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Dental Care in Guatemala by A Caring Dentist
Dentist Hal Reed is a gracious dentist who cares. Since 1998, Dr. Reed has spearheaded a group of dentists into the depths of Guatemala for the underprivileged children there. In this poverty stricken country, Reed helps those in need. "Reed's mission is...
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...
Snap on Teeth - Florida Cosmetic Dentist Reveals All!
A Dazzling Celebrity Smile May Not Be Out of Reach with Snap-on-Teethby Florida Dentist Dr. Mitchell A. PohA new affordable entry into the field of cosmetic dentistry is becoming vogue, Snap-on-Teeth.Now individuals who don't have that perfect white smile can...
DLJ Merchant Banking Partners Acquires A Controlling Interest in Den-Mat Holdings, LLC (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----DLJ Merchant Banking Partners , a private equity investment affiliate of Credit Suisse, announced that it has acquired a controlling interest in Den-Mat Holdings, LLC , a leading manufacturer and marketer of minimally invasive dental products for cosmetic and professional dentists, with LUMINEERS® as its flagship product.
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...
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.
New Advances In Cosmetic Dentristy Stimulate Tooth Tissue Growth
What if there was a drug that could revive the tissues of your mouth that support your teeth?Well, it seems that there is a biopharmaceutical company that says it has a such a drug. It's called, Acologix and it is said to be able to restore the dental pulp...
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...
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...
Questions Continue about Pediatric Dental Chain Concern is growing about a dental clinic in Irondequoit that treats mostly low-income children.
How to become a dentist There are different routes to becoming a dentist depending on which the country one lives.
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...
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...
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."
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