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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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AAPD releases oral health DVD for parents, caregivers
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) has developed an educational DVD for parents and caregivers that emphasizes the importance of oral health.
September 7, 2011
Oct. is National Dental Hygiene Month
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Dental Hygienists' Association will once again collaborate with the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company to promote National Dental Hygiene Month in October.
September 6, 2011
Report: Hygiene market topped $1.6B in 2010
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. dental hygiene market topped $1.6 billion in 2010 and is expected to grow to more than $2 billion by 2017, according to a new report from iData Research.
September 6, 2011
NC Medicaid cuts hit adult dental services
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Adult Medicaid dental services in North Carolina will be reduced as part of Medicaid cutbacks that take effect in October, according to a story in the Charlotte Observer.
September 5, 2011
Oral care peptide patented for bone regeneration
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Kane Biotech, a biotechnology company engaged in the development and commercialization of products that prevent and remove microbial biofilms, has developed and patented a new bone tissue regenerating fusion peptide based on the company's competence stimulating peptide oral care technology.
September 5, 2011
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