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ADA 2014: Friday highlights

By Tony Edwards

SAN ANTONIO - The American Dental Association (ADA) 2014 annual meeting continued on Friday, with a crowded exhibit floor, dozens of continuing education offerings, and the presentation of more 2014 Dental Excellence Awards. Here are a few highlights from Friday.

October 12, 2014

Dental Excellence Awards 2014 winners

By Tony Edwards

DrBicuspid.com is pleased to announce the winners of the 2014 Dental Excellence Awards, recognizing the very best in people, products, and services that are helping to improve the dental industry. Awards are being handed out at this year's ADA 2014 annual meeting in San Antonio.

October 8, 2014

ACD gets $1.4M to develop test for detecting non-Hodgkin lymphomas

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Advanced Cell Diagnostics (ACD) has received a two-year $1.4 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to develop and validate a diagnostic test for differentiating various B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphomas from benign lymphoproliferative diseases.

October 7, 2014

AGD Foundation to focus on oral cancer screening

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the AGD, will focus on training dentists to screen for oral cancer.

October 7, 2014

Tobacco use linked to oral HPV16 infection

By Donna Domino

Tobacco users have a higher prevalence of infection with oral human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16), according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

October 6, 2014

OralID will be available in Europe

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Forward Science Technologies' oral cancer screening device, OralID, will be available in Europe this fall.

September 29, 2014

Leaders in Dentistry: Dr. Elizabeth Feldman

By Donna Domino

In our latest Leaders in Dentistry interview, Dr. Elizabeth Feldman, a maxillofacial prosthodontist and dental oncologist at the University of Florida Cancer Center Orlando, discusses mucositis, treatment options, and dental care for oral cancer patients.

September 24, 2014

DrBicuspid.com Oral Cancer & Diagnostics Insider

By Donna Domino

September 17, 2014

Oral, oropharyngeal cancers among top 10 cancer sites for U.S. males

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx were among the top 10 cancer sites for U.S. males from 2007 to 2011, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

September 9, 2014

Nationwide HPV vaccination program would save billions, extend lives

By Donna Domino

A free, nationwide human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program for boys and girls would save billions in medical costs and prevent oropharyngeal cancers, according to the Center for Oral Health. Studies show that noncervical HPV-related diseases cost billions annually, and HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer cases will exceed cervical cancers by 2020.

September 3, 2014

Blood, saliva tests help predict HPV-linked HNC recurrence

By Donna Domino

Blood and saliva tests can accurately predict the recurrence of human papillomavirus (HPV)-linked head and neck cancers (HNC), according to a recent study in JAMA Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery. Finding HPV DNA in both blood and saliva samples after treatment accurately predicted recurrence 70% of the time.

August 25, 2014

Baseball legend Curt Schilling has oral cancer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling announced that he has been diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma, which he attributed to 30 years of chewing tobacco.

August 20, 2014

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