DENTAL HYGIENISTS CAN HELP FIGHT ZINC TOXICITY Dental patients who wear poor fitting dentures may be tempted to use dental adhesives to keep the prosthesis in place. Doing so, however, can jeopardize that patient’s systemic health,…

PROTEIN PROMISES LESS SURGERY FOR IMPLANT CASES Making dental implant therapy work requires a balanced approach of skills among the dental team, including the efforts of a dental hygienist to ward off bacteria induced inflammation that can…

NOVAMIN WILL DEBUT IN CONSUMER MARKET A product designed to protect sensitive teeth and used or dispensed by oral health care professionals will become available over the counter for the first time in the United States as part of a

MIGRAINE DRUG POSES AN ORAL CLEFT RISK Dental hygienists should keep an eye on medical histories for an important red flag that may emerge in the records of female patients in their childbearing years. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration

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Novel Mechanism for Control of Gene Expression Revealed (Boston) ­ Dr. David Levin, Professor of Molecular & Cell Biology at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine and Professor of Microbiology at Boston…

FDA Urges Fixodent, Other Denture Cream Makers to Remove Zinc After Studies Link Excessive Use to Nerve DamageRegulators Respond to Hundreds of Health Complaints and ABC News Reporting of Possible Denture Cream Dangers After receiving more…

Leading Health Groups Launch National Campaign for Tobacco Free Baseball Major League Baseball Must Finally Protect Players and Kids WASHINGTON, DC (March 3, 2011) – With spring training for the 2011 baseball season underway,  10 major…