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Study details methamphetamine dental damage

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Popular TV shows such as "Breaking Bad" and sensational news reports cite the consequences of methamphetamine usage, but when it comes to having a patient in your chair, could you identify what "meth mouth" actually looks like? Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles examined meth users in a new study to provide some data to the stories.

July 22, 2015

Groups partner to offer hepatitis C webinar in August

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and the Academy of General Dentistry are collaboratively offering a webinar on the hepatitis C virus in August.

July 21, 2015

Pitt dental school gets $2M grant from HRSA

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine has been awarded a $2 million, five-year grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to help improve the dental health workforce for various groups of underserved populations.

July 21, 2015

OHA gets $10K grant from Henry Schein foundation

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Henry Schein Cares Foundation has awarded a $10,000 grant to Oral Health America (OHA) for its upcoming National Share and Learn Conference.

July 21, 2015

Older Americans Act to include oral healthcare if amended

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

For the first time, federal funds for oral health screenings for older Americans will be made available if the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2015 is enacted.

July 19, 2015

Start-up seeks participants for study on smoking, oral microbiome

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Biotech start-up uBiome is looking for participants in its latest clinical study.

July 16, 2015

MaineHealth gets $250K grant for oral healthcare

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will award MaineHealth $250,000 through the Children's Oral Healthcare Access Program, the state's U.S. senators announced.

July 16, 2015

Physicians testified against dying HNC patients

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Tobacco companies hired six board-certified otolaryngologists to testify against long-term, heavy smokers who were dying of head and neck cancers (HNCs), according to a new study published online in Laryngoscope on July 17.

July 16, 2015

U.K. dentists call for oral health reform

By Theresa Pablos

A group of dentists is urging the U.K. government to take action and improve Brits' oral health. A dental professional organization released a report earlier this week that aims to combat the number of children being admitted to hospitals and the increasing rates of oral cancer.

July 16, 2015

Survey: 30% of kids miss school due to dental problems

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

More than 30% of parents said their children between the ages of 6 and 12 missed school due to dental problems during the past year, according to a new Delta Dental survey.

July 15, 2015

NYU dental school gets $1.7M HRSA training grant

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The New York University College of Dentistry (NYUCD) has received a five-year, $1.7 million training grant from the Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA).

July 15, 2015

DrBicuspid.com Hygiene Insider

By Tony Edwards

July 15, 2015

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