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Colgate asked to drop whitening toothpaste claims
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The National Advertising Division of the Council of Better Business Bureaus is recommending that Colgate-Palmolive discontinue certain marketing claims for its Optic White toothpaste, including "Same Whitening Ingredient as Strips."
August 13, 2012
CDA journal covers fluoridation in Calif.
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The August issue of the Journal of the California Dental Association focuses on fluoridation issues and projects in California.
August 13, 2012
NIH awards $2.5M for xerostomia research
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded a $2.5 million grant for research aimed at creating artificial salivary glands to treat xerostomia.
August 12, 2012
Poor oral health can mean missed school, lower grades
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Poor oral health, dental disease, and tooth pain can put kids at a serious disadvantage in school, according to researchers from the Ostrow School of Dentistry at the University of Southern California.
August 12, 2012
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By Rob Goszkowski
August 12, 2012
Stroma plays role in spread of throat cancer
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Noncancerous tissue (stroma) surrounding cancers of the throat and cervix play an important role in regulating the spread of cancer cells, according to U.K. researchers.
August 12, 2012
Study: Should young males receive HPV vaccine?
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Vaccines for human papillomavirus (HPV) have shown they can prevent the disease, but many countries do not have the resources for national vaccination programs, according to a literature review of HPV treatments.
August 12, 2012
Flying dentists provide care to Australian Outback
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Outback Oral Treatment and Health dental program recently launched by Australia's Royal Flying Doctor Service is providing dental care to remote communities with unmet needs, especially to indigenous Australians.
August 12, 2012
Brazil's new middle class invests in orthodontics
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Brazil's burgeoning middle class is using its new-found disposable income to invest in the latest status symbols -- including straight, white teeth.
August 12, 2012
Calif. balks at expanding dental managed care scheme
By Donna Domino
California's efforts to expand Medi-Cal dental services to a managed care model have been rebuffed after a pilot program designed to test the scheme failed to provide adequate dental care for children in Sacramento County.
August 12, 2012
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Milestone Scientific sales, profits down again for Q2
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Milestone Scientific saw an 8% decrease in sales for the second quarter of 2012 (end-June 30) to $2.3 million from $2.5 million for the same quarter in 2011. Revenue for the first six months of 2012 was down 14% to $4.2 million from $4.9 million for the same period in 2011.
August 9, 2012
Articaine better than lidocaine? Not always
By Rob Goszkowski
A meta-analysis published last year in the Journal of the American Dental Association concluded that articaine is superior to lidocaine for pulpal anesthesia. While a critical summary of the same study in the current issue generally agrees, the reviewer questions articaine's superiority in all circumstances.
August 9, 2012
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