Maine coalition supports dental hygiene therapists

2013-11-25

To provide more access to affordable dental care, a coalition of oral health activists in Maine is continuing efforts to create a new category of

USPSTF: Lack of evidence for oral cancer screening by primary care providers

2013-11-24

There is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against oral cancer screening in asymptomatic adults age 18 years or older by primary care physicians, according

Doxycycline, tetracycline shortage eases

2013-11-21

Dentistry has been grappling with shortages of the antibiotics doxycycline and tetracycline, but both have become available again. Tetracycline capsules went back on the market

Pamphlet, wristband warn kids about smokeless tobacco

2013-11-20

Journeyworks Publishing, creator of tobacco prevention brochures, has added a new wristband for kids to its smokeless tobacco prevention efforts. The “Spit It Out” wristband

Agilent, Univ. of Queensland partner on oral cancer research

2013-11-20

Agilent Technologies will collaborate with the University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research in Brisbane, Australia, on oral cancer research. Their goal is to increase

Bitter melon extract shows promise for treating HNSCC

2013-11-19

Bitter melon extract may have therapeutic potential to treat head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), according to a new study in PLOS One (October

Simon Cancer Center gets $3M for head/neck cancer institute

2013-11-18

Atlantic Health’s Carol G. Simon Cancer Center has received a $3 million donation from a cattle dealer from Randolph, NJ, to establish the Leonard B.

ADA offers antibiotics brochure

2013-11-17

The ADA is selling a patient education brochure to clarify who should take antibiotics before dental treatment and who should not. The longtime standard has

New biomarker for oral cancer found

2013-11-14

Canadian researchers have identified a protein that can help predict whether a patient will develop oral cancer, according to a recent study in the International

Less intensive therapy for HPV-mediated OPSCC?

2013-11-13

The incidence of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) is growing, and the human papillomavirus (HPV) is linked to an increasing number of such cases. Studies

Study: HPV patients need more education

2013-11-12

Patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) and human papillomavirus (HPV) are largely unaware of a possible link between the two conditions, according to a

Dental therapist provides oral care in remote Alaska

2013-11-12

Few experience dentistry the way Conan Murat has. During the last nine years, he has lived and worked as a dental therapist in a remote