Dental Hygiene: Page 383

Ultradent supports FDA ban of products with BPA

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Ultradent supports the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recent ban of products that contain bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical known to cause harmful physical and psychological effects in children.

September 27, 2012

DenMat partners with LED Dental on VELscope

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

DenMat has entered into a long-term exclusive agreement with LED Medical Diagnostics/LED Dental as the exclusive global distributor (except for a handful of group practices for a limited time) for the VELscope Vx, including all responsibility for sales and marketing.

September 26, 2012

3M, Ivoclar settle zirconia coloring patent suit

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

3M and Ivoclar Vivadent have settled a patent lawsuit in Germany involving a processed zirconia coloring technology.

September 26, 2012

Study: Risk of post-op bleeding minimal in warfarin users

By Rob Goszkowski

A retrospective study in Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology found few examples of postoperative bleeding after invasive dental procedures performed on warfarin users. However, the risk was significantly greater in patients taking other anticoagulants in addition to warfarin.

September 26, 2012

Univ. of Maryland gets $16M grant for head/neck pain study

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The University of Maryland School of Dentistry has been awarded $16 million by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research to fund the next five years of an ongoing study examining the root causes of chronic head and neck pain conditions.

September 25, 2012

DrBicuspid.com Oral Cancer & Diagnostics Insider

By Donna Domino

September 25, 2012

Henry Schein's Blu-Bite now in berry flavor

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Henry Schein is introducing a new berry flavor for Blu-Bite HP, a mousse-like, vinyl polysiloxane material for bite registration, copying transfers, and primary impression with bite trays.

September 24, 2012

ADA calls on dentists to fight Rx abuse

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The ADA is voicing its support for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration's fifth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on September 29 by urging dentists to counsel their patients on how to safely secure and dispose of unused, unwanted, or expired pharmaceuticals.

September 24, 2012

German vegan toothpaste delivers B12

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

German cosmetics company Sante, with the help of the German Vegetarian Society, has created a toothpaste that is enriched with organic vitamin B12, according to an article in Gizmag.

September 24, 2012

Oral cancer not among falling U.K. cancer death rates

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The rates of people dying from cancer are predicted to decline by 17% in the U.K. by 2030, according to new statistics released by Cancer Research UK, a treatment, prevention, and research group.

September 24, 2012

Billboards, radio ads deliver effective oral cancer message

By Kathy Kincade

A two-year media campaign in Detroit that utilized print, radio, billboards, and mailed surveys was effective in raising public awareness of oral cancer and influencing healthcare providers to screen for the disease, according to a study in the Journal of the American Dental Association.

September 24, 2012

French firm brings candidiasis drug to U.S.

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

BioAlliance Pharma has signed a licensing agreement with Vestiq Pharmaceuticals to commercialize its Oravig product in the U.S. for the treatment of oropharyngeal candidiasis in adults.

September 23, 2012

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