Dental Specialties: Page 777

NC launches Head Start dental home initiative

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The North Carolina Head Start-State Collaboration Office and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry announced the launch of the Head Start Dental Home Initiative to improve oral health for North Carolina children.

November 18, 2010

Xanodyne to withdraw propoxyphene from the U.S. market

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, which makes Darvon and Darvocet -- the brand version of the prescription pain medication propoxyphene -- has agreed to withdraw the medication from the U.S. market after researchers found it can cause adverse heart conditions.

November 18, 2010

Breast cancer linked to perio disease and tooth loss

By Erin Archer, RN

As the body of research linking periodontitis with a host of other disease states -- including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and risk of fetal death -- grows, a new study has added yet another to the list: breast cancer.

November 17, 2010

Univ. of Louisville dental school benefits from grant

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The University of Louisville has received nearly half a million dollars in grant funding this year from the WHAS Crusade for Children for various medical and academic programs that benefit children with special needs.

November 17, 2010

Auromère introduces Neem Picks toothpicks

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Auromère Ayurvedic Imports has introduced Neem Picks, toothpicks made from birch wood dipped in neem bark extract and potent essential oils such as cinnamon, peppermint, spearmint, and fennel.

November 16, 2010

Free coffee, recycling for charity at Greater NY meeting

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The National Children's Oral Health Foundation and 3M ESPE encourage Greater New York Dental Meeting attendees to support the America's Toothfairy program through recycling efforts at the conference, the organizations announced.

November 16, 2010