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Learning Curves (Free subscription) | yesterday
Starting on Friday night The Topologist started having some sort of dental issue that made in nearly impossible for him to chew. One of his teeth (#1) had moved and was banging into the gum below, causing a sore and pain. So this morning I called my dentist's office to see if they could fit him in. I called because I have qualified for Gold Elite status at the dentist this year, and he has not been...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
News outlets report on a variety of health issues at the state level including stricter rules for drug abusers in the health industry in California, an examination of the nation's first city-run universal health care plan in San Francisco, a cigarette tax in Florida, sex offenders and ex-convicts in nursing homes in Illinois and efforts to battle medical errors in New Jersey.
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Health Care (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Because some of us are especially nervous and fearful in a dentist’s chair – or experience a dentist visit as a high-stress situation – there are many procedures used to help calm us down and keep us relaxed so that we don’t have unnecessary worry or discomfort. And of course ...
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UniqueDaily.com (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
“Inside the Montessori School of Dentistry, you won’t find any old-fashioned cotton swabs, or so-called periodontal charts, or even any amalgam fillings. That’s because at this alternative-learning institution, students are being encouraged to break away from medical tradition and discover their very own root canal procedures. “At Montessori, we believe dentistry is more than...
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Biomedicine on Display (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
I’m probably not the only person who has a soft spot for unknown collections, especially if they turn out to be rich and reasonably well-curated. Today I became aware of the odontological collection at the University of Oslo, which goes back to the 1880’s when the Norwegian Dentists Association began acquiring objects; it was handed over [...]
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The Onion (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
NEW YORK—"At Montessori, we believe dentistry to be more than just the medical practice of treating tooth and gum disorders," said school director Dr. Howard Bundt. "It's about fostering creativity."
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Health Care (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Just about everyone wants a winning smile and a winning smile is invariably associated with attractive teeth. It is also connected to self-esteem. Children are often embarrassed to smile, as they are ashamed of their teeth. These feelings often carry over into adulthood. And no matter what other people may ...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009
The British Dental Association (BDA) has called once again for a full review of the evidence base for the HTM 01-05 guidance document on decontamination in dental surgeries. The BDA has written to the Department of Health (DH) renewing its 2007 call for a National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) review of the evidence, after it emerged that three areas of the guidance have already...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009
The unnecessarily complex contracts for dental access funding make them risky and inappropriate for dental practice, despite some changes made by the Department of Health (DH), the BDA's General Dental Practice Committee (GDPC) has said today. The final version of the 'PDS+' agreement developed for the current round of dental access procurement has been published today by DH. It runs to nearly 50 pages...
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UK Against Fluoridation (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009
Flouridation Issue: Head Of Preventive Dentistry, University Of Toronto Clarifies Written by Dr. Hardy Limeback hardy.limeback@dentistry.utoronto.ca Sunday, 15 November 2009 14:19 The American Dental Association article from which you (containing previous article about fluoridation) got your information actually has an error (compare Fig. 2 and Table 2). Those figures you quote ("Dentists' Nominal...
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Where Worklife Matters (Free subscription) | 14/11/2009
One might well be convinced that esthetic dentistry is all about processes dealing with that flawless smile and about looking your best. Nothing could be more mistaken, though. For good dental health may trigger even wider effects than most people might realize. As an example, it may significantly impact your general physical condition and can be decisive in determining how regularly you will turn...
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Personal Insurance (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
These days we find many people with discolored teeth. Smoking, drinking many cups of tea or coffee, chemical compounds in the food, or some physical ailments lead to discoloration of teeth. Sometimes it is genetic. In order to have sparkling white teeth more and more people are going in for cosmetic dentistry. Dental office whitening [...]
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Chicago Breaking News (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit against a Chicago man for allegedly practicing dentistry without a license. The lawsuit says Gerardo Gonzalez got his dental training in Mexico and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. The suit claims he has practiced unlicensed dentistry at several locations on Chicago 's South Side . If true, that would violate the Illinois Dental Practice Act. Gonzalez...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
One day in medical clinics, the big picture of a patient's state of health may be found in little pictures from the mouth, says Li Mao, MD, a new professor at the University of Maryland Dental School. The mouth or oral cavity area is an excellent indicator of the whole body's health, says Mao, who is the chair of the new Department of Oncology and Diagnostic Sciences at the School.
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 13/11/2009
Renishaw, the world's largest supplier of in-lab CAD/CAM scanning machines (hall 6 stand Q18), will highlight its new inciseTM dental milling system which enables dental laboratories of all sizes to manufacture truly low cost zirconia frameworks in-house.
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