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Pediatrics
8-year-old's sedation death spurs dad's effort to change laws
After his daughter died during a routine dental procedure in which conscious sedation was used, a Virginia man is seeking a law requiring all dental offices to have and maintain defibrillators.
June 16, 2010
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Dental Education
Dental industry takes aim at gray-market practices
Are you using gray-market or counterfeit dental products? You might be and not even know it. While the price is right, you could be putting your patients, and your practice, at risk.
June 15, 2010
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Infection Control
Patients, volunteers contract hepatitis at free dental clinic
Health officials are stressing the importance of maintaining infection control standards after five people involved with a free dental clinic in West Virginia last summer contracted hepatitis B.
June 8, 2010
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Dental Education
Professor in Colo. dental school licensing probe resigns
One of the central figures in the probe of the University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine's license and prescription policies has resigned, saying he has been hamstrung by the state dental board's delay in reactivating his license.
June 3, 2010
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Pediatrics
Are pediatric sedation deaths on the rise?
In the past 15 months, four pediatric patients have died in the U.S. after undergoing sedation prior to dental treatment -- a tragic reminder of the need to ensure proper sedation training and emergency preparedness.
May 17, 2010
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Ala. nonprofit dental clinic sues state dental association
Sarrell Dental Center, a fast-growing nonprofit dental clinic that has been embroiled in a dispute with the Alabama Dental Association, has filed a lawsuit against the group claiming the organization has launched an "illegal conspiracy" to drive the clinic out of business.
May 13, 2010
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Dental Education
More dentists making house calls
In what seems like a throwback to a bygone era, an increasing number of dentists are making house calls to treat seniors and the disabled.
May 10, 2010
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Periodontics
Volunteers help thousands at Calif. free clinic
More than 4,000 dental patients showed up for a weeklong free clinic in Los Angeles, at times overwhelming the 250 volunteer dentists, oral surgeons, hygienists, and dental assistants. Is this a sign of things to come for other states that have cut Medicaid benefits?
May 4, 2010
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FTC investigates Ala. dental association
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating whether the Alabama Dental Association engaged in unfair competition or deceptive acts by allegedly refusing to deal with a nonprofit dental clinic that treats primarily young Medicaid patients.
April 29, 2010
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Dental Education
Colo. dental school ends program for foreign faculty
The University of Colorado Denver School of Dental Medicine has dropped its Accelerated International Faculty Program in response to concerns that the program was "pushing the envelope" in terms of substituting credentials for coursework.
April 19, 2010
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How to save your teeth during election season (and other stressful times)
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Regulatory concerns lead Dentsply to suspend sale of Byte aligners
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Dental products manufacturer Dentsply Sirona has voluntarily suspended the sale and marketing of its Byte aligners and impression kits while it conducts a review of regulatory requirements.
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Dental imaging firm ex-CEO ditches $11M fraud sentencing
By Melissa Busch
The ex-CEO of a dental imaging system firm who allegedly defrauded investors out of nearly $11 million skipped out on sentencing.
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Switching to a plant-based diet may alleviate periodontal inflammation in patients at risk for cardiovascular disease, suggests study findings recently published in the Journal of Clinical Periodontology.
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A dental hygienist shares her oral health advice for Halloween
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Which talking points does a dental hygienist share with her patients about all the candy that comes with trick or treating? Maria Jackson, RDH, shares her thoughts.
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Dentist charged with threatening election official
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A dentist, already indicted for reportedly threatening three people over their political commentary, has been charged for allegedly threatening an election official.
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Drinking fluoridated water as kids makes you worse off as adults
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Children exposed to public fluoridated water between the ages of 0 and 5 may be worse off as adults, according to a new study.
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