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Periodontics: Page 201
Colgate sales up, P&G down
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
While the recession hammered most companies -- including rival Procter & Gamble (P&G) -- Colgate-Palmolive on Thursday reported a surprising 0.5% increase in worldwide sales for the most recent quarter, capping an 11% surge for the year.
January 29, 2009
Baseball MVP pitches in for kids' dental care
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Albert Pujols, National League Baseball's 2008 Most Valuable Player and St. Louis Cardinal first baseman, is starring in several ADA Give Kids A Smile public service announcements to promote increased access to oral healthcare for underserved children.
January 27, 2009
Minn. shapes future of midlevel providers
By
Rabia Mughal
Midlevel dental providers -- aka "superhygienists" -- could soon be performing extractions, restorations, and more in Minnesota. A 13-member work group has submitted its proposal for the creation of an oral health practitioner to the state Legislature.
January 26, 2009
3M ESPE launches calcium phosphate toothpaste
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Indiana Nanotech announced this week that global toothpaste manufacturer 3M ESPE is now using the Indiana company's calcium phosphate technology in its new Clinpro 5000 fluoride toothpaste.
January 21, 2009
Are alcohol-based mouthwashes safe?
By
Kathy Kincade
An Australian professor of oral medicine claims 25 years' worth of research shows a strong correlation between alcohol-containing mouthwashes and oral cancer. But medical and dental experts worldwide disagree -- and it isn't the first time.
January 20, 2009
Umm ... brush??!!
By
Jimmy Earll
In his first Laughing Gas column, dentist and comedian "Jimmy Earll" takes a serious look at the caries management by risk assessment (CAMBRA) model and what some patients claim are genetically "soft teeth."
January 19, 2009
Nomir wins patent for root canal disinfection
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Nomir Medical Technologies, a developer of optical energy technologies for medical applications, announced today that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted a central patent to Nomir that further protects its core Noveon technology.
January 7, 2009
OralDNA partners with Midwest Dental for perio testing
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
OralDNA Labs, a specialty diagnostics company that provides laboratory testing to the dental community, has reached an agreement to provide diagnostic testing for practices within Midwest Dental and its western division, Mountain Dental.
January 7, 2009
Sonicare products discounted for some DNoA dentists
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Dental Network of America (DNoA) preferred network dentists in Illinois, Oklahoma, and New Mexico can now purchase Sonicare products with discounts of more than 50%, according to a new agreement signed between DNoA and Philips Consumer Lifestyle.
January 4, 2009
No mistletoe kisses for perio patients
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The holidays offer dentists another opportunity to warn patients about the consequences of candy and soda overdoses -- but exchanging kisses underneath the mistletoe, too?
December 22, 2008
Study finds flossing instruction useless
By
Laird Harrison
As you read this, a dental professional somewhere is telling a patient to floss. Every minute of every day, the reminding goes on. And most of it is a waste of time, according to a new study.
December 21, 2008
UCSF receives $24.4 million to fight cavities
By
DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Dentistry has received the largest grant in its history: $24.4 million, from the National Institutes of Health, to address socioeconomic and cultural disparities in oral health.
December 18, 2008
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