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Dental Hygiene: Page 133
Groups push for oral cancer warning labels on alcohol
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Public health groups have banded together to call for the U.S. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau to add a warning statement on alcoholic beverages indicating a risk of oral cancer and other cancers.
October 25, 2020
Fast cancer screening brought to Taiwan
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Taiwan National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center has added infrared wax physisorption kinetics capabilities to detect oral cancer and other cancers in minutes using tissue and cell samples.
October 25, 2020
Kempii releases toothbrush using bamboo alternative
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Kempii said it has released a safe, environmentally friendly toothbrush that uses a bioplastic called Bambuplast made from bamboo and corn.
October 22, 2020
Delaying oral cancer treatment by weeks raises death risk
By
Melissa Busch
Survival rates drop significantly when patients who use tobacco and are diagnosed with oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas delay treatment for more than six weeks, according to a study published on October 13 in
Head & Neck
.
October 21, 2020
How did patients' dental habits change during COVID-19?
By
Melissa Busch
Patients in the U.S. did not neglect their oral healthcare while navigating the continued threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to survey results released on October 15 by the Delta Dental Plans Association, a nonprofit group of the 39 Delta Dental companies.
October 20, 2020
Univ. of Maryland School of Dentistry establishes endowed professorship
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Maryland School of Dentistry has established a new endowed professorship with the Maryland Department of Commerce and private matching funds.
October 19, 2020
Dental cleanings have never been, will never be nonessential for patients
By
Dr. James V. Anderson
Dr. James Anderson looks back at the closure of dental practices forced by COVID-19, as well as which dental procedures were considered "essential" during that time. With preventive cleanings and other hygiene-focused procedures not on that list, Anderson wonders what message that sent to dental patients -- and what dental practices need to be doing now to reverse those thoughts.
October 19, 2020
Fresh announces custom-fit, fully automated flosser
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Silicon Valley-based oral health company Fresh has announced the launch of its automated water flosser.
October 18, 2020
First-ever Maine dental therapist prepares for work
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The East Coast's first-ever dental therapist, Claire Roesler, will begin working in Bangor, ME, at Penobscot Community Health Care.
October 15, 2020
Harvard to stop dental services permanently in 2020
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Harvard University Health Services will close its dental service department permanently on December 31, 2020, according to a notice on the center's site.
October 15, 2020
ADEA, Henry Schein, FEMA launch mask donation program
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Dental Education Association (ADEA), Henry Schein, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) plan to collaborate on an effort called #Masks4DentEd that will provide dental schools and education programs with KN95 masks for patient care.
October 14, 2020
Podcast: A history lesson involving a presidential cover-up to hide oral cancer
By
Kevin Henry
Author Matthew Algeo joins
DrBicuspid.com
Editor-in-Chief Kevin Henry for a podcast to discuss the fascinating case of President Grover Cleveland and the oral cancer surgery that he went to great lengths to cover up. It's an intriguing tale of deception with a dental connection.
October 14, 2020
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