Dental Headlines & News
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 shortage in NHS (England) hurting millions of patients An acute shortage of dentists in the NHS is hurting millions of patients many of whom have not visited their dentists in the last two years, according to a new survey by Citizens Advice.
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
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.
'CREST'-FALLEN (New York Post)
A Long Island thief who stole teeth-whitening strips is not smiling today - after he was arrested for trading the strips for heroin, police said. Tony Prince, 38, of Hempstead went into a CVS store in Baldwin at 6:40 Sunday night and shoplifted...
Candidates sought for Clay County Fair Queen (The Daily Reporter)
The search is underway for candidates to compete for the title of Clay County Fair Queen. The winner, to be crowned Sunday, April 13, will reign over this year's Clay County Fair Sept. 8-16 and will also compete for the State Fair Queen title.
The Price Of A Perfect Smile The total number of patients seeking procedures to brighten their smiles in 2006 climbed by an estimated 12.8% over 2005. The average patient spent $5,640 in 2006, 3% of practices reported an average amount spent per patient of $20,000 or more. Overall, the AACD estimates the industry to be worth about $2.75 billion..
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.
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 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
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.
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