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The Dental News of July 1, 2008


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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...

Giving Teeth Whitening a Bad Name?
Seems there is a company in LA called White Overnite who are milking people out of their money by ordering something for free and hitting up their credit card with a high priced item.Not only that, but they are even misrepresenting their product by claiming...

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...

Take A Cruise and Whiten Your Teeth In Style!
Extreme makeovers while cruising the high seas? Why not!You can take a European cruise from www.royalcaribbean.co.uk and find that their spa offers a range of treatment rooms, offering everything from teeth whitening to detox procedures. Rather stay on land?Manhattan,...

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...

The Online Information Source for the Medical Device Industry (Medical Device Link)
As packaging is tasked with supporting patient education and product marketing, drug industry interest in evolved carton and label styles is at high pitch.

Armed men help team escape custody enoute to dentist

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Two men armed with a gun and mace helped 17-year-old inmate escape from custody late Friday morning, police said.

If they're not too fat they're too thin (Sydney Morning Herald)
Magwatch : No one would ever wish lard upon a celebrity's thighs, yet there comes a time when blubber may be the best gift of all for a superstar.

Baby Boomers Want Whiter Teeth in Droves
Are you after that younger look ?Well, you are not alone. People today firmly believe that a whiter smile helps you get a promotion, secure a new job, enhance your love life and just plain add to your looks.More baby boomers than ever are interested in their...

3D Dentistry

The world of dentistry is going 3-D. X-rays now have the ability to show a dentist much more than just your teeth. It costs more and delivers more radiation that conventional X-rays; but isn't used routinely - only in special cases

Kensington Dental Care Named 'Best of the Bay' (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
As a child Louie B. Mendoza, DDS, was fascinated by teeth. So it's no wonder he became a dentist and excelled in the profession.

Change in AHA guidelines important for dentists to know

After years of recommending preventive antibiotics, in 2007 the American Heart Association changed its' guidelines.

Some Dentists Distrust Water Fluoridation

Some argue that water fluoridation does not actually improve dental health. "If you want fluoride to work, rub it on the teeth, don't ingest it. If you want to prevent skin cancer, do you put SPF 30 in the water supply?" asked a New Jersey dentist. "Fluoride is okay topically, but no study shows that ingesting fluoride reduces decay," agreed a Wisconsin dentist.

The issue of "forced medication" is central to some. "It's been shown to be effective, but we shouldn't be medicating the whole population," said a Colorado dentist. "It's a travesty that this is placed in our water supplies," agreed an orthodontist. "Dentists need to step back and stop forcing fluoride on the public," opined an Idaho dentist. "History will be unkind to dentistry on the subject of fluoridation," offered a dental office worker

Now they're too thin (Sydney Morning Herald)
Magwatch : Celebrities just can't win: if they're not too fat, they're too thin. Poor Courtney Love is in the mags' sights this week.


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