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Secondhand smoke linked to doubled caries risk in kids
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Children exposed to tobacco smoke at 4 months had an almost twofold increase in the risk of caries in their deciduous teeth in a new study from Japan. The findings support increasing public health and clinical interventions to limit exposure to secondhand smoke, according to the researchers.
October 25, 2015
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ADA Foundation names 2015 Give Kids A Smile winners
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The ADA Foundation has announced Cavan Brunsden, DDS, and Colgate-Palmolive as the winners of the 2015 Smile Champion awards for the Give Kids A Smile program.
October 22, 2015
HHS awarded $2.2B in grants for HIV/AIDS care
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced it had awarded $2.2 billion in grants through the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program in fiscal 2015.
October 21, 2015
Farmworkers survey highlights lack of oral healthcare
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The first-ever survey of farmworkers in Sonoma County in California found that more than a third of those surveyed reported needing dental care in the past year.
October 21, 2015
ASTRO: New ultrasound gene therapy may treat xerostomia
By Donna Domino
Gene therapy using an innovative ultrasound procedure to transfer therapeutic DNA into cells is being developed to treat xerostomia, according to a presentation at the 2015 American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) conference.
October 21, 2015
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3 marketing tactics for practice growth
By Michael Contardo, DDS
Like many dentists, Dr. Michael Contardo didn't consider himself a savvy entrepreneur. But in this column, Dr. Contardo talks about how he changed the trajectory of his practice.
October 20, 2015
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Microcopy supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Microcopy will donate a portion of the proceeds of its pink NeoDrys sales to the American Cancer Society in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
October 19, 2015
Operation Troop Treats continues for Halloween season
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Halloween candy exchange program Operation Troop Treats is gearing up again this fall for its fourth year.
October 19, 2015
Delta Dental of RI donates $1M for oral healthcare
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Delta Dental of Rhode Island announced a series of major gifts in October of more than $1 million to support programs, clinics, and professionals working to provide critical oral healthcare to those most in need.
October 19, 2015
Study: TORS produces good outcomes for HNC patients
By Donna Domino
Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) has produced favorable outcomes for the treatment of head and neck cancer (HNC), especially for patients with oropharyngeal cancer, according to a large, international, multicenter study.
October 18, 2015
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Oral-B, Young Dental partner on professional products
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Oral-B and Young Dental are partnering to launch new professional dental products, the Oral-B Practitioner Series.
October 16, 2015
Galera raises $37M to develop treatment for mucositis
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Biotech company Galera Therapeutics has raised $37 million in funding to support the development of a treatment to prevent oral mucositis in head and neck cancer patients receiving chemoradiation therapy.
October 15, 2015
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