on NorthJersey.com.
April 12, 2011
Proposed Ala. bill would regulate nonprofit dental clinics
By Donna Domino
The controversy over Sarrell Dental -- the largest provider of Medicaid services in Alabama -- is heating up again with proposed legislation that would subject nonprofit clinics such as Sarrell to regulation by the Alabama Board of Dental Examiners.
April 12, 2011
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FDA OKs new drug to treat thyroid cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved vandetanib to treat adult patients with late-stage medullary thyroid cancer who are ineligible for surgery and whose disease is growing or causing symptoms.
April 6, 2011
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