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Study: Mouthwash use not linked to oral cancer risk
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The medical and scientific communities have been debating the potential relationship between mouthwash and oral cancer for decades. Now a new meta-analysis has found no statistically significant association between mouthwash use and risk of oral cancer.
July 5, 2012
TotalCare offers free infection-control white paper
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
TotalCare has released a white paper that provides insights into infection prevention challenges and protocols facing dental professionals today.
July 5, 2012
UAlbany receives $2.5M grant to research xerostomia
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University at Albany (UAlbany) a five-year, $2.5 million grant to support nanoscale efforts to improve the treatment of xerostomia.
July 5, 2012
Seaweed enzyme could end up in toothpaste
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A team of dentists and scientists from Newcastle University is developing a new product from a marine microbe to protect dentures, teeth, and periodontal tissue from oral bacteria.
July 4, 2012
IADR studies address antibiotic use for perio treatment
By Rabia Mughal
What are the effects of different dosages and duration of adjunctive antibiotic therapy in the treatment of periodontal disease, and how does this therapy impact final outcomes? These questions were the focus of multiple oral sessions at the recent International Association for Dental Research (IADR) meeting in Brazil.
July 2, 2012
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Do whitening toothpastes really work?
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Australians are paying extra for so-called whitening toothpastes that contain no bleaching agents, according to Choice, a consumer watchdog group.
July 2, 2012
Delta Dental invests $3M in Interleukin Genetics
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Delta Dental of Michigan has invested $3 million in Interleukin Genetics to advance the company's periodontal disease susceptibility risk test.
July 1, 2012
MLP funding left out of appropriations measure
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Funding for the "alternative dental healthcare provider demonstration projects" that was created as part of the U.S. healthcare reform law has again been left out of an appropriations measure following opposition lobbying by the ADA.
June 28, 2012
ADHA supports MLPs in 'Frontline' response
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) has issued a response to the PBS "Frontline" program's "Dollars and Dentists" documentary, praising the program for addressing the "broken nature" of the U.S. dental care system.
June 28, 2012
New CE venture encourages dentist, physician collaboration
By Kathy Kincade
A physician, a nurse, and a dentist have joined forces to create a series of seminars aimed at getting dentists and physicians to better understand the need for a collaborative approach to screening patients at risk of heart disease, diabetes, and stroke.
June 28, 2012
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Crest Oral-B honors Ind. hygienist
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Hayley Wood-Klauer, RDH, of South Bend, IN, has been selected as the latest Crest Oral-B Pros in the Profession winner.
June 27, 2012
FDA OKs test to ID blood-infection bacteria
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the marketing of the first nucleic acid test that can identify 12 different bacterial types known to cause bloodstream infections.
June 26, 2012
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