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Study links periodontal disease and prostatitis
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers may have found a correlation between inflammation from periodontal disease and inflammation from prostatitis, according to a study in the Journal of Periodontology.
February 17, 2010
Delta Dental raises oral health awareness in kids
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A group of Delta Dental companies has launched several new tools to educate kids on oral health. The children's dental cavity risk quiz, accessible on Delta Dental's children's Web site, is just one of the many free educational resources Delta Dental now provides.
February 17, 2010
Oral Health America, Trident honor Deamonte Driver
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Oral Health America is honoring the Robert T. Freeman Dental Society Foundation's Deamonte Driver Dental Project with a $20,000 grant award. The grant is made possible through a $1.5 million, three-year commitment from Trident gum to Oral Health America's Smiles Across America program.
February 15, 2010
Mom guilty of 'criminal mistreatment' for son's bad teeth
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Washington woman has been convicted of second-degree criminal mistreatment for not providing her developmentally disabled son with adequate dental care, according to a story in the Yakima Herald-Republic.
February 11, 2010
9-year-old wins Dr. Fresh toothbrush design contest
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Toothbrushes should be more like video games, according to 9-year-old Ambria Schneringer of Ripon, CA, who won a design contest sponsored by toothbrush maker Dr. Fresh.
February 10, 2010
DentaQuest donates hygiene products for Haiti kids
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
DentaQuest has donated thousands of toothbrushes, toothpastes, and floss to World Vision to distribute to children in Haiti, the company announced.
February 9, 2010
Crest the official toothpaste of U.S. Olympic athletes
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
With the opening of the 2010 Olympic Winter Games February 12, Crest is spotlighting its role as the official toothpaste sponsor of the U.S. Olympic Team and the advantages the company says Crest Pro-Health brings to athletes and consumers alike.
February 9, 2010
Dental hygiene professor receives $100,000 research grant
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Idaho State University (ISU) dental hygiene professor Linda Boyd and Special Olympics' global advisor Donna Bainbridge have received a $100,000 grant from Special Olympics International to research how volunteering in the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes program affects health professionals.
February 8, 2010
Water Pik supports Mission Save a Smile
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Water Pik has partnered with the nonprofit group Mission Save A Smile to raise funds that will help bring basic dental care to children in need in Central America.
February 8, 2010
School kids participate in licorice root study
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Students at a California elementary school are doing their part to aid the research of a Loma Linda University student who is studying whether licorice root can reduce the risk of cavities in children.
February 7, 2010
ADA expects 50,000 volunteers for GKAS day
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
On Friday, February 5, for the eighth annual ADA Give Kids A Smile (GKAS) day, some 50,000 dental professionals will volunteer and provide free services for more than 320,000 children at 2,000 sites throughout the U.S., the ADA estimates.
February 2, 2010
Wis. dentists donate $719,000 in care to 6,250 kids
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Wisconsin Dental Association estimates that 350 dentists, along with 934 dental team members, dental hygienists and assisting students, faculty, and community advocates, in that state will volunteer their time and skills to care for 6,253 low-income children starting February 5.
February 2, 2010
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