Dental Hygiene: Page 336

ADA Foundation grants aid kids' oral health
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The ADA Foundation has awarded more than $114,000 in grants from the 2013 Samuel D. Harris Fund for Children's Dental Health to nonprofit organizations fighting to end childhood tooth decay.
August 15, 2013
Few survivors of HNC using mental health services
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Mental health services appear to be underutilized despite depression among survivors of head and neck cancer (HNC), according to a new study in JAMA Otolaryngology -- Head & Neck Surgery (August 15, 2013).
August 14, 2013
HPV-related tonsillar cancer on the rise in Canada
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
American and European research shows an alarming increase in the rate of tonsillar cancer related to the human papillomavirus (HPV). Experts have suggested that a similar trend has emerged in Canada, and now a new study has confirmed it.
August 13, 2013
Young smokeless tobacco users engage in riskier behavior
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Young users of smokeless tobacco have a tendency to be male, to smoke, and to binge drink, according to a study in the Journal of the American Dental Association.
August 13, 2013
Oral bacterium linked to colorectal cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers from Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine have discovered how a common oral bacterium can contribute to colorectal cancer.
August 13, 2013
Scientists use human urine to grow teeth
By Zachary R. Conley
Ongoing advances in tissue engineering are pushing the boundaries of what scientists can regenerate. Now a team of researchers in China has attracted international attention for using stem cells in human urine to develop tooth-like structures.
August 13, 2013
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UCLA gets $5M to study RNA in saliva
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry has received $5 million in funding from the National Institutes for Health to study biological markers in saliva to attempt to develop a tool for detecting stomach cancer.
August 12, 2013
Implant pioneer's patient a 30-year success story
By Rob Goszkowski
In 1983, Paul Schnitman, DDS, MSD, had just returned from the first North American BrĂĄnemark implant training session in Toronto and wasted no time putting what he learned into action. Thirty years later, his first patient's implants are still going strong.
August 12, 2013
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$10M gift to aid head/neck cancer research
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A North Carolina couple has pledged $10 million to the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston for head and neck cancer research and treatment.
August 11, 2013
Endoscopic approach eases blocked salivary duct treatment
By Rob Goszkowski
Salivary stones are painful, and surgical treatment for them carries the risk of facial paralysis. Now Cook Medical has applied its know-how in kidney stone treatment to create an endoscopic approach, and the company wants dentists to know about it.
August 8, 2013
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Israel to end water fluoridation in 2014
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Supreme Court of Israel ruled July 29 that new regulations require Israel to stop adding fluoride chemicals to public water supplies starting next year, reports the Fluoride Action Network (FAN).
August 7, 2013
Biolase Q2 revenues up 17%
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Biolase is crediting strong sales of its core laser and digital imaging systems for a 17% increase in sales for the second quarter of 2013.
August 7, 2013
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