Fluoride: Page 31

$100K donation to aid Utah sealant program
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Intermountain Healthcare is donating $100,000 to the nonprofit Sealants for Smiles to increase access to oral health education and preventive dental services for at-risk children in Utah.
January 16, 2013
Scientists find new way to boost cancer drugs
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Shutting down a specific pathway in cancer cells appears to improve the ability of common drugs to wipe those cells out, according to new research from scientists at Fox Chase Cancer Center.
January 13, 2013
DNA on dental pick gets man busted for robbery
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Georgia man was arrested this week after his DNA was found to be a match for DNA taken from a dental floss pick dropped at the scene of an alleged 2010 armed robbery.
January 10, 2013
New toothbrush touts brushing sensor, smartphone app
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Kentucky start-up has developed a manual toothbrush with an embedded sensor that maps brushing behavior and sends the data to an associated smartphone app via Bluetooth.
January 7, 2013
Toothbrush shuts down world's busiest airport
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A passenger's electric toothbrush is being blamed for a security alert that wreaked havoc at Hartsfield-Jackson airport in Atlanta -- considered the busiest airport in the world -- for nearly an hour today.
January 3, 2013
Dr. Fresh acquires Reach toothbrush brand
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dr. Fresh has announced its acquisition of Reach brand manual toothbrushes from the Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products Division of McNeil-PPC.
December 18, 2012
Study: Vitamin D has positive impact on caries rates
By Kathy Kincade
A systematic review and meta-analysis provides decades of evidence that vitamin D can play a role in lowering rates of dental caries, especially among children. Are the findings enough to overcome years of mixed interpretation of the scientific evidence by government and professional groups?
December 4, 2012
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Equity firm to buy Young Innovations for $300M
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Young Innovations has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Linden Capital Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm.
December 3, 2012
Leaders in Dentistry: Dr. Margherita Fontana
By Rob Goszkowski
Margherita Fontana, DDS, PhD, has launched an ambitious plan to create a tool that will screen children at high risk for dental caries. DrBicuspid.com spoke with her to learn about this project, for which she received a Presidential Early Career Award, and to get her thoughts about the role of CAMBRA in dentistry today.
December 2, 2012
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Plackers donates flossers to Ronald McDonald Houses
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Plackers has donated more than 75,000 of its Micro Mint disposable flossers for families staying at Ronald McDonald Houses in Texas, California, Louisiana, and Missouri.
November 29, 2012
Septodont gives $135K in sealants to NCOHF
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Septodont has donated nearly $135,000 in Toothfairy Pit & Fissure Sealant Kits to National Children's Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF) to help prevent pediatric dental disease and promote children's oral health.
November 26, 2012
Ad imagines dental floss found on Mars
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new ad from the National Flossing Council imagines that the Mars Curiosity Rover found dental floss on Mars, providing proof that intelligent life once lived on the planet.
November 25, 2012
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