Dental Headlines & News
Your Health: Teen Teeth Whitening (WTVQ Lexington)
The desire for whiter, brighter teeth is trickling down to teens and even younger. Kids across the country are bleaching their pearly whites, often without their parent’s knowledge. But there are some things you need to keep in mind to avoid tooth trouble. According to Dr. David Carroll, "Kids are under a lot of pressure, as adults are, to look and to feel to look good, to have ...
Fluoridation's Unhappy Birthday Sixty-three years ago, January 25, 1945, sodium fluoride was slowly poured into Grand Rapids, Michigan's public water supply to prove that fluoridation reduces children's tooth decay.
Dental Practice Act further regulates requirements to administer deeper levels of sedation A Dental Practice Act requirement for dentists administering deeper levels of sedation to acquire permits went into effect Jan.
Want Whiter Teeth? Watch Your Diet (KARK Little Rock)
If you're looking to brighten your smile, some experts suggest starting with what you eat and drink. Coffee, tea, red wine, and dark syrupy sodas tend to stain your teeth quickly.
Americans go to Mexico for a cheaper perfect smile It was fear of the hefty bill as much as fear of the drill that kept American musician Don Clay away from U.S. dental clinics for 30 years.
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.
Getting Whiter Teeth (WIFR Rockford)
Most of us want those white, pearly teeth and it turns out we don't always have to head to the dentist to get them.
Tooth Whitening Leads in Cosmetic Dentistry (US News & World Report)
A dentist can restore your pearly whites, or you can trim the cost by doing it yourself.
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.
Tires from China latest target of U.S. duties (International Herald Tribune)
Nails, steel pipe, a teeth-whitening ingredient and laminated woven sacks are on a diverse list of products slapped with anti-dumping duties since the start of 2008.
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