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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
Cuba hits milestone for caries-free kids
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Cuba has achieved a goal of children's oral health two years ahead of the deadline set by the World Health Organization, a state dental official announced.
June 22, 2010
Australian program reduces dental costs, caries
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
An Australian caries management system was found to be most cost-effective in patients with a high risk of dental caries, according to a study in Value in Health, the official journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research.
June 22, 2010
Ohio law gives hygienists more independence
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
An Ohio law allowing hygienists to practice without a dentist's physical supervision will take effect August 31.
June 22, 2010
Oral bacteria linked to hypertension risk
By Rosemary Frei, MSc
People with a significant burden of periodontal bacteria are more than three times as likely to have hypertension as those with low levels of such bacteria, according to a large international study.
June 22, 2010
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Bioluminescence can rapidly assess caries risk
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-driven bioluminescence -- a way of measuring visible light generated from ATP contained in bacteria -- can be used chairside to rapidly assess the number of oral bacteria and amount of plaque in patients, report researchers at the Oregon Health & Science University School of Dentistry.
June 21, 2010
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