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Dr. Fresh offers special price on FireFly toothbrushes

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dentists across the U.S. will once again collect excess candy from young patients on November 1 as part of the 9th annual Halloween Candy Buy Back Program. And Dr. Fresh is offering a special promotional price to dentists who participate in the program.

September 20, 2012

Study: Loupes should be used more in dental hygiene school

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

While the advantages of loupes are generally acknowledged, U.S. educational programs in dental hygiene seem slow to adopt and require the use of loupes, according to a study in the Journal of Dental Hygiene.

September 20, 2012

NY inmates sue over lack of dental floss

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A group of inmates in a New York county jail is suing the Westchester County Department of Corrections for $500 million over dental floss -- or lack thereof, according to a story in the Journal News.

September 20, 2012

Anlit offers probiotic oral health supplement for kids

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Anlit Advanced Nutrition Supplements, a developer of consumer vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements for children, will present a new, child-friendly supplement for oral health next month at CPhI Worldwide in Madrid, Spain.

September 19, 2012

New SciCan autoclave features G4 technology

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

SciCan has announced the release of its new autoclave, the Statim G4 series.

September 19, 2012

Oral-systemic link offers dental hygienists great opportunity

By Rabia Mughal

If dental hygienists don't integrate the growing evidence on the oral-systemic link into their practices, they will have forfeited a great opportunity to define themselves as healers rather than mechanics, according to Casey Hein, BSDH, at the Pacific Dental Hygiene Conference in San Francisco last week.

September 19, 2012

State regulations for child care centers weak on oral health

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Child care center regulations in most states don't support the health standards set by the American Academy of Pediatrics, missing opportunities to prevent dental caries and obesity among millions of young children, according to a study in Pediatric Dentistry.

September 17, 2012

Oral bacteria linked with pancreatic cancer risk

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

A new study in the journal Gut has found significant associations between antibodies for multiple oral bacteria and the risk of pancreatic cancer. The authors speculate that the underlying mechanisms that link Porphyromonas gingivalis to pancreatic cancer could be causal but that more research is needed.

September 17, 2012

Delta Dental tips help seniors maintain oral health

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

During National Healthy Aging Month this September, Delta Dental is advising older adults that practicing good oral health habits is more important than ever.

September 17, 2012

JDE study authors clarify dental therapist analysis

By Howard Bailit, DMD, PhD, and Tryfon Beazoglou, PhD

Researchers from the University of Connecticut Health Center published three studies in last month's Journal of Dental Education (JDE) on the financial impact of dental therapists. Here they clarify some of the statements made in DrBicuspid.com's analysis of those studies.

September 17, 2012

Satcher urges U.S. states to increase dental access options

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

David Satcher, MD, former U.S. surgeon general and assistant secretary for health, is urging states to take steps to increase access to dental care for poor and minority children, according to a statement issued by America's Wire.

September 16, 2012

Lagos sets sights on tooth-brushing record

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The Lagos state government in Nigeria is hoping to break the world record for most people brushing their teeth at one time, according to a story in the Nation.

September 16, 2012

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