Dental Hygiene: Page 402

Bite mark bacteria may provide forensic clues
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Oral bacteria lifted from bite marks may provide a new source of clues for forensic experts, thanks to research projects completed by students at the Sir John Walsh Research Institute in the University of Otago School of Dentistry.
June 27, 2012
MuGard fares well in head/neck cancer study
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Head and neck cancer patients using MuGard experience a statistically significant reduction in mouth and throat soreness and a delay in onset of oral mucositis, according to findings of an ongoing clinical trial.
June 27, 2012
Oral Health America on pace to seal 2M teeth by 2012
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
After meeting its goal to seal 1 million teeth by 2010, Oral Health America (OHA) recommitted to America's Promise Alliance to seal 2 million teeth for more than 500,000 at-risk children by 2020.
June 27, 2012
NC DSO bill moves forward after truce
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Legislation in North Carolina that would affect the relationship between dentists and dental service organizations (DSOs) has been significantly scaled back after both sides called a veritable truce, the News Observer reported.
June 27, 2012
Scientists identify new cancer stem cell mechanism
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have uncovered a link between two genes that shows how stem cells could develop into cancer.
June 27, 2012
Fluoride delivery gets due attention at IADR
By Rob Goszkowski
Three studies focusing on the effectiveness of fluoride delivered in several different ways, from milk to dentifrice and sealants, were presented at the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) meeting last week in Brazil.
June 27, 2012
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Legislation addresses U.S. drug shortage issues
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) is applauding U.S. Congress' passage of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (S. 3187), which is designed to help avoid prescription drug shortages and facilitate the recall of faulty medical devices.
June 26, 2012
Report: Lack of preventive dental coverage costs Fla. big
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A report by the Florida Public Health Institute has revealed that in 2010 there were 115,000 visits to the emergency room for dental conditions that were preventable at a cost of $88 million, Health News Florida reported.
June 26, 2012
Wash. town council tires of antifluoride activists
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The city council of Everett, WA, has grown weary of antifluoride activists lobbying to end water fluoridation in the area, according to an articl in the Herald.
June 26, 2012
Calif. dentist pleads no contest 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 will not serve any prison time, according to a report by ABC 30 News.
June 26, 2012
Psoriasis patients not at higher risk for perio disease
By Rabia Mughal
Recent studies examining the link between psoriasis and oral health have suggested there is a connection. But a new study in the Journal of Periodontology found no difference in the experience or risk of dental caries and periodontitis between those with or without psoriasis.
June 26, 2012
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Soy protein extract inhibits oral cancer growth
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Soy protein extract could serve as a chemotherapeutic agent for some oral cancers at lower concentrations that are comparable to those found in certain foods, according to research presented at the recent International Association for Dental Research meeting in Brazil.
June 25, 2012
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