Dental Hygiene: Page 285

Scynexis receives FDA fast-track designation for antifungal formulation

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Scynexis has been granted fast-track designation by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for the oral formulation of SCY-078, the company's novel antifungal product in development for the treatment of invasive Candidiasis, including candidemia and invasive aspergillosis.

January 11, 2015

Dental Health & Wellness to administer dental benefits for Fla. Medicaid

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Sunshine Health announced that Dental Health & Wellness is Sunshine's new dental benefits manager. Dental Health & Wellness is partnering with Sunshine to administer dental benefits for more than 410,000 Medicaid members in Florida.

January 8, 2015

DrBicuspid.com Hygiene Insider: Hygiene and infection-control compliance

By Tony Edwards

January 7, 2015

Kolibree, Dentegra collaborate to offer electric toothbrush discount

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dentegra Insurance announced this week at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that it will comarket the Kolibree connected electric toothbrush as part of a new dental discount plan and rewards program targeting uninsured families and individuals.

January 7, 2015

Kan. Extended Care Permits have positive impact on oral health

By Rabia Mughal

Kansas' Extended Care Permits (ECP), which allow hygienists to provide preventive dental care beyond the dental office, have improved oral healthcare in the state but aren't being utilized to their full potential, ECP providers reported in a new study in the Journal of Dental Hygiene.

January 7, 2015

GKAS event to offer free dental care for Minn. kids in Feb.

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Free dental care will be available for up to 6,000 Minnesota children at more than 200 dental offices across the state on February 6 and 7 as part of the Minnesota Dental Association Give Kids A Smile (GKAS) event.

January 6, 2015

CDHP to begin kids' oral health projects

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Children's Dental Health Project (CDHP) is slated to begin two new projects that will strengthen how oral healthcare is delivered to better meet parents' needs.

January 5, 2015

Study: 'Microbial dark matter' may cause periodontitis

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A new study may shed light on the role of "microbial dark matter" in the progression of periodontitis and other diseases, according to results published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

January 1, 2015

German study to analyze country's oral health

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Fifth German Oral Health Study (DMS V) is being conducted to produce data on oral health status, oral health behavior, and risk factors in Germany.

December 29, 2014

Levin on the patient perspective; Oregon and SDF; regulatory issues in transactions

By Tony Edwards

December 28, 2014

FDA's reclassification of SDF as a fluoride could mean new treatment options

By Donna Domino

The Oregon dental board's resolution allowing dental auxiliaries to apply silver diamine fluoride (SDF), which followed the recent classification of SDF as a fluoride by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, could mean new treatment options, especially for Medicaid beneficiaries.

December 25, 2014

Selecta Biosciences gets $3.2M grant to develop immunotherapy

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Selecta Biosciences has received a $3.2 million grant from the Skolkovo Foundation to develop an immunotherapy to treat cancers caused by the human papilloma virus, such as cervical, head, and neck cancers.

December 23, 2014

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