Donna Domino[email protected]AnesthesiaADA 2014: Session focuses on best uses for established anesthetics, new anestheticsSAN ANTONIO - The best uses of established local dental anesthetics, as well as the future use of nasal spray and long-acting anesthetics, were the focus of an opening-day session at the ADA 2014 annual meeting.October 8, 2014WhiteningJudge upholds Ala.'s teeth-whitening limitsAn Alabama judge has upheld the state's law restricting nondentists from offering teeth-whitening products and services. The ruling noted cases in which people's lips and gums were burned by whitening chemicals and confirmed the Legislature's authority to pass laws to protect the public's health.October 7, 2014Oral CancerTobacco use linked to oral HPV16 infectionTobacco users have a higher prevalence of infection with oral human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV16), according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association.October 6, 2014MarketingCalif. approves dental telehealth program to expand access to servicesOral health advocates are lauding California's new law expanding the Virtual Dental Home, a program that uses telehealth technology to bring dental services directly to patients in community settings, such as schools and nursing homes.October 1, 2014HomeESMO 2014: Afatinib improves progression-free survival in recurrent, metastatic HNCThe drug afatinib significantly improves progression-free survival in recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer patients, according to a presentation at the 2014 European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) congress.September 29, 2014Intellectual PropertyNobel Biocare sues Neodent for patent infringement of implantsNobel Biocare has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Neodent USA, alleging infringement of two patents relating to the design of Nobel Biocare's NobelActive line of dental implants. But Neodent has responded that it intends to vigorously defend itself against Nobel's allegations.September 29, 2014RestorationsEPA proposes rule requiring dentists to install amalgam separatorsThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today proposed a rule requiring dentists to install amalgam separators to help cut discharges of dental amalgam to the environment. It would also limit reporting requirements to annual certification and recordkeeping instead of wastewater monitoring.September 24, 2014Oral CancerLeaders in Dentistry: Dr. Elizabeth FeldmanIn our latest Leaders in Dentistry interview, Dr. Elizabeth Feldman, a maxillofacial prosthodontist and dental oncologist at the University of Florida Cancer Center Orlando, discusses mucositis, treatment options, and dental care for oral cancer patients.September 24, 2014PeriodonticsCrest to remove microbeads from toothpasteProcter & Gamble will remove polyethylene microbeads from its Crest toothpaste line after a dental hygienist spoke out about finding the blue plastic bits in patients' gums. The microbeads can trap bacteria in the gums and lead to gingivitis, according to some dental professionals, but the ADA said clinical studies show the microbeads don't pose a health risk.September 18, 2014Oral CancerDrBicuspid.com Oral Cancer & Diagnostics InsiderSeptember 17, 2014Previous PagePage 18 of 64Next PageTop StoriesLegal Issues2-time arrested unlicensed dentist sentencedA woman who was arrested in two states for allegedly providing braces and more to individuals without a dental license was sentenced.Dental PracticeMore than half of women dentists experience violence at workPediatricsBad childhood may equal bad teethTeam ManagementWhen silence speaks loudly: Why dental team members shut downSponsor ContentJoin Us July 24 at 8 p.m. ET
