Oral Cancer: Page 7

Hygiene Insider: Secondhand smoke exposure raises risk of oral cancer by 50%
By Melissa Busch
April 28, 2021
Penn Dental to launch new oral healthcare center
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (Penn Dental Medicine) and the university's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have launched a new oral health initiative called the Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry.
April 18, 2021
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CDC seeks former smokers for education campaign
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reaching out to the oral health community for help in finding former smokers to be featured in its Tips From Former Smokers education campaign.
April 12, 2021
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DentalPlans.com touts importance of dental care
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Online dental marketplace DentalPlans.com is urging people in the U.S. to get preventive dental care and oral cancer screenings.
April 7, 2021
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University at Buffalo secures $1.5M grant for oral cancer research
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded the University at Buffalo in New York a $1.5 million grant to use toward oral cancer research.
March 28, 2021
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Drugs for other diseases show promise for oral cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers from Tokyo Medical and Dental University found that two established drugs used for other diseases showed promise for treating oral and esophageal cancers in a study published in Molecular Cancer Research.
March 17, 2021
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St. Jude targets HPV-related cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, TN, has launched a $12 million initiative aimed at preventing HPV-related cancers around the world.
March 8, 2021
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Saliva tests may be effective in diagnosing COVID-19
By Hannah Welk
Saliva may be a reliable and cost-efficient way to diagnose COVID-19, according to a study published recently in the Journal of Evidence-Based Dental Practice. Saliva-based tests were found to be roughly as reliable as nasopharynx or throat swabs.
February 28, 2021
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Study flags cancer risks from dental x-rays
By Emily Hayes
Dental x-ray radiation exposure caused an estimated 967 cancers in the U.S. in 2019, according to a recent study published in Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology. Of these cancers, the vast majority could have been prevented, the researchers found.
February 16, 2021
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2 Penn schools form new dentistry center
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Pennsylvania's (Penn) School of Dental Medicine and School of Engineering and Applied Sciences formed the Center for Innovation & Precision Dentistry on January 22, which will work to address unmet needs in oral health.
January 31, 2021
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NYU receives $2.9M for oral cancer pain research
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research has awarded researchers at New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry a five-year, $2.9 million grant to investigate oral cancer pain treatment.
January 31, 2021
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What is the real cost of your patients smoking?
By Melissa Busch
Cigarette smoking-related illnesses have led to more than 20 million deaths in the U.S. over the past 50 or so years. The societal and economic hits are just as costly, according to a report released on January 13 by the personal finance website WalletHub.
January 14, 2021
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