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If you suffer from sleep apnea, consult with your dentist: PDA

Sleep apnea, a serious and potentially life-threatening disorder if left untreated, affects approximately 18 million Americans. During sleep apnea episodes, a person stops breathing for at least 10 seconds. Depending on the severity of the disorder, a person can have between 10 and 60 episodes a night. Sleep apnea treatment often involves a team of healthcare providers, including dentists, general physicians, surgeons and sleep specialists.

18 Jun 2010

AAA symposium features digital technologies in anatomical reconstruction

Techniques for using digital technology in separating conjoined twins, developing facial prostheses and acquiring data from anthropologic specimens will be among the topics presented at a symposium sponsored by the American Association of Anatomists (AAA; www.Anatomy.org) on April 28. The symposium is part of the Experimental Biology 2010 conference being held April 24-28, 2010 at the Anaheim Convention Center.

5 May 2010

Updated list of emergency medications and equipment for dental providers

Best practices for managing medical emergencies in dental clinics have evolved over the past decade to account for advances in knowledge and the development of new medications and medical equipment. Morton Rosenberg, DMD, of Tufts University School of Dental Medicine and an expert on dental anesthesiology, integrated existing guidelines with new information to create an updated list of emergency medications and equipment for dental providers, including an emergency preparedness checklist.

4 May 2010

Lockheed Martin pledges $4M to aid UCLA Health System's Operation Mend program

The Lockheed Martin Corp. announced today a pledge of $4 million to benefit the UCLA Health System's Operation Mend program, which provides reconstructive surgeries and other health care needs to U.S. military personnel wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.

13 Apr 2010

Cut in Medicare reimbursement to physicians will jeopardize timely surgical care

The results of a new member survey by the nation's Surgical Coalition shows that the more than 21 percent pay cut to physicians that is scheduled to take effect April 1 will make it difficult, if not impossible, for already financially strapped surgical practices to continue to treat Medicare patients. A majority of the more than 14,000 surgeons and anesthesiologists who responded to the survey indicated that they will be forced to make significant changes in their practices if the cut goes into effect and that timely access to surgical care will be jeopardized if Medicare payments continue to decline.

27 Mar 2010

Presence of SIBLING proteins in premalignant oral lesions may predict oral cancer

The presence of certain proteins in premalignant oral lesions may predict oral cancer development, Medical College of Georgia researchers said.

24 Feb 2010

CIGNA approved as recognized provider of continuing dental education courses

The American Dental Association’s Continuing Education Recognition Program has approved CIGNA as a recognized provider of continuing dental education courses. The program, which evaluates and recognizes organizations that provide continuing dental education, helps ADA members and the dental community select quality courses that promote continuous improvement.

20 Feb 2010

Senator Chuck Schumer to discuss tax cut proposed to stimulate job growth

Senator Chuck Schumer plans a visit Monday, February 15th to Ithaca, NY to discuss the tax cut proposal that Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and Senator Schumer proposed to stimulate job growth.

16 Feb 2010

New mobile dental radiology service from 3D Mobile Imaging of the CSRA

(3D Mobile Imaging of the CSRA and AFP Imaging Corporation Dental practitioners in Georgia and South Carolina can now offer the latest technology and greatest convenience to their patients thanks to a new mobile dental radiology service.

18 Jan 2010

Coalition asks Congress to eliminate excise tax on health benefits

American Dental Association President Ron Tankersley, DDS, says the provision as written, "[I]s the opposite of health care reform. It would compel many employers to drop critical dental and other coverage to avoid the tax. It dismantles exactly the type of preventive, primary care that everyone agrees this country needs more of."

13 Jan 2010

Researchers develop new method for individually adapted implants

Researchers at Mid Sweden University, together with Professor Jan Hirsch and Consultant Per Dérand, oral & maxillofacial surgeons at Uppsala University Hospital and Mälarsjukhuset Hospital, respectively, have developed an entirely new method for individually adapted implants.

14 Dec 2009

New breakthrough study shows reconstruction of human mandible bone with dental stem cells

In a statement today, StemSave(TM), Inc., the market leader in the field of stem cell recovery and cryo-preservation lauds research published in the November issue of the European Cells and Materials Journal citing the reconstruction of the human mandible bone with autologous dental pulp stem cells.

9 Dec 2009

Centura Health establishes comprehensive trauma system across its regional facilities

According to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, trauma is the leading cause of death for Coloradans ages one to 44. Studies indicate that 30 to 40 percent of all trauma deaths occur within one hour of injury, and that 30 to 40 percent of these deaths are preventable if timely, appropriate care is received.

1 Dec 2009

Advanced BioMedical Technologies commences animal tests with novel patented PA bio-absorbable material

Advanced BioMedical Technologies Inc. announced that the Company's subsidiary, Shenzhen Changhua Biomedical Engineering Co., Ltd., has signed a cooperative agreement with The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangdong Pharmaceutical University ("GDPU Hospital") in Guangzhou. Under this cooperative agreement, both parties will join efforts in conducting research and animal tests on Cranio-Maxillofacial Fracture Treatment and Craniofacial Reconstruction utilizing ABT-CHANGHUA's novel patented PA (Polyamide) bio-absorbable material.

17 Nov 2009

Fort Hood shootings: Oral and maxillofacial surgeons among first responders

Before news of the November 5, Fort Hood shootings reached the public, oral and maxillofacial surgeons Major Mark E. Ranschaert, DMD and Major Joseph Dylan Bowles, DDS were in Fort Hood's Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center emergency room working to save the lives of the shooter's victims.

11 Nov 2009

Medtronic announces results of study comparing INFUSE Bone Graft to autogenous bone graft

Medtronic, Inc. today announced results of a study comparing the safety and effectiveness of INFUSE® Bone Graft to autogenous bone graft (bone harvested from the patient) when used in maxillary sinus floor augmentation.

14 Oct 2009

Vioguard launches the first self-sanitizing computer keyboard

Vioguard LLC, www.vioguard.com, is introducing the world’s first self-sanitizing computer keyboard to kill MRSA and other healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) at the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) 91st annual meeting, October 12-17 in Toronto. The event marks the first availability of the innovative keyboard for medical market uses and consumers in Canada.

13 Oct 2009

New study reports PRP treatment and its use in sports medicine

Platelet -rich plasma (PRP) is currently used as an alternative treatment method for several common orthopaedic-related sports medicine conditions.

3 Oct 2009

Five-year follow-up study reveals the efficacy of OsseoSpeed implant

The five-year follow-up study was made by Dr. Steveling and co-workers at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the Heidelberg University in Germany. The conclusion is that the OsseoSpeed implant shows very good results also in compromised sites when using an early loading protocol.

3 Oct 2009

Thommen Medical launches two implant conditioning systems

Thommen Medical, a leading Swiss company in the area of the oral implantology, will officially launch the latest products in the evolution of implant surface technology, APLIQUIQ and INICELL, at the 2009 AAOMS Meeting in Toronto, Canada.

28 Sep 2009