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FDA Bans Most Powdered Gloves
The Food and Drug Administration issued a final rule on Dec. 19 banning the use of most powdered medical gloves.

The rule, which went into effect Jan. 18, applies to patient examination gloves, powdered surgeon's gloves and absorbable powder for lubricating a surgeon's glove. The FDA proposed the ban in March, citing evidence that the gloves posed serious risks to patients, including airway and wound inflammation, postsurgical adhesions and allergic reactions.

In its summary of the rule, the FDA noted that the ban "does not apply to powder used in the manufacturing process" of nonpowdered gloves, "where that powder is not intended to be part of the final finished glove" and said "finished nonpowdered gloves are expected to include no more than trace amounts of residual powder from these processes, and the agency encourages manufacturers to ensure finished nonpowdered gloves have as little powder as possible."

Read the entire rule here: bit.ly/2hEPb6O

Benco Dental Is Now Distributing QuickSplint
Orofacial Therapeutics recently announced that its product, QuickSplint, will now be available for sale through Benco Dental.

QuickSplint is an interim dental splint that can be fabricated quickly and easily in the dental practice. It is designed specifically for short-term use of up to 4–6 weeks.

The product gives dentists the ability to offer their patients an immediate solution for pain and protection including: same-day treatment for acute jaw and orofacial pain; diagnostic aid for parafunction and bruxism; postop healing aid to help jaw muscles relax and recover after dental treatment; postop temporary protection for anterior provisional veneers, newly placed implants, periodontal surgery, endodontically treated teeth, and other new dental restorations; anterior bite-plane/deprogrammer; transitional or emergency appliance.

For more information, visit quicksplint.com.

Registration Now Open for AO's Multidisciplinary Annual Meeting
Registration is now open for the Academy of Osseointegration (AO)'s 2017 annual meeting. The meeting, held March 15–18, 2017, in Orlando, Florida, is a collaboration with the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, the American Academy of Periodontology and the American College of Prosthodontists. Those interested should register by Feb. 27 to take advantage of the advance registration discount.

The opening session will address the meeting theme very closely, relative to what clinicians do now versus 20 years ago: Dr. Jill Helms, DDS, PhD, from Stanford University, will present "Beauty, Reconsidered." The meeting will also feature a session on "The Business of Implant Dentistry." Moderated by Bill Ryan, this course will look at various practice delivery systems. The closing session will focus on the team approach to the treatment of various clinical problems.

The meeting's regional focus will be Latin America. Latin American speakers are included throughout the 2017 program to give meeting attendees a unique insight into the practice of implant dentistry in this region. Simultaneous translation in Spanish and Portuguese will be offered for the sessions held in the main meeting rooms.

For more information including registration, program and travel details, visit meetings.osseo.org.