The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has told the Maine Board of Dental Examiners that proposed rules for a pilot project that would expand the scope of practice of independent practice dental hygienists (IPDHs) are too restrictive and could undermine the project’s purpose. In June 2011, Maine passed legislation (LD 230) directing the board to implement a two-year pilot project that expands the scope of practice of IPDHs to allow
The American Association of Orthodontists Foundation (AAOF) Legacy 300 Campaign has raised $1.5 million to create the AAOF Craniofacial Growth Legacy Collection. Donors include members of the American Association of Orthodontists (AAO), orthodontic industry representatives, friends of the specialty, orthodontic study clubs, and orthodontic alumni groups, according to the organization. The AAOF Craniofacial Legacy Growth Collection will preserve representative samples dating back more than 75 years of irreplaceable longitudinal craniofacial
Providing printed information to orthodontic patients about their treatment has limited impact on their treatment expectations, according to a study in the Journal of Orthodontics (December 2011, Vol. 38:4, pp. 257-268). For the randomized, controlled study, which was conducted in the orthodontic department at Queen Mary’s Hospital Sidcup in London, 80 adolescents ages 12 to 14 years who were attending their first orthodontic consultation appointment completed a previously validated questionnaire
Creditors of Allcare Dental & Dentures are expected to learn more about a bankruptcy filing by the chain that abruptly closed all of its offices in 13 states a year ago, leaving thousands of patients without care. The first meeting of creditors is scheduled for December 12 in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Buffalo, NY, according to an Associated Press story. Allcare, which was based in Clarence, NY, filed for Chapter
More than one-fifth of the New Jersey’s children between ages 3 and 18 received no dental care in 2009, according to a new study from Rutger’s University. While an improvement from 2001, when almost one-third of the state’s children received no care, the study found that foreign-born children and those without health insurance were still likely to forgo visits to the dentist, according to a university statement. The report, “New
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has acted to stop the supply of nine home-use teeth-whitening products containing what it says are unsafe concentrations of peroxide. The commission is concerned that the high concentrations of peroxides used in these products has resulted in injuries such as chemical burns in the oral cavity, according to ACCC commissioner Sarah Court. “The ACCC has identified a number of products which exceed safe
DentalEZ Group has updated its Identafi website to include a section that provides marketing tools to help clinicians increase oral cancer awareness and promote the benefits of the Identafi oral cancer screening device. Dental professionals who offer the Identafi oral cancer screening exam in their practices can now download these free marketing tools: Press release template: Designed to announce to local media the importance of oral cancer screening and that
Since being introduced to the market in 2010, SureFil SDR Flow (Dentsply Caulk) has been tried by more than 18,000 dentists. Why the overwhelming interest and response? table.side {margin: 2px 5px 5px 5px;} table.side p {font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;} table.side b {font-size: 14px; line-height: 12px; font-weight: bold;} About Catapult Catapult reviews are conducted by our team of more than 50 clinicians in the U.S. and Canada. Manufacturers pay a fee
ContacEZ has added interproximal diamond strips to its IPR Strip System line to achieve interproximal enamel reduction more efficiently and safely. The ContacEZ IPR Super-Widener and the ContacEZ IPR Mega-Widener strips feature double-sided extra-coarse diamond that properly reduce enamel to accurately widen the proximal contact, according to the company. The strips are permanently housed in steam-autoclavable medical-grade plastic casings. Dentists can perform interproximal reduction with these single-handed strips without changing
Quietsleep.com is merging with SnoringIsntSexy.com to consolidate patient resources for dental sleep medicine. The merger allows a unified presentation about snoring and sleep apnea in social media such as Facebook and Twitter, according to the companies. Quietsleep.com was the first online directory of dentists who offered oral appliance therapy for snoring and sleep apnea. SnoringIsntSexy.com was launched to educate the public about the relationship of snoring to obstructive sleep apnea
(Reuters) – Some popular brands of breakfast cereal provide more sugar in a single bowl than three chocolate chip cookies, according to a study released on Wednesday. The Environmental Working Group (EWG), a Washington, DC-based health information nonprofit, found that one cup of any of 44 children’s breakfast cereals has more sugar than three “Chips Ahoy” cookies. The worst cereal for sugar is Kellogg’s Honey Smacks, at nearly 56% sugar
Multispectral fluorescent labeling technology has uncovered new taxon pairings that indicate cooperation between members of the biofilm that covers teeth. Members of the genera Prevotella and Actinomyces showed the greatest ability to interact, suggesting a central role for them in producing biofilms, according to a presentation by researchers from the Marine Biological Laboratory at the American Society for Cell Biology annual meeting this week in Denver. While both genera are
