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Coenzyme in toothpaste helps control perio disease
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Perfect Smile fluoride toothpaste with the coenzyme CoQ10 yielded "significant improvement" over regular fluoride toothpaste in healing gingivitis, according to a study in the May 2010 issue of the Natural Medicine Journal.
May 20, 2010
NYU awarded grant to improve seniors' oral health
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry has received a one-year grant from the United Hospital Fund to provide underserved older adults in New York City with better access to dental care.
May 19, 2010
Listerine taps well-known actor for 'documercial'
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Listerine has introduced "This Is Your Mouth," a documentary-style commercial narrated by actor Neil Patrick Harris (CBS's "How I Met Your Mother").
May 19, 2010
Survey: Canadians' oral health much improved
By Rosemary Frei, MSc
Data from a newly released national survey indicate that far fewer Canadian adults and children suffer from dental caries today than in 1972. At the same time, however, cost remains a barrier for many in need of treatment for oral health problems.
May 18, 2010
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Ondine posts Q1 loss, helps launch Periowave
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Ondine Biopharma, while helping to launch a photodisinfection system for periodontitis, posted a $1.14 million loss for the first quarter.
May 16, 2010
Conn. dental clinic issues infection risk warning
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental patients at a Connecticut dental clinic could have been exposed to illnesses after potentially unsterilized instruments were used in their mouths, according to a news story in the Hartford Courant.
May 16, 2010
Cordless Periowave introduced in Canada
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Periowave Dental Technologies introduced the Periowave HHL-1000 cordless, handheld laser and Advanced Formulation treatment kits at the 2010 Ontario Dental Association meeting held May 13-15.
May 16, 2010
Air Techniques launches amalgam separator
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Air Techniques has introduced the Acadia amalgam separator for removing amalgam and other hard metals from office wastewater. Available in a single-size model, Acadia can support up to 10 operatories and works in-line with any dental evacuation system, according to the company.
May 11, 2010
Perio treatment may help patients with type 2 diabetes
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The treatment of periodontal disease in patients with type 2 diabetes may lower their blood sugar levels, according to a new study.
May 11, 2010
SUNY Canton to honor online hygiene grad
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A mother of six who works more than 50 hours a week as a hygienist and has an interest in the oral health of special needs patients has been selected as the State University of New York at Canton (SUNY Canton) Outstanding Graduate at the bachelor's degree level, the university announced.
May 10, 2010
Ex-inmate denied toothpaste wins appeal to sue
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Noting that dental health is of "great importance," an appellate court in Michigan has ruled that a former inmate who was denied toothpaste for nearly a year can sue prison officials for violating his constitutional rights.
May 9, 2010
Dental assistant faces charges of extracting teeth
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Prosecutors on May 7 arraigned an Illinois dental assistant accused of doing procedures for which she was not licensed, along with the former director of the public health clinic where she worked, according to the Herald & Review.
May 9, 2010
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