Elevate Oral Care has introduced 12-mL bottles of its FluoriMax fluoride varnish and also a dry mouth spray. The 2.5% sodium fluoride varnish is available in both original unit dose ampules or the new economy-sized bottles, according to the company. The company also introduced alcohol-free Allday dry mouth spray, containing 44% xylitol. With no artificial sweeteners, the spray soothes oral tissue and has a mild mint taste, according to Elevate.
Heraeus Kulzer has donated more than $302,000 in products to the America’s ToothFairy: National Children’s Oral Health Foundation (NCOHF) mission to benefit affiliates in three states and the District of Columbia. The donation includes intraoroal film, duplicating film, and impression material to support oral health education, preventive services, and treatment, according to the organization. Affiliates who will benefit include the following: Kids’ Community Dental Clinic, Burbank, CA The Children’s Dental
The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) elected new leadership and recognized certain members for their contributions to the specialty during its annual meeting this week in Orlando, FL. Wayne Aldredge, DMD, a periodontist from Holmdel, NJ, has been installed as president, with Joan Otomo-Corgel, DDS, MPH, of Los Angeles, serving as the immediate past president. Other newly installed leaders include the following: President-elect: Terrence Griffin, DMD, of Boston Vice president:
Medical treatments are expensive. Everyone that has suffered a disease and needed treatment knows it. Even when a person looks for cheaper options, the reality is that the quality of treatments may not be optimal. All people should have the right to enjoy health at an affordable price, and fortunately, nowadays there are several options for this. What we’re talking about is Medical Tourism, the best way to get quality
A new federal initiative to accelerate research on pediatric diseases and conditions will fund a study that seeks to learn more about the causes of cleft lip and palate. The study is being led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) School of Dental Medicine and Graduate School of Public Health. The Pitt researchers, along with other researchers from U.S. universities, will examine the genomes of 1,300 people, including
After surgery, many children use less than half of their prescribed opioid medication, according to a recent study. This finding is particularly worrying because many of these patients live with teenage siblings, who are at an increased risk for misusing leftover prescription drugs. The researchers interviewed parents of hundreds of pediatric in-patients who were prescribed opioids after being discharged, including some patients who underwent oral and maxillofacial surgery. The study,
Dentists play a crucial role in detecting oral cancer and saving lives, according to a presentation at the recent ADA 2015 annual meeting in Washington, DC. There has been an alarming increase in oral cancer rates, presenters said, especially for HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer and among people without traditional risk factors, such as smoking and drinking. In fact, in 2013, three times as many people were diagnosed with the disease compared
Oral health professionals should focus on proper infection-control precautions and advise patients at higher risk for hepatitis C to get tested, including IV drug users and baby boomers, according to a presentation on viruses at the recent ADA 2015 meeting in Washington, DC. Health officials are alarmed at the increasing rates of hepatitis C in the U.S., and the mortality rate for hepatitis C now exceeds that of all other
The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) Charitable Foundation’s Give Back a Smile program is launching two new initiatives: Lab Challenge and Give Back a Bigger Smile. The Lab Challenge is a way for dental laboratories to support the Give Back a Smile (GBAS) program. “Dentists have had an opportunity to give back through the GBAS Whitening Challenge,” Scott Greenhalgh, DDS, chairman of the foundation’s board of trustees, said in
According to data from the National Diabetes Statistics Report, there are around 30 million people with diabetes in the US. That’s a lot of people, and they all need special health care. One of the main issues that a person with diabetes has to face is oral hygiene. There are many dental problems associated with diabetes, and today we share with you information about this subject. If you have diabetes,
Most of your patients may be unaware that they may have periodontal disease, but some patients may also be unaware that they have diabetes, according to a presentation by Sam Low, DDS, and Souvik Sen, MD, MPH, at the recent ADA 2015 annual meeting in Washington, DC. Most patients are also unaware of the link between periodontal disease and diabetes, noted Dr. Low, speaking at a Philips presentation, titled “Diabetic Patient
OrthoAccel Technologies is ranked No. 2 in Texas and No. 69 in the U.S. on Deloitte’s 2015 Technology Fast 500 list. The annual list recognizes the fastest-growing technology companies in North America. This year’s ranking is based on percent growth from 2011 to 2014. OrthoAccel produces AcceleDent, a medical device for orthodontic movement that is cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Between 2011 and 2014, the company reported
