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Dental Hygiene: Page 356
Maine dentists oppose dental therapist bill
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Some 100 dentists from across Maine visited the State House April 11 to express their opposition to a bill that would allow dental hygiene therapists to practice in the state, the
Kennebec Journal
reported.
April 11, 2013
Aspirin can help battle head/neck cancer
By
Donna Domino
Aspirin appears to offer significant protection against head and neck (HNC) cancer, according to a study in the
British Journal of Cancer
. Regular aspirin use was associated with a 22% reduction in HNC and seems to be particularly effective in preventing laryngeal cancer.
April 11, 2013
3M ESPE releases Sof-Lex spiral finishing, polishing wheels
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
3M ESPE has released its Sof-Lex spiral finishing and polishing wheels for dental restorations.
April 10, 2013
HNCA announces winners of video contest
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Head and Neck Cancer Alliance (HNCA) is applauding the winners of the Oral, Head, and Neck Cancer Awareness Week national video contest.
April 9, 2013
U.S. task force questions oral cancer screenings; annual scaling reduces AF risk
By
Kathy Kincade
April 9, 2013
Drug may aid cell suicide in HPV-related head/neck cancer
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A team of U.S. researchers has discovered a new mechanism by which the human papillomavirus (HPV) causes head and neck cancer, and have developed a drug to block it.
April 9, 2013
More dental hygienists administering local anesthesia
By
Rosemary Frei, MSc
A handful of U.S. states -- primarily in the south -- still do not allow dental hygienists to administer local anesthesia. But the landscape is slowly shifting, according to Tricia Osuna, RDH, who gave a talk on the subject at the recent Pacific Dental Conference.
April 9, 2013
All-on-four implants yield short-term success
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The all-on-four dental implant treatment concept appears to be successful in the short term, according to a new systematic review in
Clinical Implant Dentistry and Related Research
.
April 8, 2013
Oragenics gets common stock listing on NYSE
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Oragenics has had its common stock approved for listing on the NYSE Euronext's NYSE MKT.
April 8, 2013
U.S. panel finds lack of evidence for oral cancer screening
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A U.S. government-backed task force issued a statement this week saying that there is not enough published evidence to recommend for or against screening for oral cancer by primary care professionals. The new recommendations are available for public comment through May 6.
April 8, 2013
Study: Regular scaling can reduce atrial fibrillation risk
By
Erin Archer, RN
Patients who undergo dental scaling at least once a year have a lower risk of developing atrial fibrillation, the most common type of sustained cardiac dysrhythmia, according to a new study in the
International Journal of Cardiology
.
April 8, 2013
Genomic analysis may yield targeted head/neck cancer treatments
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas with certain distinctive patterns could respond to specific targeted therapies, according to research presented on April 6 at the American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting in Washington, DC.
April 7, 2013
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