Des Moines, Iowa, continues water fluoridation

2013-12-22

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

Is there really a debate about public fluoridation?

2013-12-22

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

Debate simmers on public water fluoridation

2013-12-19

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

Oropharyngeal cancer rate up significantly in developed countries

2013-12-16

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

DrBicuspid.com Oral Cancer & Diagnostics Insider

2013-12-12

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, Benco reach U.S. distribution deal

2013-12-10

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

FDA fast-tracks Lymphoseek for HNC detection

2013-12-09

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

ADHA supports FTC’s comments on dental therapist education standards

2013-12-09

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

FTC endorses CODA standards for dental therapists

2013-12-05

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)

OSAP offers infection-control boot camp

2013-12-04

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

LED Dental, Burkhart Dental sign VELscope distribution deal

2013-12-02

LED Dental and Burkhart Dental Supply have entered into a nonexclusive partnership for the distribution of LED’s VELscope Vx and product line within the U.S.

AAP report explores link between perio disease and diabetes

2013-12-02

Periodontal health may play an important role in the management of diabetes, according to a new consensus report from the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP)