Dental Headlines & News
Deja vu on tooth decay Oh, no, here we go again. The Oregon Smile Survey 2007, which recommends fluoridating drinking water to solve the tooth decay problems in elementary students, is the opening salvo in yet another run at the legislature seeking a law to, literally, force fluoride down the throats of all Oregonians.
Canada - Critics raise red flag over fluoride in tap water Recent research is suggesting that fluoride may be connected to a number of serious conditions, including the development in teenage boys of osteosarcoma, the rare bone cancer that killed Canadian icon Terry Fox, reduced intelligence levels in children, and impaired thyroid function
Too Much Fluoride Is Not Good For Your Health
Are your childrend getting too much fluoride in their water or your toothpaste?Studies have found that an over abundance of fluoride in children undergoing tooth formation tends to lead to a condition called, dental fluorosis.- a condition indicated by the...
A 12-year walk from darkness to light (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
The word miracle is thrown about rather sloppily. But I don't have a better word for what happened to Donald Whitehead and Jimmy Heath, two fine men who once were in the Drop-Inn Center. They wasted not an ounce of their potential.
Freshen Up (awmanet.org)
Can an old staple still be fresh and appealing? It can if it continues to adapt to changing lifestyles and current trends. Nowhere is that more true than in gum and mints. These old favorites are hotter than ever, especially gum.
Giving Teeth Whitening a Bad Name?
Seems there is a company in LA called White Overnite who are milking people out of their money by ordering something for free and hitting up their credit card with a high priced item.Not only that, but they are even misrepresenting their product by claiming...
Stolen formula a hot scheme (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Three brothers who owned Kenosha corner grocery stores have pleaded guilty to ripping off a federal food aid program through the sale of stolen baby formula.
Beauty Awards? Where's the teeth?
Turns out that this week in London, there was an event. It's been called, "the Oscars of the beauty industry." The CEW (Cosmetic Executive Women) Beauty Awards foucuses mainly on skin and eye beauty since, it is, afterall, an award show sponsored by the cosmetic...
Men, Teeth Whitening and the Big Wedding Day Plan
In the UK (but you can bet it is everywhere), looking their best on the big wedding day is important to the man as much as the woman. More and more men are worrying about their matrimonial appearance with many taking drastic measures to look good, a survey...
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