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EDA creates Eco-Dentistry badge
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Eco-Dentistry Association (EDA) is offering a new way to reward consumers for visiting an eco-friendly dentist and making eco-friendly oral health choices: the Eco-Dentistry Badge.
February 5, 2012
Ohio VA still probing dental clinic scandal
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A year after the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Dayton, OH, acknowledged infection-control lapses in its dental clinic that put hundreds of veterans at risk, officials are continuing to determine whether three veterans who tested positive for hepatitis contracted the disease at the clinic.
February 5, 2012
Survey: Parents know little about pediatric dental care
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Many parents are not following recommended guidelines for brushing, flossing, and other habits for optimal pediatric oral health, according to a survey conducted by MetLife.
February 5, 2012
Individualized oral instructions can improve oral hygiene
By Rabia Mughal
A new study that compared the effectiveness of written, oral standardized, and oral individualized instructions in reducing gingivitis has found that the most effective of the three techniques was oral individualized instruction.
February 5, 2012
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Nano researcher gets $212K grant to target dental biofilm
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering of the University at Albany will receive more than $5 million in federal funding for nanotechnology-enabled education and research programs that support applications in the clean energy, environmental, nanomedicine, and defense industries.
February 1, 2012
UCSF researchers call for sugar to be regulated
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Sugar should be controlled like alcohol and tobacco to protect public health, according to a team of researchers from the University of California, San Francisco.
February 1, 2012
Give Kids A Smile celebrates 10th anniversary
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
February 2012 marks the 10th anniversary of the ADA's Give Kids A Smile program and the annual National Children's Dental Health Month.
January 31, 2012
Neb. program targets dental visits, oral health
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services has launched a new campaign, entitled Watch Your Mouth, that stresses the importance of dental health and the connection between good oral health and overall well-being.
January 31, 2012
Is water or air better for flossing?
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Waterpik Water Flosser is more effective than the Sonicare AirFloss at removing plaque and reducing gingivitis, according to a new study published in the Journal of Clinical Dentistry.
January 31, 2012
Wash. lawmakers mull dental therapist bills
By Donna Domino
Will Washington become the next U.S. state to adopt the midlevel provider (MLP) model? State lawmakers will decide this week whether to approve proposed legislation that would allow MLPs to do irreversible procedures with offsite supervision by a dentist.
January 31, 2012
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J. Morita USA discontinues AZ Ultrasonic
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
J. Morita USA will no longer supply the AZ Ultrasonic piezo scaling system, effective immediately.
January 30, 2012
Radiation dose linked to periodontitis after radiotherapy
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Radiation dose can influence the development of apical periodontitis in patients undergoing radiotherapy for cancer, according to a study in Clinical Oral Investigations.
January 29, 2012
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