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AADR praises CVS for ceasing tobacco sales
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Association for Dental Research (AADR) is applauding CVS for being the first national pharmacy chain to cease the sale of tobacco in its stores.
February 6, 2014
FDA launches youth tobacco prevention campaign
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is launching a national public education campaign targeting at-risk youths ages 12 to 17 with "real cost" messages about the consequences of tobacco use.
February 5, 2014
Pap test effective for oral cancer screening in India
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Screening for oral cancer with the Pap test is an effective, noninvasive method to spot the disease, according to study by Indian researchers.
February 3, 2014
New oral cancer saliva test could reduce false-positive results
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry have discovered a new saliva test for oral cancer that could reduce false-positive results.
January 30, 2014
Diabetes screening; report on underserved populations; and the father of army dentistry
By Tony Edwards
January 28, 2014
Study: Dental setting useful in early detection of diabetes
By Rabia Mughal
There is a lot of supportive literature on screening dental patients for conditions such as hypertension and cholesterol, and now a new field trial has found that the dental setting can play an important role in identifying patients who may have diabetes or prediabetes.
January 28, 2014
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Protein test may predict head/neck cancer survival
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A simple protein test could be more useful in predicting survival chances for patients with head and neck cancer compared with existing methods, according a recent study in Clinical Oncology.
January 26, 2014
New genetic screening technique finds 7 genes for HNC
By Donna Domino
Researchers using a new genetic screening technique have found seven new tumor-suppressor genes in head and neck cancer whose role in cancer was previously unknown, according to a new study in Science.
January 26, 2014
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Dentist climbs Mt. Kilimanjaro to raise awareness, money for diabetes
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Kentucky dentist will climb Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness and money for diabetes on behalf of his wife who has diabetes.
January 23, 2014
LED Dental, Patterson Dental sign distribution deal
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
LED Medical Diagnostics announced that its U.S. subsidiary LED Dental has entered into a nonexclusive partnership with Patterson Dental.
January 22, 2014
New imaging system can detect malignant and premalignant tumors
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A team of Indian researchers has developed a noninvasive spectral imaging system that could provide rapid, inexpensive mass screening for oral cancers in dental and clinical settings.
January 21, 2014
Association of marijuana use with HNC differs by tumor site
By Donna Domino
Marijuana smokers have an elevated risk of a certain type of head and neck cancer (HNC) but a reduced risk of tongue cancer, according to a new study in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. But the authors noted that human papillomavirus infection could explain the increased risk among marijuana smokers.
January 21, 2014
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