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Colgate, Hispanic association launch Oral Health Month campaign
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Colgate-Palmolive has joined with the Hispanic Dental Association to launch its Oral Health Month campaign, which will target the Hispanic community through bilingual oral health education materials and activities for the month of June.
June 1, 2010
ADA assures Congress of amalgam separator support
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The ADA told the U.S. Congress in a recent testimony that it supports a 20% gain in voluntary use of amalgam separators within 12 months and 25% annual increases, according to an ADA News article.
May 31, 2010
Oolitt launches kids' tongue cleaner
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Oolitt is launching a marketing campaign featuring a cartoon character to promote the use of its new Oolitt-Jr tongue scrapers.
May 31, 2010
Biodental Remin expands into Indian market
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Biodental Remin will work with Group Pharmaceuticals of Bangalore, India, to incorporate its Enamelguard remineralization agent into Group Pharmaceutical's oral care products.
May 31, 2010
Soluble chitosan derivatives control oral biofilms
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jun 1 - A water-soluble chitosan derivative breaks up plaque-forming bacterial biofilms, according to research reported at the recent American Society for Microbiology's annual meeting in San Diego.
May 31, 2010
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Regular teeth brushing linked to healthier hearts
By Reuters Health
LONDON (Reuters), May 28 - People who don't brush their teeth twice a day have an increased risk of heart disease, scientists said on Friday, adding scientific weight to 19th century theories about oral health and chronic disease.
May 27, 2010
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Philips donates $50K in Sonicare products to kids' clinic
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Philips is partnering with the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto to provide its power toothbrushes to patients in the hospital's dental clinic in an effort to improve oral health among Canadian children.
May 27, 2010
Komet releases larger bur block
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Komet USA has introduced a new stainless steel bur block that holds up to 40 rotary instruments during the sterilization process, the company announced.
May 27, 2010
Plackers partners with Oral Health America
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Plackers has partnered with Oral Health America to donate dental flossers that will reach more than 30,000 children in need through the Smiles Across America program.
May 25, 2010
AAP urges practitioners to save natural dentition
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
As the field of dental implantology continues to have a significant effect on dental treatment planning, the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) recently reaffirmed its position that, whenever reasonable, efforts should be made to save a patient's natural dentition.
May 25, 2010
Perio disease bacteria provide clues to Alzheimer's
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A defective, mutant strain of the bacterium that causes periodontal disease could provide a clue to potential treatments for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and a number of other diseases, according to researchers from the University of Florida College of Dentistry who reported their findings at the American Society for Microbiology meeting in San Diego.
May 24, 2010
GSK acquires NovaMin for $135 million
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has acquired NovaMin Technologies, makers of a calcium phosphate oral product ingredient, for 87 million pounds ($135 million as of December 2009), the company announced.
May 23, 2010
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