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Maine moves forward with dental therapist bill
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Maine legislators approved a bill on Tuesday that would create a new category of dental hygienists: dental hygiene therapists.
June 18, 2013
ATSU-ASDOH receives $200K to expand Text2Floss
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The A.T. Still University Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health (ATSU-ASDOH) is launching the second phase of its Text2Floss initiative after receiving a $199,185 grant from DentaQuest Foundation's Innovation Fund for Oral Health.
June 16, 2013
U.S. firm launches blackberry toothpaste gum
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Four Tigers, a Kentucky blackberry research & development company, is partnering with Kroger to distribute a blackberry toothpaste gum.
June 16, 2013
Henry Schein hosts ADHA 'dream center'
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Henry Schein Dental will host the American Dental Hygienists' Association's (ADHA) Dream Center this week at the organization's annual meeting in Boston.
June 16, 2013
Leaders in Dentistry: Ann Battrell, ADHA executive director
By Mary Otto
Dental hygienists from across the U.S. are gathering in Boston this week for the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) annual session, which celebrates the 100th anniversary of the hygienist profession. Here Ann Battrell, ADHA executive director, reflects on the amazing advances the profession has made in the last century and other big changes looming ahead.
June 16, 2013
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ADAA, DANB offer dental assistant scholarship
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Dental Assistants Association (ADAA) and the Dental Assisting National Board (DANB) have launched a new scholarship program to help dental assistants.
June 11, 2013
U-M researchers identify periodontitis bacterium
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Researchers at the University of Michigan (U-M) Medical School and School of Dentistry researchers have discovered a bacterium that they say is responsible for causing periodontitis.
June 11, 2013
AAP urges at least 1 annual dentist visit
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) is the latest organization to respond to a study published this week in the Journal of Dental Research.
June 10, 2013
Pharma firm licenses oral mucositis product for $3.3M
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Access Pharmaceuticals, maker of the MuGard oral mucositis treatment, has licensed the U.S. commercial rights to the product to AMAG Pharmaceuticals.
June 10, 2013
ADA: Dentists determine frequency of teeth cleanings
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The ADA is encouraging dentists to work with their patients to determine how often they need teeth cleanings, following a study published in the Journal of Dental Research.
June 10, 2013
Are twice-yearly dental cleanings really necessary?
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Annual prophylaxis, rather than every six months, may be sufficient for patients with no risk factors, according to the authors of a new study in the Journal of Dental Research.
June 9, 2013
Mont. dentist starts dental assistant program
By Donna Domino
A Montana dentist has come up with a novel solution to a chronic shortage of experienced dental assistants: He started his own program, which touts hands-on training by dentists. The first class of 15 students started last month, and graduates are guaranteed 30 hours of employment.
June 9, 2013
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