Infection Control: Page 76

VA report confirms clinic's infection-control issues
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A report released April 25 by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Office of the Inspector General confirmed that Dayton VA Medical Center in Ohio failed to follow infection control policies, putting hundreds of dental patients at risk of infection over nearly 20 years.
April 25, 2011
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Oragenics gains U.S. patent for oral bacteria product
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued Patent No. 7931892 to Oragenics for ProBiora3, a proprietary blend of naturally occurring oral bacteria shown to produce a range of oral care benefits.
April 24, 2011
Lactic-acid bacteria may protect against HPV, HNSCC
By Donna Domino
Lactic-acid bacteria in plaque can cause caries, but in saliva they have the potential to protect against human papillomavirus and head and neck cancer, according to research presented at the recent International Association for Dental Research meeting.
April 6, 2011
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Did race play a role in VA dentist hygiene scandal?
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A former dental clinic supervisor at the Dayton Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Ohio claims the NAACP blocked his efforts to remove a dentist whose poor infection control practices put hundreds of patients at risk, according to a story in the Dayton Daily News.
March 20, 2011
Researchers eye link between oral bacteria, periodontitis, HIV
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers from the University of Florida are using a one-year, $330,000 grant to try and identify the role of various pathogens in the progression of oral disease among people infected with HIV.
March 16, 2011
VA dentist in infection scandal got raise in 2010
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The dentist at the Veterans' Affairs (VA) Medical Center in Ohio whose lax infection control practices potentially exposed hundreds of patients to hepatitis and HIV was recommended for a 6.2% annual raise in 2010, according to a story in the Dayton Daily News.
March 3, 2011
Forsyth team IDs new dental caries pathogen
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers at the Forsyth Institute have identified a new pathogen connected to severe early childhood caries. This research may offer the potential to intervene and halt the progression of the disease, according to the researchers.
February 28, 2011
Ohio senator calls for VA dental clinic probe
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is calling for a Senate hearing on the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in Dayton, OH, in response to an announcement that 535 veterans may have contracted hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or HIV as a result of poor infection control practices.
February 14, 2011
ADA: Infection control critical in dental office
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Noting "heightened interest" in infection control procedures in dental settings following recent developments at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Dayton, OH, the ADA reaffirmed the importance of implementing and maintaining good infection control practices.
February 9, 2011
Can bacteria succeed where antibiotics fail?
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Some predator microbes -- bacteria that consumer other bacteria -- might work against disease-causing bacteria that have become resistant to antibiotics, according to researchers at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Dental School.
January 10, 2011
Acrylic dentures show weakness for biofilms
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Acrylic dentures can make patients more susceptible to Candida albicans infections and stomatitis, according to a new study in Molecular Oral Microbiology.
December 12, 2010
Oral microbiomes offer insight into human disease
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The first metagenomic analysis of a bacterial immune system in humans over time has found that the defenses of the oral microbiome are unique and traceable, information that could help personalize oral healthcare in the future, according to a study in Genome Research.
December 12, 2010
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