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DenMat offers early oral cancer detection advice
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
DenMat and the Oral Cancer Foundation (OCF) are acknowledging April as National Oral Cancer Awareness Month by teaming up to offer consumers advice on the importance of oral cancer screening and tips to maintain proper dental hygiene.
April 7, 2013
Researchers find 25 types of bacteria in biofilm
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A team of researchers led by scientists from the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) has published a study outlining the recovery and genomic analysis, using single-cell genomic techniques, of a periodontal pathogen, Porphyromonas gingivalis, from a hospital sink.
April 4, 2013
Dental groups dispute Consumer Reports cancer screening story
By Donna Domino
The ADA and the Oral Cancer Foundation are questioning a Consumer Reports story that concluded oral cancer screening is one of several medical tests that are overrecommended and unnecessary for all but high-risk patients.
April 4, 2013
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Roger Ebert succumbs to thyroid, salivary cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Renowned film critic Roger Ebert has died following a recurrence of his thyroid and salivary gland cancers.
April 3, 2013
Aspen Dental donations aid Oral Cancer Foundation
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Aspen Dental is making a $5 donation to the Oral Cancer Foundation for every ViziLite oral cancer screening conducted at Aspen Dental locations in April for Oral Cancer Awareness Month.
April 2, 2013
Philadelphia dental students team up for oral cancer event
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
In honor of Oral Cancer Awareness Month, dental students from the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University are partnering to present the Philadelphia Oral Cancer Walk & 5K Run on April 6.
April 1, 2013
AAOM: Dental offices can enhance oral cancer awareness
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Academy of Oral Medicine (AAOM), in partnership with the Oral Cancer Foundation, is working to raise awareness for oral and head and neck cancers during April, which is Oral Cancer Awareness Month.
March 31, 2013
Smoking soon after waking may increase cancer risk
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The sooner a person smokes a cigarette upon waking in the morning, the more likely he or she is to acquire lung or oral cancer, according to Penn State researchers in a study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention (March 29, 2013).
March 28, 2013
HPV-positive African-Americans with throat cancer have better outcomes
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
African-Americans with throat cancer who are positive for the human papillomavirus (HPV) have better outcomes than African-Americans without HPV, according to a new study in Clinical Cancer Research (March 26, 2013).
March 27, 2013
Perio treatment lowers medical costs for pregnancy, arthritis
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Annual medical costs are lower by nearly $4,000 for individuals with rheumatoid arthritis and $2,400 for pregnant women when treated for periodontal disease, according to the latest findings from an oral health study by United Concordia and Highmark.
March 26, 2013
Mouthwash compounds may inhibit oral cancer cells
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Antibacterial agents commonly found in mouthwash have been found to act as anticancer agents, potentially providing novel uses for everyday chemical compounds, according to a new study in Angewandte Chemie.
March 25, 2013
8th annual NYC Oral Cancer Walk to be held April 21
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
On Sunday, April 21, 2013, starting at 11 a.m. (rain or shine), oral cancer survivors and their families will join dental students, residents, and faculty of New York University College of Dentistry for New York City's eighth annual Oral Cancer Walk.
March 25, 2013
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