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…

Vella® Bubble Gum Fluoride Varnish Feels and Tastes Better, So It Will Stay on Longer Vella 5% sodium fluoride varnish with Xylitol is now available in Bubble Gum flavor Vella is ideal for hypersensitivity and, because it goes on…

ADEA Awarded Grant to Increase Diversity Among Dental Faculty WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) A new $200,000 grant has been awarded to the American Dental Education Association Minority Dental Faculty Development (ADEA MDFD)…

Dental Quality Alliance Seeking Proposals for Study CHICAGO, July 31, 2012 – The Dental Quality Alliance (DQA) is seeking project proposals from researchers in order to validate performance measures on pediatric oral health. The projects…

Online Streaming Periodontal Instrumentation Videos By Anna Pattison, RDH, MS This new series of live television demonstrations is designed to teach periodontal instrumentation with detailed lessons on grasps, positions, fulcrums and…