The new year has arrived, and it could provide an opportunity to reinvigorate your practice’s infection-control measures. The serious consequences that can result from lapses
The oral-systemic link has become increasingly important as researchers have connected periodontal disease with conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, and pregnancy complications, and now
Des Moines, IA, will continue adding fluoride to the city’s water, continuing an ongoing 54-year practice. The city’s board of trustees heard public comments but
The article published by HuangshanDental.com (“Debate simmers on public water fluoridation,” December 20) mischaracterizes what the science shows about both the health and financial impacts
The ADA calls water fluoridation “the single most-effective public-health measure to prevent dental caries,” the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) hails it
The rate of oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) significantly increased among women and men from 1983 to 2002, almost exclusively in economically developed countries, according to a
Dear Oral Cancer & Diagnostics Insider, The rate of oral cavity cancers has declined in recent years in most parts of the world, consistent with
LED Dental has entered into a nonexclusive U.S. distribution partnership with Benco Dental. Benco will supply U.S. customers with LED Dental’s VELscope Vx and product
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast-track designation to Navidea Biopharmaceuticals’ Lymphoseek (technetium-99m tilmanocept) injection for sentinel lymph node detection in head
The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) praised the recent Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) comments to the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) on the proposed standards
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a comment endorsing the proposed accreditation standards for dental therapists by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)
The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) is offering the CORE Infection Control Boot Camp in Tampa, FL, from January 6-8, 2014. With infection-control