Dental Hygiene: Page 97

OSAP celebrates Dental Infection Control Awareness Month

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) is celebrating Dental Infection Control Awareness Month during the month of September.

September 2, 2021

Groups call for mandatory COVID-19 jabs for dental teams, students

By Melissa Busch

COVID-19 vaccination should be mandatory for oral healthcare workers, students, and residents, according to a statement issued September 1 by a dozen oral and public health organizations, including the American Dental Hygienists' Association.

September 2, 2021

Quip raises $100M in growth funds

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Oral health company Quip has raised $100 million from Cowen Sustainable Investments to further scale its existing consumer packaged goods business and develop new products.

September 1, 2021

AFS: Study shows detriment of cutting community fluoride

By Theresa Pablos

A recent study showed a continued rise in cavities among children since one Canadian city ended water fluoridation in 2011. The American Fluoridation Society (AFS) pointed to the findings as evidence that ending water fluoridation can result in more dental disease.

September 1, 2021

Biolase taps Dr. L. Stephen Buchanan as clinical adviser

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Biolase has entered into a clinical advisory partnership with endodontist Dr. L. Stephen Buchanan. Buchanan has been lecturing and teaching hands-on endodontic continuing education courses for more than 30 years.

September 1, 2021

Royal Philips, Bento partner on membership plan

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Royal Philips and Bento have partnered to enable dental practices, employers, and groups to sign up for membership plans that cover dental care and offer Philips oral care products.

August 31, 2021

NYU Dentistry to enact new oral care program for veterans

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has selected the New York University College of Dentistry (NYU Dentistry) to implement its new pilot program aimed at increasing veterans' access to oral healthcare.

August 30, 2021

COVID-19 restrictions force dental cancellations in England

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dentists and general practitioners in England continue to cancel appointments due to COVID-19 restrictions left in place despite easing of the government's self-isolation guidance in early August, according to an August 30 report on inews.co.uk, the website of the British newspaper i.

August 30, 2021

How rules are changing for dental assistants in the U.S.

By Melissa Busch

In 2020 and 2021, approximately two dozen states in the U.S. have enacted legislative and regulatory changes related to dental assisting requirements, according to the Dental Assisting National Board's "State of the States" report.

August 30, 2021

What links oral surgery infections to penicillin allergy?

By Melissa Busch

Oral surgery patients with penicillin allergies who take a certain kind of antibiotic as perioperative prophylaxis face a greater risk of developing surgical site infections, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.

August 29, 2021

Week in Review: Honey as toothpaste | Inappropriate patient behavior | Grapefruit drug interactions

By Theresa Pablos

August 27, 2021

Delta Dental grants $50K to help low-income cancer patients

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Delta Dental Foundation has given $50,000 to HNC Living Foundation to help low-income patients with head and neck cancer meet their oral healthcare needs during treatment and recovery.

August 25, 2021

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