Dental Hygiene: Page 331

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

New extraction site method optimizes bone regeneration, implant stability

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A study published in the Journal of Implantology has introduced a new, more advanced method for bone and tissue regeneration that prevents infection.

September 9, 2013

Reporting adverse drug/device reactions key to patient safety

By Donna Domino

Dental professionals are encouraged to report adverse drug and device reactions in the oral cavities of their patients to improve the U.S. surveillance system and protect patients' safety, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Dental Association.

September 8, 2013

Milestone Scientific, Henry Schein ink distribution deal

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Milestone Scientific and Henry Schein have signed a distribution agreement whereby Henry Schein will become the exclusive U.S. and Canadian distributor of Milestone's Wand handpiece associated with its CompuDent instrument.

September 5, 2013

NCI renews support for thyroid-cancer research

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded a five-year, $11.3 million grant to a team of Ohio researchers to further their studies on thyroid cancer.

September 5, 2013

NIH invests in next-generation dental composites

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is awarding $2.8 million this year for six research projects to pursue a longer-lasting dental composite.

September 5, 2013

Toronto Implant Institute opens teaching center

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Toronto Implant Institute has opened its new teaching center, which will offer practitioners further education on dental implants and improve their surgical techniques.

September 5, 2013

Fosamax ONJ trials may get costly for Merck

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Ongoing litigation involving allegations that Merck's osteoporosis bisphosphonate drug Foxamax caused thousands of individuals to develop osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ) got more complicated this week.

September 5, 2013

Patients sue Okla. oral surgeon over pathogen exposure

By Donna Domino

A class-action lawsuit has been filed against an Oklahoma oral surgeon accused of exposing thousands of patients to hepatitis and HIV because of contaminated equipment. The suit was filed by seven people, including five who claim they contracted infectious diseases during treatment at his dental clinics.

September 4, 2013

Fla. dental board votes on anesthesiology turf battle

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Florida Board of Dentistry has decided against expanding the scope of practice for certified registered nurse anesthetists.

September 4, 2013

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