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RI kids' access to oral care improving
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Over the past decade, Rhode Island has made progress in improving access to oral healthcare for children, but more work still needs to be done, according to a news brief issued this week by Rhode Island Kids Count.
September 15, 2011
VA official in Ohio dental clinic scandal gets new post
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Guy Richardson, the former director of the Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center in Dayton, OH, who was reassigned to Cincinnati after an infection control scandal at the center's dental clinic, has now been appointed as a regional deputy network director in Maryland, according to a news story in the Dayton Daily News.
September 14, 2011
U.K. dentist investigated after patient dies from mouth rinse allergy
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A U.K. dentist is being investigated after a 30-year-old patient died, allegedly from an allergic reaction to a mouth rinse.
September 14, 2011
Delta Dental spotlights senior oral health
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
September is National Healthy Aging Month, and Delta Dental wants dental practitioners to remind their senior patients that practicing good oral health habits is part of a healthy aging process.
September 13, 2011
ADA panel issues report on nonfluoride candies, gum
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A multidisciplinary expert panel convened by the ADA's Council on Scientific Affairs has issued a report containing clinical recommendations that support the use of certain nonfluoride products as part of a caries prevention program.
September 11, 2011
European group takes on oral health issues
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Partners from public health associations, dental education, and businesses have launched the European Platform for Better Oral Health, designed to help improve oral healthcare and reduce the cost of oral diseases in Europe.
September 11, 2011
Idaho dental hygiene program is accepting patients
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The College of Southern Idaho Dental Hygiene Program is accepting patients to help students hone their skills, according to a story on MagicValley.com.
September 11, 2011
Ga. dental board to reconsider hygienist proposal
By Donna Domino
The Georgia Board of Dentistry has rejected as written a proposed rule change that would have required a dentist's exam and written authorization before public health hygienists could provide basic preventive services in schools, community health centers, and prisons.
September 11, 2011
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J&J to modify some toothbrush whitening claims
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus has recommended that Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products modify certain claims for its Reach Total Care + Whitening toothbrush to clarify that the brush whitens teeth through the abrasive action rather than through bleaching.
September 8, 2011
OSAP launches infection-control contest based on movie
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) is marking the September 9 release of the new movie "Contagion" by launching a contest to get people thinking about infection prevention.
September 8, 2011
CDA explores xerostomia in Sept. journal
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The September issue of the Journal of the California Dental Association takes an in-depth look at xerostomia (dry mouth), from preventive measures and management to the complications associated with head and neck cancer therapy.
September 7, 2011
Ga. dental board mulls direct supervision of hygienists
By Donna Domino
The Georgia Board of Dentistry wants to adopt a proposal requiring that hygienists who provide basic preventive dental services in schools, community health centers, and prisons must now be under the direct supervision of a dentist. Critics call the change an unnecessary obstacle for access to care, especially for children.
September 7, 2011
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