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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

Oragenics offers probiotic chew for kids

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Oragenics has launched EvoraKids, the first probiotic-based, all-natural oral care chewable created to promote oral health for children 3-10 years old. EvoraKids includes Oragenics' patent-pending ProBiora3 technology, specifically formulated for children to help maintain healthy teeth.

January 24, 2010

Black raspberries fuel new oral cancer drug

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Regulatory Affairs Associates (RAA) has signed a contract with Ohio State University to manufacture clinical supplies for a new drug designed to prevent oral cancer. The topical gel formulation uses anthocyanins obtained from black raspberries as the active component. Anthocyanins are promising cancer-preventing agents due to their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

January 19, 2010

Aussie dentists warned of propofol's side effects

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Medical boards in Australia and New Zealand are reporting an increase in complaints about inappropriate sexual behavior when patients are sedated with propofol, according to an article in the National Business Review.

December 22, 2009

New medical emergency law targets dental offices

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Illinois has become the first state in the U.S. to enact a law requiring all dental offices in Illinois to have a written medical emergency plan in place.

December 17, 2009

Levin Group to partner with Novalar

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Levin Group has been engaged by Novalar Pharmaceuticals to develop a program regarding OraVerse as an effective routine treatment in cases where anesthesia reversal is appropriate.

December 6, 2009

Anesthesia market projected to rebound

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The U.S. market for anesthesia, respiratory and sleep management devices will reach $4.1 billion by 2015, according to a new report series by iData Research.

November 16, 2009

Mom blames anesthetist for son's heart attack at dentist

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A Scottish mom has settled out of court in a malpractice case against the Greater Glasgow Health Board that claimed an anesthetist employed by the board caused her son to have a heart attack and subsequent brain damage during a dental procedure in 2002.

November 10, 2009

Calif. dental board approves pediatric sedation course

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation (DOCS) Education's Pediatric Sedation Dentistry course has been approved by the Dental Board of California and is available to all California general and pediatric dentists.

October 14, 2009

Dental Excellence Awards launched; surprising sedation advice

By Kathy Kincade

October 13, 2009

Sedation DOCS give surprising advice

By Laird Harrison

Encourage smokers to smoke. Put patients in wheelchairs, even if they can walk. And if they get really upset, administer peppermint LifeSavers. These are some of the surprising tips recently offered by sedation experts from DOCS Education.

October 12, 2009

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