Georgia Health Sciences University (GHSU) has established the Institute for Regenerative and Reparative Medicine, designed to expand studies of diseases or injuries that impact the muscles and skeleton, the central nervous system, and the head and neck. Initiatives include regrowing bone and cartilage lost to age or injury, as well as mandibles destroyed in car accidents or war zones. “We want to focus on the continuum of care, not only
Swiss implant maker Nobel Biocare reported revenues of 286.4 million euros ($408 million U.S.) for the first half of 2011 (end-June 30), a 1.4% decrease from revenues of 291.6 million euros ($415.9 million) for the same period in 2010. Net profit for the first half of the year was 28.8 million euros ($41 million), down 50.7% from a net profit of 58.3 million euros ($83 million) for the same period
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD) is allegedly using an unapproved drug to fulfill its water fluoridation program, according to a lawsuit filed August 9 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California (Case No. 11-cv-01765-JLS-BLM). The lawsuit, filed by four Southern California residents “on behalf of themselves and the general public,” alleges that MWD is injecting hydrofluosilicic acid into the water supply for the
At first they seem like two very different worlds. One is a dental center for poor children and blue-collar families off a gritty thoroughfare in Inglewood, CA. The other is a high-end aesthetic dentistry practice, resplendent with potted orchids and a view of the Pacific, an hour up the freeway in Newport Beach’s posh Fashion Island enclave. Cherilyn Sheets, DDS Cherilyn Sheets, DDS Then you meet Cherilyn Sheets, DDS, educator,
Santa Ana, CA, appears to be following in the footsteps of a neighboring Southern California community that last year called for a ban on dental amalgam throughout the city. On August 2, Santa Ana Mayor Miguel Pulido issued a proclamation in support of mercury-free dentistry. In the proclamation, Pulido acknowledged the work of Californians for Green Dentistry, a project of Consumers for Dental Choice, and announced his support of their
The Organization for Safety, Asepsis, and Prevention (OSAP) has named Charles John Palenik, PhD, its inaugural director of research and scientific affairs. In this role, Palenik will oversee the activities of OSAP’s Research and Scientific Affairs Committee. He is also charged with advancing organizational and individual research efforts concerning infection prevention and human health and safety, continual improvement of the scientific content of OSAP’s annual symposium, and formal review of
When San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy decided it was time to quit using chewing tobacco, he turned to a solution that worked for fellow members of the Major League Baseball team: hypnotherapy. Bochy was skeptical at first, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. But he decided to give it a try when his bullpen catcher Bill Hayes and equipment manager Mike Murphy vouched for the services of AlVera Paxson, PhD,
Arizona’s Tooth Doctor for Kids, an affiliate of American Dental Partners, has been reaccredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC). Arizona’s Tooth Doctor for Kids is a dental group practice that provides dental care to children through seven locations and two mobile dental units in metropolitan Phoenix and Globe, AZ, and participates in health plans contracted with the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, the state’s Medicaid
The National Children’s Oral Health Foundation: America’s Toothfairy (NCOHF) recently welcomed two new board members: Kent Chiu, president of Septodont, and Allison Farey, president of Wells Fargo Practice Finance. The organization also announced the election of new officers for 2012: Chairman: Christopher Clark, president and chief operating officer, Dentsply International President: Fern Ingber, MEd, NCOHF First vice president: Thomas Prescott, president and CEO, Align Technologies Second vice president: Tom Engels,
A research project studying the impact of oral cancer on cancer survivors has secured a prestigious fellowship and funding of 281,000 pounds ($453,000 U.S.). The National Institute of Health Research has awarded a Research Training Fellowship to Holly Cole-Hawkins, an academic clinical fellow in the University of Bristol School of Oral and Dental Sciences. Her postdoctoral project, “Survivorship in people with oral cancer and their partners — a mixed methods
Delta Dental of Tennessee and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, TN, recently celebrated the reopening of the dental clinic located inside the hospital’s Patient Care Center. The renovated, full-service clinic features a new floor plan that provides a more patient-friendly facility and accommodates new equipment donated to the clinic by Henry Schein and Midmark, according to the company. Delta Dental contributed $200,000 to fund the construction. The improved
Cancer patients may benefit from sessions with trained music therapists or from listening to music. A new Cochrane systematic review shows using music can reduce anxiety in cancer patients, and may also have positive effects on mood, pain, and quality of life (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2011, Issue 8, Art. No. CD006911). Music and music therapy are used in a wide range of clinical settings, noted the study authors