Dental Hygiene: Page 380

Environment a bigger factor than genes in oral bacteria
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The makeup of bacteria in the oral cavity is driven more by environmental factors than genetics, according to a new long-term study of human twins by University of Colorado Boulder researchers.
October 11, 2012
Va. to pay family $100K in VCU sedation death
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Virginia will pay $100,000 to the family of a 6-year-old boy who died while under sedation at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Dental Faculty Practice in Richmond last year, NBC12 reported.
October 11, 2012
3Shape sets up shop in S. Calif.
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
3Shape has opened a new office in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, near Los Angeles.
October 10, 2012
CDA journal reviews diode laser curettage
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
This month's issue of the Journal of the California Dental Association focuses on various topics including diode laser curettage for the treatment of periodontitis, the California Dental Association (CDA) announced.
October 10, 2012
Age 45 still best marker to predict thyroid cancer outcomes?
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital have shown that age 45 is no longer a useful predictor of negative outcomes in the staging of papillary thyroid cancer patients, according to a presentation last month at the American Thyroid Association annual meeting in Quebec City.
October 10, 2012
Dental offices inconsistent in infection-control compliance
By Rabia Mughal
U.S. dental practices need to improve their compliance with and implementation of infection-control guidelines from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to a study in the current Journal of the American Dental Association.
October 10, 2012
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Judge stalls NY inmates' dental floss lawsuit
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The group of inmates in a New York prison who filed a $500 million lawsuit for lack of access to dental floss must demonstrate that their case has a chance of succeeding before a judge will appoint them a lawyer, Press Connects reported.
October 9, 2012
Study: Graphic smoking warnings work
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A new study suggests that graphic or emotional antismoking advertisements are effective, according to an article on Newswise.
October 9, 2012
Study: Age of titanium key to implant success
By Rob Goszkowski
In a new study in Implant Dentistry, researchers from Yonsei University in Korea and the University of California, Los Angeles warn dental professionals that titanium becomes significantly less effective at bonding to bone when it is as little as 4 weeks old.
October 9, 2012
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New Cosmedent website offers tips on composites
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Cosmedent has launched dentalcomposites.com, a new website dedicated to composite dentistry.
October 8, 2012
UCLA gets $3.8M for saliva test to predict PTSD risk
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A team of researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Dentistry, has been awarded a $3.8 million research grant to develop a salivary-biomarker approach for identifying individuals at risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression following a traumatic event.
October 8, 2012
Vita celebrates 50th anniversary of VMK
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Vita Metal Keramik (VMK), Vita is offering limited edition porcelain kits for VM9, VM13, and VMK Master veneering material.
October 8, 2012
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