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Patients, volunteers contract hepatitis at free dental clinic

By Donna Domino

Health officials are stressing the importance of maintaining infection control standards after five people involved with a free dental clinic in West Virginia last summer contracted hepatitis B.

June 8, 2010

Forsyth Institute contributes to microbiome project

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Scientists from the Forsyth Institute have provided more oral bacteria to the Human Microbiome Project than any other organization, according to the institute.

June 7, 2010

Dental visit interventions can help smokers quit

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

University of Arizona researchers have proved the effectiveness of quit-tobacco interventions in public dental care settings serving low-income patients, according to a study published online May 13 in the American Journal of Public Health.

June 7, 2010

LeapFrog offers dental hygiene game

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

LeapFrog Enterprises, makers of handheld educational gaming devices, has introduced a dental hygiene game, Sugar Bugs, in which children learn dental hygiene as they defeat "plaque monsters."

June 6, 2010

More yogurt = fewer caries in young kids

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Want to help your younger patients improve both their oral and systemic health? Try recommending they eat more yogurt.

June 3, 2010

Fit people have fewer perio problems

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Physically fit people suffered from less periodontitis in a study published in the Journal of Periodontology.

June 3, 2010

Midnight snacking linked to tooth loss

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Midnight snacking can now be blamed for more than just weight gain. It also has a direct correlation to tooth loss, according to a study in Eating Behaviors.

June 3, 2010

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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