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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