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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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Research reveals fetal BPA exposure in pregnant women
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Research from the University of Michigan School of Public Health has found bisphenol A (BPA) in fetal liver tissue, demonstrating that there is considerable exposure to the chemical during pregnancy.
December 3, 2012
DenMat to acquire PeriOptix
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
DenMat has signed a purchase agreement to acquire all outstanding stock of PeriOptix, a provider of magnification and illumination technologies for dental and medical professionals.
December 2, 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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CDHP examines oral health implications of EHB rule
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
On November 26, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services published guidance on the Affordable Care Act's standard set of benefits that must be offered in the new state health insurance exchanges and small group and individual insurance markets outside the exchanges.
November 29, 2012
Syneron signs distributor deal in Singapore
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Syneron Dental Lasers has signed a distribution agreement with Singapore-based Healthcare Solutions & Services.
November 29, 2012
One year later, Fla. county returns to fluoridation
By Rob Goszkowski
One year after voting to end water fluoridation, Florida's Pinellas county commission voted November 27 to reinstate the practice for its 700,000 customers. What turn of events prompted the turnaround?
November 28, 2012
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Microcracks can strengthen mandibles for implants
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Although it seems counterintuitive, a bone break can lead to a stronger bone that can support an oral implant, according to a case report published in the Journal of Oral Implantology.
November 26, 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
Do snuff users have fewer dental caries?
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
It is a myth that snus (Swedish snuff) users today have fewer dental caries. On the contrary, some types of nicotine-free snus contain both carbohydrates and starch that increase the risk of cavities, according to a thesis presented November 2 at the Sahlgrenska Academy, part of the University of Gothenburg.
November 25, 2012
DrBicuspid.com Restoratives Insider
By Rob Goszkowski
November 25, 2012
Ivoclar Vivadent to buy Wieland Dental
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Ivoclar Vivadent is acquiring Wieland Dental, a German company that sells CAD/CAM materials, dental alloys, veneering ceramics, and electroplating equipment.
November 25, 2012
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