Dental Hygiene: Page 301

Maine Legislature approves dental therapist bill

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Maine Legislature has approved a midlevel dental therapist bill, which is expected to be signed by Gov. Paul LePage.

April 20, 2014

ADA offers oral pathologist app

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The ADA is offering a new oral pathologist app to help dentists diagnose lesions, papules, nodules, ulcers, vesicles, and other oral pathology conditions.

April 17, 2014

Study puts 2 types of powered toothbrushes to the test

By Rob Goszkowski

Consumers are faced with a plethora of toothbrush choices, both manual and powered. Now a new study has compared two types of powered brushes -- an oscillating-rotating brush versus a sonic one -- and found a clear winner.

April 16, 2014

Convergent secures $8M in funding

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Convergent Dental has secured $8 million in an oversubscribed funding round led by Long River Ventures along with individual investors.

April 16, 2014

New method helps study how oral immune cells fight diseases

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Researchers have found a new, less invasive method to extract single, rare immune cells from the mouth to study how the mouth's natural defenses ward off infection and inflammation.

April 15, 2014

LED Dental signs SE distributors for VELscope

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

LED Dental has entered into a nonexclusive partnership with Atlanta Dental Supply Company and Nashville Dental for distribution of its VELscope Vx enhanced oral assessment system and product line within the Southeastern U.S. market.

April 14, 2014

England's chief dental officer advocates for dental therapists

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

England's chief dental officer, Dr. Barry Cockcroft, is advocating a greater role for dental therapists, saying they will help reduce waiting lists for patients.

April 13, 2014

Reusable protective eyewear may increase infection risk

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Reusable protective eyewear can actually increase cross contamination and infection risk, according to a new study.

April 10, 2014

Study: Periodontal disease linked with cardiovascular risk

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Should dental health now be considered a marker of coronary heart disease? Periodontal disease was associated with cardiovascular risk in a large multicenter study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

April 10, 2014

Can consumer products improve patient hygiene and revenue?

By Tony Edwards

In a competitive and challenging marketplace, new ways of working with your patients to increase their compliance, improve their oral health, and help your practice thrive are needed. One solution is to bring consumer products into a practice. DrBicuspid.com talks with two established dentists who share their experiences of offering products in their practices.

April 10, 2014

Seattle Mariners, DenMat offer players VELscope screenings

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month, and the Seattle Mariners and DenMat in partnership with LED Medical Diagnostics have teamed up to offer the players and staff VELscope Vx oral cancer screenings during spring training.

April 8, 2014

PeriRx to launch saliva test to detect oral cancer, diabetes

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

PeriRx will launch its molecular saliva test that analyzes biomarkers to detect oral cancer and diabetes in late spring, the company announced.

April 7, 2014

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