Regulatory Updates: Page 68

CDHP analyzes House healthcare reform
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Children’s Dental Health Project (CDHP) has posted on its Web site a "toolbox" with line-by-line analysis of oral health provisions in the bill to overhaul the U.S. healthcare system that passed in the House of Representatives Nov. 7.
November 16, 2009
ADA critiques U.S. House reform bill
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The ADA has posted on its Web site a point-by-point critique of oral health provisions in the massive healthcare reform bill now being debated in the U.S. House of Representatives.
November 5, 2009
FDA clears collagen dental membrane
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Collagen Matrix announced today that it has received FDA's 510(k) clearance of its new Collagen Dental Membrane indicated for use in oral surgical procedures involving guided tissue and bone regeneration.
October 21, 2009
Tragedies prompt sedation rule changes
By Laird Harrison
Confusion in Colorado and patient deaths in Illinois have prompted dental boards in those states to move closer to ADA guidelines on sedation regulations. Other states, meanwhile, are charting very different courses.
September 29, 2009
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FDA issues promethazine warning
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Promethazine (Phenadoz, Phenergan, Promethegan) can cause gangrene and should only be used in a deep intramuscular injection, according to a warning from the U.S. FDA.
September 27, 2009
FDA clears MPowRx antisnoring device
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
MPowRx Health and Wellness Products has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA to begin marketing its MPowRx Snoring Solution device in the U.S., the company announced.
September 17, 2009
Michelson Diagnostics gets CE Mark for OCT system
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Michelson Diagnostics has received the European CE Mark for its VivoSight optical coherence tomography scanner, enabling its clinical use in Europe for the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of oral and other cancers.
September 16, 2009
HIPAA now requires breach notification
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has issued new regulations requiring healthcare providers, health plans, and other entities covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act to notify individuals when their health information is breached.
August 24, 2009
Milestone Scientific gets notice of allowance on patent
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued a notice of allowance to Milestone Scientific for its U.S. patent application directed to the use of a disposable handpiece for fluid administration.
August 23, 2009
Spectra caries detection device gains FDA clearance
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. FDA has granted marketing clearance to Air Techniques for its Spectra optical caries detection device.
August 19, 2009
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Lawyer recommends reporting drug-induced xerostomia to FDA
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dentists should report cases of xerostomia caused by medications to the FDA, Edwin Zinman, D.D.S., J.D., told attendees at the World Congress of Minimally Invasive Dentistry annual meeting.
August 18, 2009
Biolase gets Waterlase marketing approval in China
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Biolase Technology has received approval to sell its Waterlase dental laser systems in China. The official medical device registration certificate granted by the Chinese State Food and Drug Agency comes after many years of hard work, rigorous testing, and analysis of the product, according to the company.
August 11, 2009
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