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CONCLUSION Touro School of
The fact that we are able to successfully achieve osseointegra-
tion in infected sites without curettage and restore function,
form, and esthetics within a short period of time to meet the Dental Medicine
patients’ urgent needs is a great achievement in itself. However,
the challenge of maintaining tissue dimension post operatively is By James R. Keenan, DDS, MS, MAGD
indeed a concern that has to be addressed with further studies
and research. On September 28, 2016, the Touro College of Dental Medicine
at New York Medical College held its grand opening celebra-
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency)
Dr. Aeklavya Panjali is a graduate of New York has determined that Powdered Surgeon's Gloves,
University College of Dentistry. He completed post Powdered Patient Examination Gloves, and Absorbable
graduate training in dental implants from Powder for Lubricating a Surgeon's Glove present an
Frankfurt University in 1992 and received further unreasonable and substantial risk of illness or injury
training at NYU in 2004. He is a Fellow in the and that the risk cannot be corrected or eliminated by
Academy of General Dentistry and a Diplomat in labeling or a change in labeling. Consequently,
ICOI. He is the course director of the New York FDA is banning these devices.
Implant Institute and is in private practice in
Watertown, NY. He can be reached at drpanjali@yahoo.com. This rule is effective on January 18, 2017.

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