German Study Finds Bacteria on Seventy Percent of Dental Bib Holders OXNARD, CALIF. – MARCH. 19, 2012 – This week, researchers at the University of Witten Herdecke in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany released a clinical study indicating that…

American Academy of Periodontology Executive Director to Retire    Chicago – Alice DeForest, Executive Director of the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP), recently announced her retirement after 26 years of service. Mrs. DeForest…

PerioSciences Leverages Corporate Experience and Sophisticated Research    PerioSciences, L.L.C., has been researching and will manufacturer and market the industry’s first antioxidant based oral care products. The company was founded in…

OSAP Foundation Appoints Andy Whitehead, Releases Annual Report     ANNAPOLIS, MD — The Organization for Safety, Asepsis and Prevention (OSAP) is pleased to announce that Andy Whitehead has joined its Foundation Board, and in this capacity,…

American Academy of Pediatrics Backs CDC's Recommendation of HPV Vaccination Series for Boys As Dimensions of Dental Hygiene reported in November's Hygiene Connection, the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)…

FDA Investigating Sale of Illegal Handheld Dental X Ray Units The federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising dental professionals to be wary of purchasing handheld dental X ray units through e commerce channels, citing an…

New Oral Bacterium Linked to Systemic Health Problems Researchers at Switzerland's Institute of Medical Microbiology of the University of Zurich have identified a new oral bacterium—Streptococcus tigurinus. The discovery is significant…

Study Explores Link Between Early Anesthesia Exposure and ADHD Children exposed to anesthesia two or more times before their second birthday may be more at risk of developing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than children…

Pneumonia Linked Death Demonstrates the Importance of Maintaining Dental Unit Waterlines The dental community is on alert after an 82 year old woman died in February due to complications related to Legionnaires' disease—a life threatening…

Survey Reports That Just Over 10 Percent of American Adults Regularly Practice Healthy Habits Lack of Time is a Culprit DALLAS, March 5, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Are you one of the many Americans not practicing healthy habits? A recent…