Dental Hygiene: Page 321

Start-up firm offers lower-cost oral cancer screening device

By Donna Domino

A new oral cancer screening device, OralID, uses blue-light autofluorescence and reflectance imaging to detect tissue abnormalities in the oral mucosa. So what sets it apart from similar competitors? Price and ease of use, according to its developers.

September 17, 2013

United Health Products to get patent for hemostatic gauze

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

United Health Products has received formal notification of allowance by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office for its patent application for a hemostatic gauze product, HemoStyp. A patent will be issued shortly, and the company is pursuing additional applications and filings for its HemoStyp product line.

September 16, 2013

Dental therapists play key role in reporting child abuse

By Rob Goszkowski

Dental therapists in New Zealand are well-positioned to observe signs of child abuse, according to a new study from the University of Otago. The researchers found that these care providers are already reporting it and seeking training to learn more about how best to respond.

September 16, 2013

FDA clears Nasseo TiArray implant system

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Nasseo's TiArray dental implant system has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

September 15, 2013

Dental caries linked to lower risk of HNSCC

By Donna Domino

Patients with more dental caries are less likely to be diagnosed with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) than patients with fewer or no caries, according to a new study published in JAMA Otolaryngology--Head & Neck Surgery.

September 15, 2013

Teen e-cigarette use on the rise in U.S.

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The percentage of U.S. middle and high school students who use electronic cigarettes more than doubled from 2011 to 2012, according to data published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

September 12, 2013

Toronto antifluoride group to rally at city hall

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

>Hundreds of citizens of Toronto reportedly plan to peacefully assemble at Toronto City Hall on September 21 to show their support for ending water fluoridation in Toronto.

September 12, 2013

Perio disease bacterium facilitates rheumatoid arthritis

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

While researchers and clinicians have long known about an association between two prevalent chronic inflammatory diseases, periodontal disease and rheumatoid arthritis, the microbiological mechanisms remain unclear.

September 12, 2013

Oral Cancer & Diagnostics Community Special Feature Highlight

September 12, 2013

Study: CDC campaign gets 220K smokers to quit

By Rob Goszkowski

A $54 million antismoking campaign by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has effectively convinced nearly a quarter million of Americans to quit, according to a new study in the journal Lancet. The "Tips from Former Smokers" campaign featured smokers sharing the impact of smoking-related illnesses on their quality of life.

September 10, 2013

IOM: U.S. faces crisis in cancer care

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Delivery of cancer care in the U.S. is facing a crisis stemming from a combination of factors -- a growing demand for such care, a shrinking oncology workforce, rising costs of cancer care, and the complexity of the disease and its treatment, according to a new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM).

September 10, 2013

Antifluoride activists get attention in Alaska

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Efforts by activists in Alaska to get the Anchorage Assembly to address the issue of water fluoridation have succeeded -- but only to a point, according to an article in the Anchorage Daily News.

September 10, 2013

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