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SafeLink offers online quality/infection control management
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
SafeLink Consulting's new UQ System is a cloud-based application that helps dental labs and dental practices implement and manage quality systems and safety programs online.
September 1, 2011
People with mental illness more likely to lose teeth
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
People with severe mental illnesses are more than three times more likely to lose their teeth because of poor oral health than the general population, according to a new study in the British Journal of Psychiatry.
August 31, 2011
Periowave names new sales director
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Periowave Dental Technologies has appointed Michelle Janke as its national sales director for Canada.
August 30, 2011
Periodontal disease may aggravate respiratory disease
By Rabia Mughal
The list of systemic conditions linked to periodontal disease appears to be growing longer every day. Now a new study in the Journal of Periodontology has found an association between respiratory disease and periodontal disease.
August 30, 2011
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Plackers offers 10,000 free kids flossers
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Plackers has given away 10,000 Plackers Kids dental flosser samples to help provide parents with the tools to encourage their children to floss daily, with the convenience of being able to do it anywhere.
August 29, 2011
CDA honors schools for oral health commitment
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The California Dental Association (CDA) is recognizing the top California school districts for their ongoing efforts to support the state's Children's Oral Health Assessment law to ensure that children's oral health needs are being met.
August 28, 2011
Biolase gets Canadian approval for Waterlase iPlus
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Biolase Technology has received approval from the Medical Devices Bureau of Health Canada to sell its Waterlase iPlus all-tissue dental laser systems in Canada.
August 28, 2011
Miconazole tablets effective on candidiasis
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Miconazole buccal tablets are an effective treatment for oropharyngeal candidiasis, although the cost can be prohibitive for some patients, according to an article in the Journal of Patient Preference and Adherence.
August 25, 2011
Parents can pass dental disease to babies
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Most parents don't know they can pass harmful bacteria from their mouth to their baby's mouth. In fact, less than a third of American caregivers (32%) realize they can pass dental disease to their baby, according to a survey conducted by Delta Dental Plans Association.
August 24, 2011
Survey finds hygienists feel unprepared to treat elderly
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Many hygienists feel unprepared to treat elderly patients with special needs, according to a study in the International Journal of Dental Hygiene.
August 23, 2011
Plackers, OHA expand oral health partnership
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Building on a partnership that began in 2010, Plackers will sponsor the first Oral Health America (OHA) Smiles Across America Innovation Grants.
August 22, 2011
Chemists ID protein in dental biofilm bacterium
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Two chemists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered the most naturally variable protein known to date in a bacterium that is a key player in the formation of dental plaque.
August 21, 2011
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