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Video from CDA Presents 2016: Dr. Parag Kachalia on new technologies
SAN FRANCISCO - DrBicuspid.com brings you exclusive video from the California Dental Association's CDA Presents 2016 conference. In this video, Dr. Parag Kachalia discusses advances in dental technologies and materials.
September 8, 2016
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Do fluoride mouthrinses prevent caries in kids?
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Do any schools in your community offer a fluoride mouthrinse for their students? Do you counsel your pediatric patients, and their parents, to use such a rinse? You probably should, according to a recent Cochrane Library review.
August 29, 2016
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Snuggie maker to drop claims for interdental cleaner
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Consumer brand developer and marketer Allstar Products Group, maker of the Snuggie and other products, will voluntarily remove some claims in its television commercial for Dr. Hart's Power Floss after an inquiry by the Better Business Bureau.
August 28, 2016
How to respond to 'But you said I should floss'
By Jen Butler, MEd
With the release of the Associated Press article on the lack of evidence of flossing's effectiveness, patients might be questioning the education you and your staff provide and, in some cases, the providers themselves. But, as stress management expert Jen Butler writes, you can manage conversations in which you educate patients in one direction when research sends them in the other.
August 24, 2016
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ADA VP sees benefit of flossing controversy
By Tony Edwards
Both consumers and dental professionals were left scratching their heads last week after the publication of an article by Associated Press that questioned the evidence behind flossing. But the vice president of the ADA's Scientific Institute is excited about the possibility that dentists can have a meaningful conversation with their patients about oral healthcare.
August 11, 2016
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Flossing: The holy grail of dentistry?
By Donna Domino
Following the recent heated controversy over the scientific merits of flossing, DrBicuspid.com queried its informed readers to get their input about the issue. "Plaque control is considered the holy grail in dentistry," noted a dental instructor, while a dentist said flossing could become a blame game between dentists and patients.
August 10, 2016
2016 08 03 14 23 11 590 Flossing 400
Sheri's Solutions: 'So, I don't have to floss?'
By Dr. Sheri Doniger
Last week dentistry was given a gift, as Dr. Sheri Doniger writes. The news about a lack of evidence behind the practice of flossing spurred discussion about oral healthcare far beyond the dental office. Rather than treating it as bad news about dentistry, Dr. Doniger looks at it as an opportunity to talk about dentistry and proper hygiene techniques.
August 9, 2016
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Dental groups back flossing after critical report
By Tony Edwards
In the next days and weeks, dentists are likely to hear one question over and over again from patients: "Do I still need to floss?" But dental groups continue to support flossing in the wake of a critical report that questions the evidence backing the practice.
August 2, 2016
2016 08 03 14 23 11 590 Flossing 400
Disruptive nanoparticles may lead caries fight
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
New weapons in the fight against plaque and caries may soon be available. Topical antiplaque and anticaries toothpastes and rinses using nanoparticles that disrupt the biofilms in plaque may be not only feasible but effective, according to a study from University of Pennsylvania researchers.
August 2, 2016
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Biolase narrows net loss in Q2
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental laser manufacturer Biolase reported a net loss for its fiscal second quarter of 2016, but cut its loss compared with the the same quarter last year.
July 31, 2016
Advertising body backs Oral-B toothbrush claims
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus has determined that Procter & Gamble's advertising claims about the superior clean of its Oral-B Pro 5000 and 70000 electric toothbrushes are supported by scientific evidence.
July 26, 2016
J&J offloads Rembrandt to Ranir
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Johnson & Johnson has sold the Rembrandt teeth-whitening brand to Ranir, a Michigan-based manufacturer of oral and personal healthcare products.
July 24, 2016
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