Dental Hygiene: Page 499

Milestone to provide STA system to Fla. dental clinics
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Milestone Scientific will provide Towncare Dental Partnership with its Single Tooth Anesthesia (STA) system through a new distributor agreement that covers all of Towncare's dental offices in Florida.
January 24, 2011
$450K grant to aid NYU dental implant research
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
New York University College of Dentistry (NYUCD) received a gift from Dentsply International of more than $450,000 to promote research in implant dentistry.
January 24, 2011
Politics prompt permanent end to U.S. Pentothal production
By Rob Goszkowski
Concerns about liability for Pentothal being used in prison executions and production issues have compelled Hospira -- the only U.S. manufacturer of the anesthetic -- to permanently discontinue production of the drug.
January 24, 2011
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Eliminating sugary drinks decreases dental caries
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A study conducted in four American Indian communities in the Pacific Northwest shows that eliminating sugary drinks from the diets of the youngest members of the tribe significantly decreased tooth decay.
January 23, 2011
Amgen to pay $1B for firm developing head/neck cancer drug
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Biotechnology giant Amgen has agreed to acquire BioVex Group, a privately held biotechnology company that is developing OncoVex, a novel oncolytic vaccine to treat head and neck cancer and melanoma.
January 23, 2011
Confounding lesions make oral cancer harder to detect
By Kathy Kincade
SAN FRANCISCO - While commercial autofluorescence devices can help clinicians identify premalignant lesions in the oral cavity, the prevalence of confounding lesions increases the rate of false positives, according to researchers at this week's SPIE BiOS meeting.
January 23, 2011
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Biolase to report stronger revenues for Q4
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Based on a preliminary review of its financial performance for the fourth quarter (end-December 31), Biolase Technology expects to report net revenue ranging between $9.5 million to $10 million, with positive net income.
January 20, 2011
UN meeting in Japan will focus on mercury
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Mercury, the main ingredient in amalgam dental material, will be the subject of a United Nations conference to be held in Chiba, Japan, January 24-28, 2011.
January 20, 2011
HeartFriendly Dentist program debuts in Canada
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
bioAnalytics has introduced its HeartFriendly Dentist program to dental professionals in Canada and is partnering with Biosign Technologies to offer participants a unique health-monitoring device for their patients.
January 20, 2011
Cancer patients suffer unique oral complications
By Donna Domino
With more than 1.4 million new cases of cancer diagnosed each year, dental practitioners are more likely than ever to see these patients in their practices. A literature review in Oral Diseases offers advice on how to manage the oral side effects of chemotherapy and radiation treatments.
January 20, 2011
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Biolase launches new all-tissue laser
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Biolase has launched the Waterlase iPlus System dual-wavelength all-tissue laser.
January 19, 2011
Radiation therapy helps HIV-positive head/neck cancer patients
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
HIV-positive head and neck cancer patients respond well to radiation therapy treatments and experience toxicity rates similar to HIV-negative patients, according to a study in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
January 18, 2011
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