Floyd G. Larson, founder and President of PaxMed International, has been appointed by the US Food and Drug Administration as Industry Representative for devices on the Dental Products Panel of the Medical Devices Advisory Committee. The Committee reviews and evaluates data concerning the safety and effectiveness of marketed and investigational products for use in dentistry, endodontics or bone physiology relative to the oral and maxillofacial area and makes appropriate recommendations to the Dental Devices Division and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs.