Periodontics: Page 124

A-dec offers Cavitron integration option
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A-dec is now offering Cavitron ultrasonic scalers from Dentsply as a factory-installed option with the A-dec 300 or A-dec 500 delivery systems.
December 1, 2011
Impression guns pose contamination risk
By Rob Goszkowski
Impression guns may be more contaminated than you think, even when routine disinfection protocols are followed. Researchers from Indiana University found that bacterial contamination of impression guns occurred easily in the course of normal clinical usage, according to a study in the Journal of the American Dental Association.
December 1, 2011
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Dentists less likely to refuse treating HIV/AIDS patients
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Five percent of dental offices in Los Angeles County have a blanket policy of refusing dental services to people living with HIV/AIDS, according to a new study released by the Williams Institute. Even so, dental practitioners have a much lower rate of discriminating against these patients than other healthcare providers, the researchers found.
November 29, 2011
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Loma Linda opens dental hygienist degree program
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
An open house and ribbon cutting ceremony was held in Palm Desert, CA, on November 28 to commemorate the launch of Loma Linda University School of Dentistry's new dental hygiene associate of science degree program.
November 27, 2011
Hu-Friedy expands ultrasonic thin insert line
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Hu-Friedy has introduced a 25K version of its Swivel XT ultrasonic insert line, designed to reach and remove debris from interproximal and subgingival areas.
November 27, 2011
Flu season begs the question: To vaccinate or not?
By Erin Archer, RN
Healthcare providers -- including all members of the dental team -- are at high risk of becoming infected with infectious diseases and transmitting them to others. But research has shown that awareness of vaccine-preventable infectious diseases is lacking among dental professionals.
November 21, 2011
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Mydent donates products to Dental Lifeline Network
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Mydent International has made a donation of its Defend line of products to the Dental Lifeline Network, a national humanitarian organization providing access to dental services for people with disabilities or who are elderly or medically at risk.
November 20, 2011
Texas woman accidentally burned during hygiene visit
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Texas woman has been hospitalized for more than two weeks after a dental hygienist accidentally cleaned the patient's teeth with a chemical compound used to remove tartar and stains from dentures, according to a story in the Austin American-Statesman.
November 17, 2011
National Flossing Council debunks flossing research
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
In honor of National Flossing Day, November 25, the National Flossing Council has released a white paper debunking two studies that claim only professional flossing is effective.
November 17, 2011
Oral bacteria linked with pneumonia risk
By Rabia Mughal
Oral microbiota could play a role in identifying patients at risk for healthcare-associated pneumonia, according to a study presented at the recent Infectious Diseases Society of America annual meeting in Boston.
November 17, 2011
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TheraBreath offers free bottles of mouth rinse
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
TheraBreath is giving away a free bottle of its new TheraBreath Plus oral rinse to all customers who place any online order more than $40 in the U.S. and Canada from November 14-21, 2011.
November 16, 2011
AAP names new president, president-elect
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Pamela McClain, DDS, of Aurora, CO, has been named the next president of the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) Board of Trustees.
November 14, 2011
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