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Study: 'Quadrapeutics' more efficient than chemoradiation for HNC
A new anticancer technology called "quadrapeutics" that uses a combination of clinical treatments is more efficient than conventional chemoradiation therapy against aggressive, drug-resistant head and neck cancer (HNC), according to a study in Nature Medicine. The process works by instantaneously detecting and killing only cancer cells -- often by blowing them apart.
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Complement inhibitor treatment shows promise for periodontitis
Pennsylvania researchers have found a promising new treatment for periodontitis using a component of the immune system called complement, according to a new study in the Journal of Immunology. The results show that complement-targeted therapies can interfere with disease-promoting mechanisms.
May 27, 2014
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Dentists sue Texas, AG for 'protecting' Xerox
In the latest flurry of finger-pointing lawsuits, eight Texas dentists have filed suits claiming the state and attorney general (AG) "protected" Xerox because they feared a federal clawback for hundreds of millions of dollars in fraudulent orthodontic claims.
May 26, 2014
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Dental Education
Dental students' characteristics, not debt, influence job choices
Dental students' characteristics, rather than educational debt, have a greater influence on their employment choices, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Dental Association. Despite concerns about growing debt for dental graduates, the study's somewhat surprising conclusion cited race and ethnicity as prime factors in job choice.
May 20, 2014
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Oral Cancer
Study: Spouses of patients with HPV-related oral cancer not at higher risk of HPV
Spouses and long-term partners of patients with human papillomavirous (HPV)-related oral cancers appear to have no increased risk of oral HPV infections, according to a new study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
May 20, 2014
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ADA releases dental report to Congress
While the U.S. healthcare debate has focused on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, other issues such as access to dental care were pushed aside. In response, the ADA created the Action for Dental Health movement to address barriers to dental healthcare. Now, after a year, the efforts and solutions offered by the action were gathered in a report to the U.S. Congress.
May 19, 2014
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Texas sues Xerox over orthodontic Medicaid claims
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has filed a lawsuit against Xerox, alleging the company wrongly approved hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of Medicaid claims for unnecessary orthodontic services. Xerox, however, said the lawsuit is "misdirected" and should focus on dentists.
May 11, 2014
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Texas attorney general sues Xerox to recover Medicaid payments
The Texas attorney general has filed a civil lawsuit in state court against Xerox and its ACS Healthcare subsidiary to recover allegedly fraudulent Medicaid payments for orthodontic and dental services that were approved by Xerox.
May 8, 2014
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Hyperfractionated radiotherapy improves HNC survival
Patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer (HNC) treated with hyperfractionated radiation therapy had improved local-regional control and improved overall survival with no increase in late toxicity at five years in a new study, published in the International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics.
May 5, 2014
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