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GreenMark has been awarded $200,000 in funding for its CrystLCare™ sensitivity- and caries-fighting dissolvable strips.
Philips introduces latest innovations at IDS 2015
March 10th 2015As part of Philips continued commitment to improving people’s lives through meaningful innovation, Philips introduces its latest innovations in oral health care designed to provide systemic health benefits – ranging from toothbrushes, brush heads, whitening solutions and much more at IDS.
Vigilant Biosciences™ to exhibit and present at IDS 2015
March 9th 2015Vigilant Biosciences, Inc., a leading innovator and developer of solutions that aid in the early detection and intervention of cancer, announced it will debut its OncAlert Oral Cancer Risk Assessment System in Hall 4.2 Booth #N049 at the International Dental Show (IDS) 2015, the world's leading tradeshow for the dental industry, being held March 10-14, 2015 in Cologne, Germany.
The top 5 reasons to really think about oral cancer
March 3rd 2015April is Oral and Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month, a time to pause to consider the ravages of this disease and rededicate our efforts as oral health care providers to do our part to find oral and oropharyngeal cancers at an early stage.
Breaking the law, dental hygiene style
March 3rd 2015Dental hygienists are arguably an officious bunch. They love their rules; they trot them out like prize ponies, showing everyone that they know the score and were taught well. But U.S. dental hygienists have a secret. They are thugs, and they don’t even know it.
A size 35 soft toothbrush: Missing in action (Part 1)
February 2nd 2015Over the past 30 years, I have often been thwarted in my attempts to locate a size 35 soft toothbrush in a grocery or drug store, so I can imagine the frustration patients feel trying to follow my home care recommendations at home.
Recent study finds French kisses swap more than spit
January 7th 2015Recent research published in the journal Microbiome found that as many as 80 million bacteria are transferred during at 10-second French kiss. The study also found that people who kiss each other nine times a day or more share similar oral bacteria.
Anastasia Turchetta's five hot dental hygiene topics for 2015
January 7th 2015Warning: some football references are found sprinkled in this read! I will not bore you with play analogies for our profession or chant with a “there is no I in team” commentary. My intention is to provoke thought as you begin 2015.
Your MD & Me: The oral-systemic link and the dental hygienist
December 18th 2014How many times have we reviewed our patients’ health history and shared the oral systemic link connecting their current health, recent surgery or medication to their current state of oral health? If you answered countless … I’m with you.
From GNYDM 2014: Learning more about PeriRx and a new salivary test for oral cancer
November 30th 2014PeriRx LLC, a developer of breakthrough, non-invasive, oral diagnostic technology, recently made its national debut at the Greater New York Dental Meeting. Anastasia Turchetta, RDH, the editor of Modern Hygienist, was there to talk to Stephen M. Swanick, CEO and founder of PeriRx, LLC, about the company and what it can offer the dental community.
Introducing Anastasia Turchetta, RDH, as editor of Modern Hygienist
November 8th 2014Since I came on board as the group editorial director for Advanstar’s dental division in September of 2013, one of my biggest goals and objectives has been to elevate the role of the dental team throughout Advanstar’s titles, including Dental Products Report (DPR). You can see part of that objective realized on a monthly basis in our “I Use That” series in DPR.
Support healthy smiles – and the troops – this Halloween
October 17th 2014Halloween season can feel like a real-life horror movie for dentists, with all of the candy, sweets and sugar damaging seemingly healthy smiles. This year, help your patients avoid the dental risks of too much sugar with a Halloween candy buy-back program.
Toothbrush type found to influence bacterial growth
October 1st 2014There has been much research and discussion on the efficacy and benefits of certain toothpastes or mouthwashes when it comes to eliminating oral bacteria – but what about toothbrushes? Recent research has found that bacteria growth is more prevalent on certain types of toothbrushes, which could have negative impacts on oral health.
NOMAD reaches milestone with 15,000th handheld X-ray system sold
July 29th 2014AribexTM, Inc. has announced the sale of its 15,000th NOMADTM handheld X-ray system. Since its creation in 2004, NOMAD has quickly climbed to the top of the intra-oral X-ray market and recently became a proud brand of the Kavo Kerr Group. The device’s breakthrough technology has revolutionized intra-oral X-ray, and now it has become mainstream in the world of dentistry.
Tony Gwynn's death a dark reminder that smokeless tobacco damaging to oral health [VIDEO]
June 25th 2014Baseball Hall of Famer, Tony Gwynn, was diagnosed with salivary gland cancer in 2010. After a four-year battle that involved radiation therapy and two operations to remove tumors, Gwynn lost his life to oral cancer on June 16, 2014. He was 54 years old and left behind a wife and two children.
Why dental practices aren't screening for oral cancer [VIDEO]
June 18th 2014Kevin Henry, group editorial director for Dental Products Report, talks with Dr. Dennis Abbott about why dental practices aren't screening for oral cancer and what dentists and dental team members can do in this battle against the deadly disease.