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sNIDe Remarks (Coeur d'Alene Press)
"Well Hank, today's game promises to be one of those epic battles between a potent offense and one of the league's stingiest defenses."
Kentucky's Teeth, Toll of Poverty and Neglect 99.6% fluoridated Kentucky is the state with the highest proportion of adults under 65 without teeth, where about half the population does not have dental insurance and has a drastic shortage of dentists in rural areas and oral hygiene habits that have been slow to change The American Dental Association objects to denturism, as the trade is called, because it says practitioners have not received proper training through dental school. Denturists are allowed to practice independently in Idaho, Maine, Montana, Oregon and Washington. In Arizona and Colorado, they can practice with at least limited supervision of a licensed dentist, according to the National Denturist Association. "The truth is that we see people dentists don't because those people are too poor," said Glen Anderson's brother, Eric Anderson, 36. "And there're a lot of these people around here."
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...
Teeth Whitening and Hollywood - It's a Match!
I found this fun little website that gives out PR releases on happenings in Hollywood. Here are 2 new releases:Polished Teeth Make The ManTurns out Ben Affleck's teeth were just not up to snuff and it takes pearly whites to make a leading man. Affleck has...
No Show, Just Swag (WSYR 9 Syracuse)
The stars may not be going to the Golden Globes this year, but they will still get all the usual swag.
Braces Over Forty : Not Just For Kids Anymore
Are you an older beauty-conscious adult? If so, you are not alone. More and more, people over forty (yes, we are called baby-boomers still) are deciding to do something about their crooked and not-so-perfect teeth!There are basically three types of braces older...
Smokers: Win a Laser Teeth Whitening Session
Win a laser teeth whitening session with a silly quiz and go to England! Seems silly and it is but it is all about taking notice of your smile and what smoking can do to darken your teeth. An ad going around the UK reads as follows:Is your New Year resolution...
Think Yellow Teeth Are Funny?
Think having yellow teeth is funny? Well, since it's close to the holidays, I thought that I would just look around and find a funny story to tell about teeth rather than promote the number one, one and only teeth whitening kit that I recommend.After all, if...
Americans Need Denturists But. American Dental Association says No "Regulating the denturist profession across the Nation in providing affordable denture care for the economically disadvantaged is the little thing we can do to make a big difference in the wellness of people.
Free Holiday Portrait Gifts and more!
I just found a great offer just in time for the holidays. What if you could sign up your family for a portait shoot for the holiday and get all kinds of extra freebies when you do?Well, if you schedule your portrait online at the Glamour Shots Website, then...
Norway Bans Mercury Dental Fillings When the environmental toxin mercury is released to the environment it is very harmful, and i.a. the development of children may be damaged as a result.
Basin denturist vows to make dentures again A Basin denturist who closed his business after a judge ruled that he was practicing dentistry without a license says he won't give up his fight to resume making dentures in Wyoming.
No Globes show, but stars still get swag (EARTHtimes.org)
Hollywood stars will still be offered the luxury goods and services that come with a major awards show, even though the Golden Globes ceremony was canceled. In light of the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike and the picket line it would bring, the H...
Smoking is Bad For Your Teeth Plus Smoking and Bad Breath
Smoking Dangers RevealedTobacco intake is the single most preventable cause of premature death in today’s times. Tobacco or nicotine is the chemical that narrows our blood vessels thereby reducing the life giving air that we intake, which in turn forces us...
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