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Case against ClearCorrect stayed indefinitely
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas has granted ClearCorrect's request to stay a federal patent infringement case filed by competitor Align Technology.
June 27, 2012
Crest Oral-B honors Ind. hygienist
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Hayley Wood-Klauer, RDH, of South Bend, IN, has been selected as the latest Crest Oral-B Pros in the Profession winner.
June 27, 2012
Scientists identify new cancer stem cell mechanism
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have uncovered a link between two genes that shows how stem cells could develop into cancer.
June 27, 2012
Fluoride delivery gets due attention at IADR
By Rob Goszkowski
Three studies focusing on the effectiveness of fluoride delivered in several different ways, from milk to dentifrice and sealants, were presented at the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) meeting last week in Brazil.
June 27, 2012
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Calif. kids' dental access bill advances
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Assembly Health Committee in California has voted unanimously in support of bill SB 694, which would authorize a study to test new workforce models with the goal of increasing access to dental care for California's children.
June 26, 2012
Legislation addresses U.S. drug shortage issues
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA) is applauding U.S. Congress' passage of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (S. 3187), which is designed to help avoid prescription drug shortages and facilitate the recall of faulty medical devices.
June 26, 2012
FDA OKs test to ID blood-infection bacteria
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the marketing of the first nucleic acid test that can identify 12 different bacterial types known to cause bloodstream infections.
June 26, 2012
New Australian research center to focus on oral care
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Australian government will provide $7.5 million in funding for three new research centers, one of which will be dedicated to oral healthcare issues.
June 26, 2012
Report: Lack of preventive dental coverage costs Fla. big
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A report by the Florida Public Health Institute has revealed that in 2010 there were 115,000 visits to the emergency room for dental conditions that were preventable at a cost of $88 million, Health News Florida reported.
June 26, 2012
Wash. town council tires of antifluoride activists
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The city council of Everett, WA, has grown weary of antifluoride activists lobbying to end water fluoridation in the area, according to an articl in the Herald.
June 26, 2012
Calif. dentist pleads no contest in disabled son's death
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
A Coalinga, CA, dentist whose developmentally disabled son died after the dentist gave him Valium and morphine before treating an abscessed tooth will not serve any prison time, according to a report by ABC 30 News.
June 26, 2012
Psoriasis patients not at higher risk for perio disease
By Rabia Mughal
Recent studies examining the link between psoriasis and oral health have suggested there is a connection. But a new study in the Journal of Periodontology found no difference in the experience or risk of dental caries and periodontitis between those with or without psoriasis.
June 26, 2012
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