Dental Hygiene: Page 29

OSAP, APIC to host webinar series
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) and the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) are presenting a four-part webinar series on infection prevention.
January 17, 2024
Dental Tools
Microrobots may be key to halting dental infections
By Ava Barros
Small-scale robotics, known as microrobots, may treat and diagnose persistent infections, including those in between the teeth, according to a story recently published in the University of Pennsylvania’s Penn Today.
January 17, 2024
Nanobot
Answering the most-asked dental questions from social media: Disinfectants
By Sarah Stream, MPH
Sarah Stream, MPH, CDA, is back to address misinformation on social media, this time on the topic of hospital-grade disinfectants.
January 17, 2024
Sarah Stream, MPH, CDA.
Biolase to host more laser courses to meet demand
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental laser company Biolase has increased the number of laser technology courses it will host for the first quarter of 2024 in response to a growing demand.
January 16, 2024
Dental Laser
Laifen introduces dual-action toothbrush
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Personal care technology company Laifen has launched its wave dual-action electric toothbrush, which available for purchase on March 5.
January 16, 2024
The Laifen Wave electric toothbrush. Image courtesy of Laifen.
Study reveals causal association between brain, periodontitis
By Ava Barros
Gum disease affects the cortical structure of the brain, including the surficial area and cortical thickness, suggesting a connection and emphasizing the periodontal tissue-brain axis, according to a study published in the Journal of Periodontal Research.
January 11, 2024
Brain
FAQs from social media: Sterilization pouches
By Sarah Stream, MPH
To keep patients and dental team members safe, Sarah Stream, MPH, CDA, discusses what should go in sterilization pouches, how to properly use them, and more.
January 10, 2024
Sarah Stream, MPH, CDA.
This oral care habit may brush off hospital-acquired pneumonia
By Ava Barros
Daily toothbrushing may be an inexpensive, effective way to decrease the rates of hospital-acquired pneumonia among patients, according to a study recently published in JAMA Internal Medicine.
January 8, 2024
Toothbrushing Older Man
The shocking modern way Vikings took care of their teeth
By Ava Barros
Excavations at a cemetery in Sweden revealed that more than half of the Viking population had tooth decay, and these seafaring warriors attempted to treat their dental problems. This study recently was published in PLOS One.
January 4, 2024
Examination of Viking jaw and teeth. Image courtesy of Carolina Bertilsson, CC-BY 4.0.
Answering the most-asked questions from social media: Hand hygiene
By Sarah Stream, MPH
How can dental practices ensure they are keeping themselves and their patients safe? Sarah Stream, MPH, CDA, offers some advice and helpful hints.
January 3, 2024
Sarah Stream, MPH, CDA.
Dental disease likely led to man’s MRSA, spinal infection
By Melissa Busch
Imaging aided in diagnosing a man with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria and a spinal infection likely caused by dental disease.
January 2, 2024
(A) A CT scan with contrast shows the sagittal view of the man's endodontic and periodontal disease of the right teeth (red arrows). (B) A CT scan with contrast shows the sagittal view of the patient's periodontal disease of the left teeth (arrow). Images courtesy of Munoz et al. Licensed by CC BY 4.0.
Dentists can earn AHA tobacco treatment certification
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Heart Association (AHA) and the Association for the Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence are offering a tobacco treatment certification to medical professionals, including dentists.
December 27, 2023
Cigarette Smoker Closeup
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