Dental Hygiene: Page 278

Water flosser for the shower to launch on Kickstarter
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A home water flossing system that is installed in the shower will launch on Kickstarter next month during a campaign that will run approximately 40 days with a $100,000 funding goal.
March 17, 2015
LED Dental gives $8K to support oral cancer research
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
LED Dental announced that it is giving $8,000 to the University of British Columbia to support a research project titled "Prevention Strategies in Early Detection and Diagnosis of Oral Cancer in Vietnam."
March 17, 2015
UMass nets grants for oral health of intellectually disabled
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of Massachusetts (UMass) Medical School will use two grants for research and training dental professionals and students to improve dental visits for people with intellectual disabilities.
March 15, 2015
IADR 2015: Outpatients have poor oral health
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
BOSTON - How is the periodontal health of potentially at-risk patients who visit outpatient clinics in Hong Kong? This topic was addressed in a poster presented on March 13 at the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) 2015 General Session.
March 12, 2015
FDA issues new rules on reusable medical devices
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced new recommendations to help device manufacturers develop safer reusable medical devices.
March 12, 2015
IADR 2015: Less-abrasive dentifrice matches regular fluoride version
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
BOSTON - U.K. researchers found that an experimental ultralow-abrasivity dentifrice performed similarly to a regular fluoride dentifrice for maintaining gingival health and controlling supragingival plaque and extrinsic stain, according to a poster presented on March 13 at the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) 2015 General Session.
March 12, 2015
American Academy of Pediatrics calls fluoride study into question
By American Academy of Pediatrics
In this column, which originally ran on the website Ilikemyteeth.org, writers from the American Academy of Pediatrics' Campaign for Dental Health collected responses about a newly released study that linked fluoride in drinking water with hypothyroidism.
March 12, 2015
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OSAP seeks nominations for leadership awards
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Organization for Safety, Asepsis, and Prevention (OSAP) is seeking nominations for three leadership awards that will be presented during the upcoming OSAP Infection Control Symposium in Baltimore.
March 11, 2015
Study: Graphene could help fight caries, perio disease
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers in China have discovered that a material called graphene oxide is effective at eliminating cariogenic bacteria, some of which have developed antibiotic resistance, according to a study in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.
March 11, 2015
IADR 2015: Oral disease risk common among disabled
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
BOSTON - A study from Mexico found a high prevalence of oral disease in people with disabilities. The researchers presented their findings in a poster at this week's International Association for Dental Research (IADR) 2015 General Session.
March 11, 2015
IADR 2015: Periodontitis link with rheumatoid arthritis measured
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
BOSTON - Periodontitis shares pathogenic mechanisms with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and may trigger its onset. A study presented at the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) 2015 General Session found that patients with RA showed a marked inflammatory profile in all microenvironments, including oral, despite routine dental care.
March 11, 2015
ADA Foundation accepting applications for kids' dental health grant program
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The ADA Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2015 Samuel Harris Fund for Children's Dental Health Grant program.
March 11, 2015
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