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Ky. orthodontists support local schools

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

An orthodontics practice in Kentucky has raised more than $50,000 for local schools over the last two years through its Partners in Education program.

July 24, 2012

Sharps offers online OSHA training program

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Sharps Compliance, a provider of solutions designed for the proper management of medical waste, has launched a Web-based compliance and training program designed to improve worker safety while satisfying Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and related requirements.

July 24, 2012

New York City's proposed ban on big sugary sodas draws heated debate

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed ban on large sodas is expected to pass in September, but that didn't deter hundreds who showed up on Tuesday either to praise the measure as a way to battle obesity or oppose it as pointless and unfair.

July 23, 2012

Electrochemotherapy fares well in SCCHN study

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Electrochemotherapy appears to be safe and comparable to surgery in achieving control in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN), according to data presented this week at the International Conference on Head and Neck Cancer in Toronto.

July 23, 2012

Will Europe ban dental mercury by 2018?

By Kathy Kincade

A new European Commission report recommends phasing out dental amalgam use in the next five years and improving enforcement of existing European Union (EU) waste legislation to reduce the environmental impact of mercury across the EU.

July 23, 2012

'The View' revises apology to dental hygienists

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

ABC's "The View" has issued a clarification of its July 16 apology to dental hygienists for a segment on the show that misportrayed the education requirements and salary of hygienists.

July 23, 2012