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The Dental News of July 12, 2008


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Drayton Valley Western Review, Drayton Valley, AB

On June 26 the town of Drayton Valley officially shut off the fluoride tap in our water treatment plant.



Hexafluorosilicic acid is a very strong acid and can be very harmful if ingested. Berube also says the fumes from the acid etches the glass, paint and computer screens of the water treatment plant. With the water treatment plant not having the proper facilities to handle this acid, let alone test its level in the water, Berube is very concerned for the operators in his plant as well as the people drinking the water. Berube feels the health risks of adding fluoride to the water far out-weigh the benefits.

Fact sheet: Oral Cancers

Oral cancers are cancers of the mouth.

What they are, how to detect and prevent oral cancer

The Dentist Stole My Wisdom

Had my wisdom teeth pulled a week ago and when i asked if i could keep my wisdom teeth they told me it was a bio hazard and i was not aloud to keep them.

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...

Patients are needlessly losing their teeth because Labour has...

Needless: Patients are losing their teeth instead of having them saved because of Labour's botched NHS dentistry policies Patients are having teeth extracted that could otherwise be saved as a result of the ...

Why Is Dental Care So Darned Expensive?

I recently posted an article asking what keeps people from seeking dental care. Two posters responded and said it was the cost.

Family dentistry uses friendly, innovative methods (Peninsula Gateway)
Lowell Ostheller, pictured, manages a family dentistry business with his wife, Carol, and his son, Joseph, who is the lead dentist.

Dental Supplier Trades at Tempting Discount

THE NUMBER OF dentists in America has remained mostly flat since 1990, while the population has increased 22%, reports the New York Times. So while the cost of most goods rises gradually from one year to the next due to inflation, the cost of dental care rose 25% after subtracting for inflation between 1996 and 2004. Meanwhile, around one in three Americans lack dental plans, double the number that lack health plans. Half of all dental spending is out-of-pocket


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