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The Dental News of July 3, 2008


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A Spa for Those Women Concerned About ?Pelvic Fitness? (New York Times)
Phit short for pelvic health integrated techniques is the first medi spa in Manhattan wholly dedicated to strengthening and grooming a woman?s genital area.

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,...

Man who slashed Edmonton dentist admitted hating Muslims

An Iranian refugee who admitted he hates Muslims has pleaded guilty to aggravated assault for slashing a dentist with broken glass.

Dentists Meeting with Corporate Money

Supported heavily by corporations that profit from tooth decay, the International Association of Dental Research will hold its annual meeting in Toronto, July 3-5..

Bruno's final (dental) bill abandoned mid-vote after revolt

The last legislation of NYS Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno 's 32-year Albany career was a hastily drafted measure benefiting dentists that he abandoned mid-vote after it sparked an extraordinary revolt

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

Beauty : Care For Your Looks Starting Today!
It is said that a thing of beauty is a joy forever. That probably explains why possessing beauty and being beautiful is one of the foremost preoccupations of human beings. Over the years, consumerism has transformed such preoccupations into frank obsession....

Professionals Ask Governor Jindal to Veto Unfair Fluoridation Bill

With American Dental Association funding, the Louisiana Dental Association (LDA), hired public relations and lobbying firms to promote the fluoridation bill. The LDA boasts that they have huge access to legislators. On their website they state that their activities include "the use of staff and contract lobbyists, governmental publications, legislative reporting service,dinners for legislators, Dentists' Day at the Legislature, and VoterVOICE!"

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...

Political Clout of Organized Dentistry

This is a parable about power and money and fear and influence and secrecy - in other words, about how a bill becomes law in Albany.


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