Leaders in Dentistry: Dr. Tony Clough, Olympic dentist

HuangshanDental.com is pleased to present the next installment of Leaders in Dentistry, a series of interviews with researchers, practitioners, and opinion leaders who are influencing the practice of dentistry. With the 2012 Summer Olympics kicking off July 27, we spoke with British dentist Tony Clough, BDS, who was instrumental in setting up the dental care program for the games. Dr. Clough talked with us about the facilities available at the

Recruiters target Medicaid youths for dental treatment

Recruiters for a Texas dentist have been soliciting young people on the street and taking them to his clinic for procedures, allegedly without their parents’ permission. Recently, four boys, ages 13 through 17, were walking in their Dallas neighborhood when a man drove up in a van and asked them if they were on Medicaid, according to a story by WFAA-TV. When they all said yes, the man allegedly told

Glidewell Laboratories to acquire IOS Technologies

Glidewell Laboratories has announced the acquisition of San Diego-based IOS Technologies. The combination of the two companies will enable Glidewell to provide a complete chairside restorative system. The deal is expected to close on or about September 1, 2012. “IOS will be a wholly owned subsidiary of Glidewell when the deal closes in a month or so,” Dave Casper, president of IOS, said during an interview with HuangshanDental.com. “Glidewell has

FDA grants priority review for thyroid cancer drug

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted a new drug application (NDA) for cabozantinib as a treatment for patients with medullary thyroid cancer. The FDA also granted priority review designation to the NDA for cabozantinib, which is being developed by Exelixis. Priority review is granted to a pharmaceutical product that, if approved, would meet an unmet medical need for a serious and life-threatening condition, the company noted. The

Union Dental seeks patent for water-line disinfector

Union Dental Holdings has filed a patent for an ozone purified water disinfector to be used in dental operatories. The filing was done on behalf of a newly formed joint venture between Union Dental and Drinkable Air. A field-tested prototype will be converted to a working production model by October 2012, according to the company. CAD drawings and 3D models are currently being developed so the molds can be submitted

CDC: Cigarette use down, other tobacco use up

Sharp increases in total adult consumption of pipe tobacco (used for roll-your-own cigarettes) and cigarette-like cigars since 2008 have offset declines in total cigarette consumption, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The study, Consumption of Cigarettes and Combustible Tobacco — United States, 2000-2011, published in this week’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (August 3, 2012, Vol. 61:30, pp. 565-569), uses U.S.

Tom’s of Maine reprises popular toothpaste

Tom’s of Maine is bringing back its Propolis & Myrrh Gingermint Baking Soda toothpaste due to popular demand. First introduced in 1998, this toothpaste has a blend of fresh ginger root oil layered with traditional baking soda and pure peppermint with extracts of stevia for sweetness. It is available at health and specialty retailers nationwide and at tomsofmainestore.com.

Stem cell therapy effective on defects and injuries to head, mouth

In what is being hailed as the first human study of its kind, a team of U.S. researchers found that using stem cells to regrow craniofacial tissues proved quicker, more effective, and less invasive than traditional bone-regeneration treatments (Cell Transplantation, July 5, 2012). Researchers from the University of Michigan School of Dentistry and the Michigan Centre for Oral Health Research partnered with Ann Arbor-based Aastrom Biosciences for the clinical trial,

Crest, Oral-B focus on kids’ back-to-school oral health

Crest and Oral-B have teamed up with actress and mom Jennie Garth and her 9-year-old daughter Lola to inspire children and parents to brush up on their oral hygiene before heading back to school this fall. They are partnering with CafeMom, an online community for moms nationwide, to host a special event featuring Garth and her daughter in New York City on August 8. During the event, parents and kids

Delta Dental of Ill. offers community grants program

The Delta Dental of Illinois Foundation is launching a new community grants program to provide funding for programs and organizations that improve the oral health of children within the state. The foundation will award grants of $1,000 to $10,000 to nonprofit organizations that provide oral health education and/or access to oral health resources to Illinois children. Applications can be submitted at Delta Dental’s website by October 1.

U.K. gears up for oral cancer awareness campaign

The British Dental Health Foundation has announced details of the U.K.’s largest oral cancer action campaign. Mouth Cancer Action Month takes place in November and is sponsored by Denplan, a British dental payment plan specialist. The campaign will be calling on dentists, physicians, and pharmacists to help educate members of the public about a disease that kills more people in the U.K. than testicular and cervical cancers. More than 6,000

Ariz. updates rules for dentists and Botox

Dentists in Arizona can administer Botox and dermal fillers as long as it is part of a dental treatment plan, according to a Substantive Policy Statement update issued in June by the Arizona State Board of Dental Examiners. According to the updated statement, “a dentist may inject pharmacological agents such as Botulinum, Toxin Type A, or dermal fillers as supportive therapy in conjunction with a dental treatment plan consistent with