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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

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

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