Fluoride: Page 17

Pulpdent's Embrace varnish now in 12-mL tubes

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Pulpdent announced that its Embrace varnish, 5% sodium fluoride with CXP, is now available in 12-mL tubes.

January 22, 2015

Many kids in England need hospital care for early childhood caries

By Donna Domino

Nearly a third of 5-year-old children in England have caries, and it is the main reason why many young children are hospitalized, according to a new report by the Royal College of Surgeons' Faculty of Dental Surgery.

January 19, 2015

CDC updates chronic disease indicators

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated the chronic disease indicators (CDI) and redesigned the CDI online database.

January 14, 2015

Levin on the patient perspective; Oregon and SDF; regulatory issues in transactions

By Tony Edwards

December 28, 2014

FDA's reclassification of SDF as a fluoride could mean new treatment options

By Donna Domino

The Oregon dental board's resolution allowing dental auxiliaries to apply silver diamine fluoride (SDF), which followed the recent classification of SDF as a fluoride by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, could mean new treatment options, especially for Medicaid beneficiaries.

December 25, 2014

Canadian city sees increase in caries after ending fluoridation

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dentists and dental hygienists in Calgary, Alberta, say they are seeing rampant caries in children's teeth following a decision to remove fluoride from the Canadian city's water supply three years ago.

December 9, 2014

American Academy of Pediatrics issues oral healthcare policy statement

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

In a policy statement released on Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics has come out strongly in favor of increased pediatrician knowledge of oral healthcare for children. Because young children visit the pediatrician more often than they visit the dentist, the academy writes that it is important that pediatricians be knowledgeable about dental caries, prevention of the disease, and interventions to maintain and restore health.

November 24, 2014

Fluoridation wins in 7 U.S. cities

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Voters in six U.S. cities chose to retain community water fluoridation and another city opted to restart fluoridation in the recent elections.

November 16, 2014

Mich., Wash. towns keep fluoridation

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Two Michigan towns and a Washington community have voted to continue fluoridating their water supplies.

November 5, 2014

Kan. town votes to keep water fluoridation

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The town of Salina, KS, has voted to continue fluoridating its water supply.

November 4, 2014

NorCal town keeps fluoridation

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Northern California town of Healdsburg will continue to fluoridate its public water supply after voters approved a ballot measure. More than 66% of voters approved Measure P, with 33.8% opposed, as of November 5.

November 4, 2014

Health experts call for action to tackle athletes' poor oral health

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Poor oral health affects elite athletes' general health and performance, and it must be remedied, according to a consensus statement published by University College London health experts and sporting bodies in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

October 22, 2014

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