Dental Hygiene: Page 242

Vigilant raises $5M to commercialize oral cancer test

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Vigilant Biosciences has raised $5 million to commercialize OncAlert, its oral cancer detection test.

July 10, 2016

Week in Review: Dental scaling and knee surgery; associate production; 7 costly words

By Tony Edwards

July 7, 2016

Ultradent adds new fluoride varnish flavors

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Ultradent Products has introduced new flavors to its fluoride varnish line.

July 7, 2016

Study: Scaling lowers infection risk after knee surgery

By Donna Domino

Frequent dental scaling reduces the risk of infection following knee replacement surgery, according to a new study. As oral bacteria are responsible for almost 15% of infections from these procedures, researchers from Taiwan recommend regular dental checkups and scaling.

July 7, 2016

Dental problems linked to heart disease -- again

By Theresa Pablos

Once again, an oral health condition has been linked to heart disease. A new study found that dental patients with prevalent calculus ended up developing chest pain, or angina pectoris, significantly more often than patients with healthy teeth and gums.

July 6, 2016

Mesa acquires distribution rights for sterilizer tests

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Mesa Laboratories has acquired the distribution rights for its biological indicator tests from Hansamed, a Canadian pharmaceutical and medical device distributor.

July 5, 2016

Henry Schein donates $250K to help kids with cancer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Henry Schein has donated more than $250,000 in healthcare products and equipment for a new dental operatory within the Cohen Children's Medical Center in New York City.

June 30, 2016

Mich. considers midlevel provider bill

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Michigan has become the latest state to consider a bill to allow midlevel providers known as dental therapists.

June 30, 2016

IADR study: Can applying SDF annually stop root caries?

By Donna Domino

Is there a treatment that could arrest caries without traditional drilling and filling? According to a study presented at the recent International Association for Dental Research (IADR) meeting in Seoul, South Korea, there is: silver diamine fluoride (SDF).

June 30, 2016

Center for Oral Health starts school-based program

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Center for Oral Health has joined insurers Liberty Dental Plan, Health Net, and Access Dental in a program to provide checkups and preventive treatments to Northern California school children.

June 29, 2016

Delta Dental Foundation offers community health grants

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Applications are now being accepting for the Delta Dental Foundation 2016 Brighter Futures Community Grants program.

June 29, 2016

New CE courses tackle opioid misuse and HIV

By Tony Edwards

Two presentations from the 2016 Connecticut State Dental Association (CSDA) annual meeting are now available as continuing education (CE) videos. Topics include opioid misuse and the HIV care continuum, and other CSDA presentations from previous years are also available.

June 29, 2016

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