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New dental laser may open patient care options
By Tony Edwards
What wavelength of laser do you use in your practice? How do your patients react? A new laser on the market may offer dentists the ability to use less anesthesia and have more control over patient treatment.
February 6, 2014
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FDA launches youth tobacco prevention campaign
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is launching a national public education campaign targeting at-risk youths ages 12 to 17 with "real cost" messages about the consequences of tobacco use.
February 5, 2014
Pap test effective for oral cancer screening in India
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Screening for oral cancer with the Pap test is an effective, noninvasive method to spot the disease, according to study by Indian researchers.
February 3, 2014
Maine moves closer to approving dental therapist bill
By Donna Domino
Maine may become the next state to approve midlevel dental providers after the state Senate approved a bill to license dental hygiene therapists who could perform routine oral health procedures after receiving additional training.
February 3, 2014
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Study: Fluoride intake has no ill effect on adolescents' bones
By Rob Goszkowski
While more Americans than ever have access to fluoridated water, controversy follows every municipality's decision to end or continue the practice. Now, researchers from the University of Iowa have published a study investigating the possible impact that fluoridated water has on the bones of young people.
February 2, 2014
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New oral cancer saliva test could reduce false-positive results
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers at Texas A&M University Baylor College of Dentistry have discovered a new saliva test for oral cancer that could reduce false-positive results.
January 30, 2014
Maine House backs dental therapist program
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Maine House has voted in favor of a bill allowing midlevel dental therapists to practice in the state.
January 29, 2014
Essential Dental launches new ultrasonic tips
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Essential Dental Systems (EDS) has added a new product to its line of dental devices, EDS Ultrasonic Tips.
January 28, 2014
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Diabetes screening; report on underserved populations; and the father of army dentistry
By Tony Edwards
January 28, 2014
Study: Dental setting useful in early detection of diabetes
By Rabia Mughal
There is a lot of supportive literature on screening dental patients for conditions such as hypertension and cholesterol, and now a new field trial has found that the dental setting can play an important role in identifying patients who may have diabetes or prediabetes.
January 28, 2014
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Protein test may predict head/neck cancer survival
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A simple protein test could be more useful in predicting survival chances for patients with head and neck cancer compared with existing methods, according a recent study in Clinical Oncology.
January 26, 2014
New genetic screening technique finds 7 genes for HNC
By Donna Domino
Researchers using a new genetic screening technique have found seven new tumor-suppressor genes in head and neck cancer whose role in cancer was previously unknown, according to a new study in Science.
January 26, 2014
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