Dental Hygiene: Page 272

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

Cochrane review: Fluoridation reduces caries in kids' teeth

By Donna Domino

Water fluoridation is effective at reducing caries in children's teeth, according to a new Cochrane review. But the researchers concluded there is not enough information to determine whether fluoridation programs changed existing differences in caries across socioeconomic groups.

July 15, 2015

Eastman institute gets $3.5M to study early childhood caries

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The University of Rochester Medical Center's Eastman Institute for Oral Health has been awarded a $3.5 million grant to explore how certain familial factors may lead to early childhood caries.

July 14, 2015

Group raises $625K for Canadian cancer center

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Supporters of the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto recently raised more than $625,000 to help the hospital's head and neck cancer team.

July 13, 2015

Study: Few U.S. states require HPV vaccine

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Only Virginia and the District of Columbia currently require vaccinations for the human papillomavirus (HPV), according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

July 13, 2015

Kool Smiles partners with Peace Corps in S. America

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

U.S. Peace Corps volunteers delivered dental supplies to nursery and primary school students in South America thanks to a donation from Kool Smiles.

July 9, 2015

Top 5 news and clinical articles of June 2015

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

DrBicuspid.com takes a look back at the most-read news and clinical articles from June 2015, as measured by page views. Among the stories we ran in June were the New York state attorney general announcing a settlement with Aspen Dental Management, the latest in the ongoing Texas Medicaid situation, and others.

July 9, 2015

3M combines ESPE Dental and Unitek Orthodontics

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

3M has announced that it will combine its 3M ESPE Dental and 3M Unitek Orthodontics units into a single, new division called 3M Oral Care.

July 7, 2015

Smart mouthguard could detect bruxism, concussions

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A "smart" mouthguard that could help detect bruxism, dehydration, and concussions has been developed by researchers at the University of Florida.

July 6, 2015

Study: Blood, saliva tests may aid early HNC detection

By Donna Domino

Blood and saliva tests can identify DNA from head and neck cancers (HNCs), which could pave the way for noninvasive diagnostic tests, according to a new study in Science Translational Medicine. Such screening tests could lead to early diagnosis of these and other cancers.

July 1, 2015

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