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Wash. hopes tamper-resistant paper will curb prescription fraud

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

To curb prescription fraud and abuse, the state of Washington will require all prescriptions to be printed on tamper-resistant paper with ink that changes color when rubbed with a finger starting July 1.

March 4, 2010

New device aims to deliver pain-free dental injections

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

DentalVibe, a new dental device that its developers claim takes the fear and pain out of dental injections, was introduced last week at the Chicago Dental Society Midwinter Dental Meeting.

March 2, 2010

Novalar partners with Sanofi to sell OraVerse in Europe

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Novalar Pharmaceuticals has entered into an exclusive license and distribution agreement with Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland to offer its vasodilator drug phentolamine mesylate, OraVerse, in Germany beginning in 2011, the companies announced.

March 2, 2010

FDA rejects OraVerse brochure

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. FDA has asked Novalar Pharmaceuticals to stop distributing a patient brochure for the drug OraVerse (phentolamine mesylate), which it markets for reversing the effects of local anesthesia.

February 25, 2010

2009 a positive year for Milestone Scientific

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Milestone Scientific expects to report a $2 million year-over-year increase in revenues for the most recent fiscal year, despite some shipping delays and the ongoing repercussions of the economic recession.

February 21, 2010

Teen set to sue Colo. dental school and oral surgeon

By Donna Domino

A Colorado teenager who ended up in a pain clinic after having her third molars removed at the University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine is preparing to take legal action against the school and the oral surgeon who operated on her without an active license.

February 17, 2010

Ask Marty: Does the STA machine really make injections easier?

By Dr. Marty Jablow

A: The STA from Milestone Scientific stands for single tooth anesthesia, but in reality this device can be used for almost every type of injection.

February 15, 2010

Needleless anesthetic injector planned

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Promising to "bring an end to traumatic dental visits," Medical International Technology plans to launch a version of its Med-Jet needleless injector for the dental market within 16 months, the company announced.

February 8, 2010

Family sues dentist over disabled woman's death

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A New York family is suing St. Luke's Hospital in Manhattan and its chief dentist, Bruce Lish, D.D.S., after a 33-year-old woman with cerebral palsy died from complications following oral surgery. The case is a reminder of the challenges special needs patients can present when undergoing dental procedures.

February 8, 2010

Judge refuses to dismiss Fosamax case, sets trial

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters), Jan 29 - A Manhattan federal judge refused on Friday to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that Merck & Co. Inc.'s osteoporosis drug Fosamax caused jaw damage to an Indiana woman during the nearly eight years she took the pill.

January 28, 2010

Rituximab effective for Sjögren's syndrome

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 26 - Rituximab can improve saliva secretion and other parameters in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome, researchers report.

January 25, 2010

Pa. hygienists will give anesthesia, work independently

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Pennsylvania hygienists will soon be able to administer local anesthesia in dentists' offices and practice independently from dentists under new regulations, according to the American Dental Hygienists' Association.

January 24, 2010

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