Dental Hygiene: Page 307

Grant awarded to improve oral health of diabetes patients

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The DentaQuest Foundation has awarded a $186,000 grant to support a Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation pilot project designed to improve oral health of people with diabetes.

January 12, 2014

LED Dental launches new website for VELscope

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

LED Dental has a new website at VELscope.com.

January 12, 2014

OralID now includes SmartFilterID camera filter

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Forward Science is now offering a SmartFilterID camera filter with the purchase of the OralID, an oral cancer screening device that uses fluorescence technology.

January 8, 2014

Study finds increased activity of oncogene in HNC

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The increased activation of a key oncogene in head and neck cancers (HNCs) could be the result of mutation and dysfunction of regulatory proteins that are supposed to keep the gene in check, according to a new study.

January 8, 2014

Biomarker may improve diagnosis of esophageal SCC

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Researchers in Singapore have discovered a biomarker that may improve the diagnosis and treatment of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), according to a new study in Cancer Research.

January 7, 2014

Basaloid SCC not an adverse factor for head/neck cancer

By Donna Domino

Compared with squamous cell carcinoma, basaloid squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is not an independent adverse prognostic factor for head and neck cancer patients, according to a new study in JAMA Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery.

January 6, 2014

Device identifies cancer cells by electrical properties

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

British researchers have developed a device that can differentiate between normal and unhealthy cells by analyzing their electrical properties, which may provide early detection of oral cancer and other medical conditions.

January 5, 2014

Infection control; Medicaid patients; and what is leadership?

By Tony Edwards

January 5, 2014

Obesity & perio therapy; the oral-systemic link; and Moby Dick's dental connection

By Tony Edwards

January 1, 2014

Update your knowledge and keep patients safe from hep C

By Rob Goszkowski

2014 has arrived and with it an opportunity to remind clinicians to be vigilant about infection control. An article in the Journal of the American Dental Association has outlined new screening guidelines and reiterated best practices for preventing the spread of dangerous viruses such as hepatitis C in dental settings.

January 1, 2014

Study: Surgery beats chemo for tongue cancer

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Patients with tongue cancer who undergo surgery before receiving radiation therapy fare better than those who begin with chemotherapy, according to a study published online December 26 in JAMA Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery.

December 29, 2013

Study suggests link between perio disease and oral cancer

By Rabia Mughal

The oral-systemic link has become increasingly important as researchers have connected periodontal disease with conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and pregnancy complications. Now, a new study has found a possible association between periodontal disease and oral cancer.

December 26, 2013

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