Ohio VA still probing dental clinic scandal

2012-02-05

A year after the Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) in Dayton, OH, acknowledged infection-control lapses in its dental clinic that put hundreds of veterans at

Oral temp can predict head/neck cancer side effects

2012-02-02

Slight temperature increases of a head and neck cancer patient’s oral mucous membranes during early chemotherapy and radiation therapy treatment are a predictor of severe

Henry Schein CEO talks antibiotics at World Economic Forum

2012-02-01

Stanley Bergman, chairman and CEO of Henry Schein, discussed the potential global impact of a world without effective antibiotics before an audience of business, political,

Wash. lawmakers mull dental therapist bills

2012-01-31

Will Washington become the next U.S. state to adopt the midlevel provider (MLP) model? Washington lawmakers will decide in the next few days whether to

NYU offers tobacco treatment tool kit for dental providers

2012-01-31

The Manhattan Tobacco Cessation Program at the New York University (NYU) School of Medicine has developed a tool kit for dental practitioners who want to

J. Morita USA discontinues AZ Ultrasonic

2012-01-30

J. Morita USA will no longer supply the AZ Ultrasonic piezo scaling system, effective immediately. This decision was made to allow the company to focus

Smoking doubles cancer risk for Barrett’s esophagus patients

2012-01-30

Smoking doubles the risk of developing esophageal cancer in people with Barrett’s esophagus, according to a new study in Gastroenterology (January 13, 2012). The study,

Ornidazole enhances chronic periodontitis treatment

2012-01-29

Using ornidazole in conjunction with scaling and root planing achieves significantly better clinical results in treating moderate to advanced chronic periodontitis than periodontal treatment alone,

IMRT offers better outcome for head/neck cancer patients

2012-01-29

Patients treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for head and neck cancer reported increasingly better quality of life after treatment than patients receiving other forms

Grape seed extract kills head/neck cancer cells

2012-01-29

Grape seed extract can kill head and neck squamous cell carcinoma cells in both cell lines and mouse models while leaving healthy cells unharmed, according

Treatments for head/neck cancer less effective in HIV patients

2012-01-25

Radiation therapy with or without chemotherapy is less effective for patients with HIV when compared with the recurrence and overall survival rates in patients who

Aetna exploring new ways to reduce tobacco use

2012-01-25

Aetna is piloting a program to support dentists in adopting the U.S. Public Health Service’s (USPHS) five A’s tobacco cessation guidelines: Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist,