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Report examines Alaska kids' caries rates

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dental caries among young rural Alaska Native children are up to 4.5 times as severe as children the same age within the general U.S. population, according to a new report.

September 21, 2011

UN summit focuses on oral health

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

In a speech delivered September 19 in New York, Tanzanian President H.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete urged the United Nations (U.N.) Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases to address the challenge of oral health as a priority on the agenda.

September 21, 2011

Feds sue dentist for firing assistant over OSHA concerns

By Kathy Kincade

A Massachusetts dentist is being sued by the U.S. Department of Labor for allegedly firing an employee for raising concerns about needlestick hazards and filing a health hazard complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

September 20, 2011

Licorice shows promise in preventing oral diseases

By Erin Archer, RN

Can a medicinal root that tastes like candy be used to prevent caries and treat alveolar bone loss in periodontal disease? A literature review in Oral Diseases found that licorice root appears to have many beneficial effects in the oral cavity, but the study authors caution that more clinical trials are needed.

September 20, 2011

Do nicer smiles = more success?

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Crest and Oral-B have released survey findings on the contributing influence of quality oral care among Hispanics.

September 19, 2011

Henry Schein to distribute Medelita scrubs, coats

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Medelita, a manufacturer of lab coats and medical scrubs, has signed an exclusive distribution agreement in the U.S. dental market with Henry Schein.

September 19, 2011