Pro form centri fuse provides custom looks with a custom fit Description Keystone Industries now provides centri fuse, a system that allows complete customization of mouthguards. Aug. 21, 2012 Cherry Hill, N.J. – The demand of athletic…

SLOGAN CONTEST EDUCATES YOUNG BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL PLAYERS ABOUT THE DANGERS OF TOBACCO USE Eleven year old Contestant Wins Trip to Little League Baseball World Series CHICAGO, Aug. 20, 2012 — The National Spit Tobacco Education Program…

NCOHF America's ToothFairy Recent Grant Recipients Will Help 100,000 Children in Need Over the Next Five Years (Charlotte, August 21, 2012) National Children's Oral Health Foundation America's ToothFairy® (NCOHF) awarded grants to…

CDC Now Recommends All Baby Boomers Receive One Time Hepatitis C Test New approach will help avert major increases in liver disease and deaths in the U.S. All U.S. baby boomers should get a one time test for the

OSAP Names Board of Directors for 2012 13 ANNAPOLIS, MD—AUGUST 16, 2012—The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) has elected Dr. Leslie E. Grant to lead its executive board of directors for the 2012 13 fiscal year. Grant…

CRET And Loma Linda School Of Dentistry To Celebrate Opening Of State Of The Art Dental Clinic On Wednesday, August 22 Clinic will provide dental students with hands on training in cutting edge dental technology and access to oral care

Pertussis Rates Skyrocket Nationwide As of mid July, 18,000 cases of pertussis (whooping cough) had been reported nationwide—the highest number since 1959, according to Rear Admiral Anne Schuchat, MD, director of the National Center for…

Dental Composite Material May Affect Children's Behavior The effects of resin based composite material on children's psychosocial health were investigated in a study published in the July issue of Pediatrics. Resin based restorative…

Cell Phones May Be Culprits in Cross Contamination Health care workers' cell phones may harbor infectious organisms, providing an opportunity for microbial transmission between health care staff, patients, and the community at large,…

Seaweed Enzyme May Be an Effective Plaque Fighter An enzyme isolated from a marine bacterium, Bacillus licheniformis, found on the surface of seaweed, may help fight dental plaque. The findings, made by a group of dentists and scientists…