Dental Hygiene: Page 384

FTC: Tobacco firms spending less on advertising

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The amount spent on cigarette advertising and promotion by the largest cigarette companies in the U.S. declined from $9.94 billion in 2008 to $8.53 billion in 2009, and again to $8.05 billion in 2010, according to a new report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).

September 23, 2012

LED Dental to sell VELscope directly

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

LED Dental has amended its distribution agreement with Henry Schein and will now sell its VELscope Vx product directly to customers.

September 23, 2012

Henry Schein to be exclusive Identafi distributor

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

DentalEZ Group has signed a letter of intent to make Henry Schein the exclusive global distributor of the Identafi oral cancer screening device, a product of DentalEZ's StarDental division.

September 23, 2012

Patterson supports OSAP infection prevention campaign

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

During the month of October, Patterson Dental and 11 infection-control product companies are teaming to raise funds for the Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) in a special marketing campaign, Support the Fight for Infection Prevention.

September 23, 2012

Study links rapid weight gain with perio disease risk in men

By Rabia Mughal

Several studies have shown that obese patients are at an increased risk for periodontal disease. Now a new study in the Journal of Dental Research has found that tracking adiposity changes in men may help predict their risk of periodontitis progression.

September 23, 2012

Dr. Fresh offers special price on FireFly toothbrushes

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dentists across the U.S. will once again collect excess candy from young patients on November 1 as part of the 9th annual Halloween Candy Buy Back Program. And Dr. Fresh is offering a special promotional price to dentists who participate in the program.

September 20, 2012

Calif. dentist faces trial in disabled son's death

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A Coalinga, CA, dentist whose developmentally disabled son died after the dentist gave him Valium and morphine before treating an abscessed tooth has been ordered to stand trial by a Fresno County Superior Court judge.

September 20, 2012

NY inmates sue over lack of dental floss

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A group of inmates in a New York county jail is suing the Westchester County Department of Corrections for $500 million over dental floss -- or lack thereof, according to a story in the Journal News.

September 20, 2012

Secondhand smoke takes heavy physical, economic toll

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Secondhand smoke is accountable for 42,000 deaths annually to nonsmokers in the U.S., including nearly 900 infants, according to a new University of California, San Francisco study published in the American Journal of Public Health.

September 20, 2012

Lower income linked to later thyroid cancer diagnosis

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Thyroid cancer among people with lower socioeconomic status is diagnosed at a more advanced stage, according to new data presented this week at the American Thyroid Association annual meeting in Québec City.

September 20, 2012

Ultrathin 'artificial enamel' may have myriad dental uses

By Rob Goszkowski

Japanese researchers have created an ultrathin, flexible hydroxyapatite sheet that could have several applications in restorative and cosmetic dentistry, from preventing decay and restoring enamel to giving teeth a whiter appearance.

September 20, 2012

Anlit offers probiotic oral health supplement for kids

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Anlit Advanced Nutrition Supplements, a developer of consumer vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements for children, will present a new, child-friendly supplement for oral health next month at CPhI Worldwide in Madrid, Spain.

September 19, 2012

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