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NJDA sues tanning salons over whitening
By Donna Domino
The issue of teeth whitening -- and who has the right to offer it -- is at the center of a lawsuit filed by the New Jersey Dental Association (NJDA) against a tanning salon chain that offers the service.
November 1, 2010
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OHS takes over Dental Home Initiative from AAPD
By Kathy Kincade
Despite a successful three years launching and managing the Office of Head Start's (OHS) Dental Home Initiative in nearly 30 U.S. states, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) will no longer be responsible for overseeing the program as of December 31.
November 1, 2010
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Genesis implant system set for U.S. market
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Genesis biomimetic implant system from Keystone Dental has received U.S. regulatory clearance, the company announced.
October 31, 2010
Crosstex offers adjustable medical face masks
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Medical face mask maker Crosstex has launched a new generation of ear-loop medical face masks. With a patent-pending design, SecureFit ear-loop medical face masks enable wearers to quickly and easily adjust the mask for a more secure and customized fit, according to the company.
October 31, 2010
Lares introduces low-priced dental lasers
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Lares Research has introduced the LightWalker line of lasers, the first hard- and soft-tissue laser series for dentistry priced less than $30,000, the company announced.
October 31, 2010
Can gingival color influence tooth shade perceptions?
By Rabia Mughal
A single set of color difference standards is unlikely to work in dental prosthesis fabrication, so practitioners may need to take factors such as skin and gingival color into account, the authors of a new study in the Journal of Dental Research contend.
October 31, 2010
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Women's alcohol, folate intake affect oral cancer risk
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Women who consume large amounts of alcoholic beverages and have low consumption of folates have a three times greater risk of developing oral cancers than women who also drink a lot but have high folate intake, according to researchers from Columbia University Medical Center and Harvard School of Public Health.
October 28, 2010
Jacksonville University seeks new orthodontics chief
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
After three years of full-time teaching at the Jacksonville University School of Orthodontics and taking over as the chair of the program earlier this year, Marc Bernard Ackerman, D.M.D., will depart at the end of the current semester to assume the role of director of orthodontics at Children's Hospital Boston, with a teaching appointment at Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
October 28, 2010
Church donates over $900K to Operation Smile
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is donating $927,400 to Operation Smile to support upcoming medical missions in Kenya, Ethiopia, Egypt, and Jordan.
October 28, 2010
12-year study compares composite, amalgam survival
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Large composite restorations have a higher survival rate than amalgam restorations in some patient groups, although amalgam has better survival for three-surface restorations in high-risk patients, according to a 12-year study published in the Journal of Dental Research.
October 28, 2010
Retinal, gingival bleeding linked by abnormal glucose metabolism
By Reuters Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Gingival and retinal hemorrhaging are predictive of each other and most often reflect an underlying disorder in glucose metabolism, researchers report in an October 11 online paper in Diabetes Care.
October 28, 2010
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ADHA applauds DHAT report
By DrBicuspid.com staff writers
The American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) is pleased that the results of the "Evaluation of the Dental Health Aide Therapist (DHAT) Workforce Model in Alaska" report indicate the effectiveness of adding alternative oral healthcare providers to the dental team.
October 27, 2010
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