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DentaQuest grants $500K for Md. dental health

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

The DentaQuest Foundation will donate more than $500,000 to improve the oral health of Maryland children.

January 25, 2010

Rituximab effective for Sjögren's syndrome

By Reuters Health

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Jan 26 - Rituximab can improve saliva secretion and other parameters in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome, researchers report.

January 25, 2010

Baby's death linked to pregnancy-related gingivitis

By Rabia Mughal

While gum disease has long been associated with possible adverse outcomes of pregnancy, the first documented case linking pregnancy-associated gingivitis with the death of an unborn child has elevated the importance of this connection.

January 25, 2010

Ohio dentists donate bleaching profits to Haiti

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Hardin Dental Group in Mason, OH, is donating the entire cost of any Zoom teeth-whitening procedure performed in its office in January to the American Red Cross and UNICEF to benefit Haiti earthquake victims.

January 24, 2010

Maine bill requires dental insurance at birth

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Dental insurance policies would have to start at birth under a bill being considered in Maine, according to the Maine Public Broadcasting Network.

January 24, 2010

Pa. hygienists will give anesthesia, work independently

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Pennsylvania hygienists will soon be able to administer local anesthesia in dentists' offices and practice independently from dentists under new regulations, according to the American Dental Hygienists' Association.

January 24, 2010

Mount Sinai to offer teen dental services

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center will offer dental and optical suites starting in May, the hospital announced. The suites will offer 4,000 free dental and optical visits for New York City adolescents who otherwise would not receive treatment.

January 24, 2010

Oragenics offers probiotic chew for kids

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Oragenics has launched EvoraKids, the first probiotic-based, all-natural oral care chewable created to promote oral health for children 3-10 years old. EvoraKids includes Oragenics' patent-pending ProBiora3 technology, specifically formulated for children to help maintain healthy teeth.

January 24, 2010

Will plasma jets 'replace' the handpiece?

By Laird Harrison

Physicists have been playing around with low-temperature plasma jets, a technology akin to a welder's arc, for over a decade. A recent study in which the jets were used in dentistry has spurred some publications to report that the technology will soon "replace the dentist's drill."

January 24, 2010

Self-adjusting root canal file gains FDA clearance

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

ReDent Nova has obtained FDA clearance for its self-adjusting file (SAF) for root canal treatments, according to a story on Globes[online]. ReDent claims that the file presents a new concept of root canal treatment, and that using SAF will save up to 50% of the dentists' treatment time and reduce recurring treatments and tooth extractions.

January 21, 2010

Align adds new international distributor

By DrBicuspid.com staff writers

Align Technology is adding an international distributor for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). As part of the distribution agreement for EMEA, Gil Laks, Align Technology vice president - international, will transition from his current position and assume ownership of the distributor, which will have sole distribution rights for the Invisalign system in over 85 countries, the company announced in a press release.

January 21, 2010

Dentists eye noninvasive diagnostic tools for Sjögren's

By Kathy Kincade

Salivary gland biopsies and sialograms may be the most common techniques for confirming a Sjögren's diagnosis, but they can also be painful and, in the case of sialograms, costly. A new Japanese study finds merit in a noninvasive and less expensive alternative.

January 21, 2010

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