In the face of a dramatic worldwide increase in adolescent obesity and type 2 diabetes, The Forsyth Institute announced a research alliance with the Dasman Diabetes Institute of Kuwait to initiate studies that could lay a scientific basis for prevention. This collaboration, called the Kuwait Healthy Life Study, will examine conditions in children that predispose them to obesity and type 2 diabetes. In this five-year research alliance, Forsyth will work
Two Michigan women have started a charity aimed at helping local needy children obtain braces, according to an article in the Saginaw News. Braces for God’s Faces was started by Laura Putnam and Mary Lenhart to benefit Saginaw County children whose parents are unable to afford orthodontics. They hope to partner with the Michigan Dental Association and local orthodontists and dentists. Bobby J. Jones, D.D.S., of Essexville, MI, has been
The University of Florida College of Dentistry, in conjunction with the Oral Health America (OHA) Smiles Across America (SAA) program, has awarded a $20,000 grant to the United Way of North Central Florida, the organizations announced. The partnership will provide school-based and school-linked dental services to four Alachua County, FL, schools and the Head Start program. The SAA award is made possible through a grant from the Patterson Foundation to
1-800-DENTIST has announced a new tool in the fight against cavity-causing soft drinks. The company is providing parents with a list of beverages to replace sugary drinks. The list includes options such as water, fruit juice fizzers (a splash of 100% fruit juice mixed with 12 ounces of seltzer or sparkling water), sporty half and half drinks (a 50/50 mix of sport drink and water), tea, and milk. “Helping improve
Royal Philips Electronics will acquire Discus Holdings — parent company of Discus Dental — through a merger designed to enhance Philips’ health and wellness business and expand Discus’ reach in the global teeth-whitening market, the companies announced October 11. Previously privately held, Discus offers a number of well-known professional teeth-whitening products, including Zoom, BriteSmile, and NiteWhite. In recent years the company expanded into other areas in dentistry, including oral care, restoratives,
A Scottish girl was hospitalized with a bone infection after a visit to the dentist, according to an article in the Daily Record. Doctors believe that 6-year-old Cameron McGlashan obtained the infection during a procedure to remove two teeth. Subsequently, Cameron told her mother that she had a sore elbow. During three separate visits to the hospital, one of which required a weeklong stay, she received blood tests and scans
The first U.S. FDA-approved dental implant made with nanotitanium, a metal that is stronger than conventional alloys and integrates much more quickly with human bone, will be installed this week in the mouth of the scientist who helped develop it. Terry Lowe, Ph.D., chief scientist at dental implant manufacturer Manhattan Scientifics, will receive the 10-minute, nanotitanium implant procedure to replace a molar on October 14 at the company’s Albuquerque, NM,
The South Dakota Board of Dentistry is proposing to amend rules regarding sedation and advertising, according to the Academy of General Dentistry. The proposal would include a change from regulating sedation by the modality of the delivery of the sedative or anesthetic to regulations based on the level of sedation. The proposal also defines four levels of sedation. Dentists who are not specialists would be required to include that information
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Early treatment of obstructive apnea (OSA) with nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) may speed recovery from ischemic stroke, researchers from Spain say. Previous studies of nCPAP in the management of stroke have yielded inconsistent results, the researchers say, although in a recent study of patients with moderate to severe OSA, nCPAP started in the stable phase of stroke was associated with a reduction in
Lying appears to create a desire for mouthwash, according to researchers from the University of Michigan (Psychological Science, September 7, 2010). “The references to ‘dirty hands’ or ‘dirty mouths’ in everyday language suggest that people think about abstract issues of moral purity in terms of more concrete experiences with physical purity,” said Spike W.S. Lee, a doctoral candidate in psychology, who conducted the study with Norbert Schwarz, Ph.D., a psychologist
The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), part of the National Institutes of Health, used $101.8 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds over the last two years to fund numerous dental, oral, and craniofacial research projects. The institute provided support for the following: 141 new or competing two-year research and research training grants 128 administrative supplements to scientists with active NIDCR grants Research projects in 33 states
A New Jersey jury ruled October 6 that Novartis provided adequate warnings about the risk of its bisphosphonate drugs, rejecting a lawsuit by a woman who claimed the drugs contributed to her development of osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ), according to a story by Bloomberg. Jane Bessemer, 73, sued Novartis after developing severe mandible damage while taking Aredia and Zometa to slow bone loss related to her battle with breast