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Wrigley reaches settlement in Eclipse lawsuit
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit filed in 2009 against the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company, maker of Eclipse chewing gum and mints.
July 5, 2010
Keystone to offer eco-friendly hygiene products
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Keystone Research and Pharmaceuticals, parent company of Keystone Dental, has signed a marketing and distribution pact with BioNeutral Group for use of BioNeutral's proprietary hygiene formulations in the dental, veterinary, and cosmetic markets.
July 5, 2010
VA dental clinic chief suspended
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The chief of dental services at the John Cochran St. Louis Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center has been placed on administrative leave after the hospital notified more than 1,800 veterans that they may have been exposed to hepatitis, HIV, and other bloodborne pathogens in the hospital's dental clinic.
June 30, 2010
Natural mouthwash may help heal perio disease
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
DeepSea Gold Laboratories has introduced ExtraRobusteen, a medicinal mouthwash that helps heal practically any oral disease, mouth pain, gum inflammation, swelling, and bleeding, the company claims.
June 30, 2010
'David After Dentist' family to make dental scrubs
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The DeVore family -- famous for videotaping son David under the influence of dental anesthesia and posting it on the Internet -- has signed a deal to make dental scrubs and is looking for other dental-related business opportunities, according to an article on the San Francisco Chronicle website, sfgate.com.
June 29, 2010
VA clinic patients may have been exposed to hepatitis, HIV
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Failure to properly clean dental instruments may have put more than 1,800 patients at a Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic at risk for hepatitis and HIV.
June 29, 2010
Wisc. Mission of Mercy provides $900K in free care
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Wisconsin Dental Association (WDA) and WDA Foundation's second Mission of Mercy exceeded its patient goal with 2,038 children and adults receiving more than $900,000 in free dental care June 25 and 26 in Sheboygan, according to the WDA.
June 28, 2010
PDT helps improve chronic perio treatments
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Combining antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (PDT) with conventional scaling and root planing (SRP) can improve clinical attachment level and probing depth in patients with chronic periodontitis, according to a study in Lasers in Medical Science.
June 27, 2010
Ultrasound finds early perio disease
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
High-frequency, high-resolution ultrasound shows "great potential" as a noninvasive, nonionizing imaging technique for the early diagnosis of severe periodontal disease, according to researchers from West Virginia University.
June 24, 2010
Fibrocell Science appoints dental adviser
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Fibrocell Science has appointed Nicolas Elian, D.D.S., as an adviser to the company, which is focused on developing autologous cell therapies for aesthetic, medical, and scientific applications.
June 23, 2010
Oral Health America awards grant to Fla. group
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Oral Health America (OHA) recently awarded a Smiles Across America planning grant to Tampa, FL-based More Health, which partners with Tampa General Hospital and All Children's Hospital to bring educational health lessons to school children in the area.
June 22, 2010
Hispanic hygiene students claim discrimination
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Hispanic hygiene students have accused the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio of discrimination, according to an article in the Express-News.
June 22, 2010
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