Dental Hygiene: Page 269

The Naked Dentist uncovers hygiene productivity

By Curtis Marshall

How is your hygiene department doing? Is there office disagreement about productivity? In his latest column, Curtis Marshall details how he helped one practice increase the productivity of its hygiene department by tracking the numbers. The actual numbers might surprise you.

August 13, 2015

HDA renews partnership with Crest, Oral-B

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Hispanic Dental Association (HDA) announced that it is continuing its partnership with Crest and Oral-B to improve the oral health of the growing U.S. Hispanic population.

August 11, 2015

A-dec launches new ergonomic stools, foot control

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A-dec has launched its new 500 line of stools and a lever-style foot control to encourage proper posture and positioning for dental professionals.

August 10, 2015

Study: Water Pik more effective at improving gingival health

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Waterpik water flosser is significantly more effective than the Philips Sonicare Air Floss Pro for improving gingival health, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Dentistry.

August 10, 2015

CODA begins midlevel provider program accreditation process

By Tony Edwards

Education programs for midlevel dental providers could be accredited as soon as August 2016, after a recent Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) meeting determined that the accreditation process can begin for these programs.

August 10, 2015

MedImmune acquires rights to Inovio's HPV vaccine

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Inovio Pharmaceutial has entered into a license agreement with MedImmune for its INO-3112 immunotherapy for cancers caused by human papillomavirus (HPV) and also a collaboration to develop new cancer vaccines, the companies announced.

August 9, 2015

America's ToothFairy launches Spanish-language club

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

America's ToothFairy: National Children's Oral Health has launched its El Club de los Niños, the Spanish-language version of its America's ToothFairy Kids Club.

August 9, 2015

Young Dental to donate to breast cancer foundation

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Young Dental is once again supporting the mission of the National Breast Cancer Foundation by making a donation to the foundation each time a box of its pink prophy angles is purchased during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October.

August 6, 2015

3 solutions for healing the dental-and-hygiene schism

By Deborah Stewart, RDH, MBA, Dr. Michael W. Davis

In this Second Opinion, hygienist Deborah Stewart and Dr. Michael W. Davis come together to examine what, in their view, contributes to the schism between the dental and hygiene professions. They offer practical solutions to both heal this schism and put the focus back on patient care.

August 6, 2015

Curt Schilling supports Boston ban on smokeless tobacco

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Former Major League Baseball pitcher and oral cancer survivor Curt Schilling is supporting a Boston proposal to ban smokeless tobacco in public and private sports venues used by both amateurs and professionals.

August 5, 2015

Univ. of Utah gets $1.5M grant for drug abuse oral care

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The University of Utah School of Dentistry has received a $1.5 million grant to create a program that provides dental care to patients with drug abuse issues.

August 5, 2015

Meet the dentist who helped 360 athletes -- in 7 days

By Theresa Pablos

If athletes are suffering from severe dental pain, how are they supposed to compete at their best level? They can't, which is why several organizations partnered to offer free healthcare screenings and treatment to participants in the 2015 Special Olympics World Games. Dr. Santosh Sundaresan, from the University of Southern California Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry, led a team that provided dental treatment to the athletes.

August 5, 2015

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