Dental Headlines & News
Retail and Real Estate (In Business Las Vegas)
Continued growth in the Las Vegas Valley makes the region an increasingly attractive option for businesses focused on expansion.
US Rules Teeth-Whitening Chemical From China Dumped On US Market (Nasdaq)
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Commerce Department said Tuesday it has determined that a chemical found in teeth-whitening products has been unfairly dumped on the U.S. market.
Maryland Tooth Decay Up & Untreated A new report says about one out of every three Maryland public school children in grades K through 3 had untreated cavities in recent years.
Health calendar (Honolulu Advertiser)
Fundraiser for charitable organizations and health and fitness awareness event. 528-7388, www.greataloharun.com.
Top 5 Signs That It's Time To See The Dentist A trip to the dentist probably doesn't top your fun things to do list but ignoring the top signs of tooth trouble can cost you.
Dentist makes your mouth picture perfect (Chicago Sun-Times)
A visit to the dentist these days might include hearing a pitch for a teeth whitening or viewing "before" and "after" pictures of recommended reconstructive tooth work.
The Hidden Healthcare Crisis Last Spring, following the death of twelve-year old Deamonte Driver of Maryland whose untreated tooth infection spread to his brain, I wrote about the national epidemic of dental disease and the lack of access ...
Orthodontists and Invisalign Take a Bite Out of Your Bank Account Now to the price: two years of braces cost $6,700 for each kid. The first time I heard the price I almost passed out from the force of the air entering my lungs in an enormous gasp. The second time I was steadier, but the voice in my head screaming, "What the f---?" did not stop for days. My insurance only paid $2,000 per kid. At the risk of sounding incredibly old, do you know how much I paid for my first car? Nine hundred dollars. My current car is only worth half of the cost of one set of braces. The cost is explained as orthodontists needing to pay for "a lot of specialized, expensive equipment and to pay their staff and their rent. The Orthodontists need to pay for all of their materials and the operation of their sterilizers. Then there is the cost of malpractice insurance. Most of an orthodontist's fee goes to paying their fixed cost." If they just added in a sentence here about also paying for their three homes and the yacht, I'd feel less violated. My kids' orthodontist takes almost every Friday off to go sailing, or so I've heard. Nice work if you can get it. We take out a home equity loan and get the braces.
Product testing | GoSMILE Formula B1 (Miami Herald)
The Miami Herald has composed a panel of readers to try products for face, body and hair. Here are their opinions: Product: GoSMILE Formula B1
Dental charges too prohibitive I am writing out of concern for what is going on in the dental "industry." It has become an impossible situation. When the cost of having a root canal and a cap put on just one tooth is more than $2,000, who can afford it? That is more than two months' income for me, and there are many like me who cannot afford dental insurance or who have only minimal coverage. While dentists work to "preserve teeth," they have made it impossible for many to do that by the outrageous fees they charge. It is indeed a sad situation when people have to endure intolerable pain/discomfort and can only go to a dentist as a last resort. What is even worse is when they cannot afford what needs to be done and have no choice other than having the tooth pulled. It has become less painful to the body and the pocketbook to "gum it" for the rest of your life. Preventive care? In actuality, the costs are preventing care
1945 Human Experiment Predicts Current Fluoride Ill Effects In 1945 dentists set out to prove that adding fluoride chemicals into public water supplies safely prevented children's tooth decay. The studies failed; but early fluoridationists ignored this inconvenient truth and forged ahead. Now with 2/3 of public water supplies fluoridated, Americans are fluoride overdosed and suffer from fluoride's toxic effects as cavity rates climb.
Hitting it big (The News Journal)
If you're looking to scratch that gambling itch, skip Atlantic City, the smart money says stay local.
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