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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...
Beverly Hills Cosmetic Dentist Reveals All
Hilary Duff just got porcelain veneers to go over her four chipped front teethOther stars going the cosmetic smile improving route: Michael Douglas also likes porcelain veneers.Other celebs including Jon Bon Jovi, Oprah Winfrey, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Jessica...
Meth Is Bad - Not Just For You But For Your Teeth!
Now, we all know that use of hard drugs is not a good thing but I am not hear to preach about drug addiction, today.I just want to highlight this news: meth (methamphetamine) ruins your oral health. The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) advises it is imperative...
Hygienist finds a mother lode of bad teeth "I don't remember there ever being this level of apathy and number of people not being served," Mills said. "I'm not sure why. Maybe it's just that there isn't as much emphasis on community health these days 1,300 people came to the hospital last year for "emergency" dental care. Most of the patients were low-income people in severe pain from dental problems and had no place else to go because dentists would not see them
News Europe (Aljazeera)
European union citizens would be able to seek medical care anywhere in the continent without prior authorisation and get reimbursed for the treatment by their insurer.
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.
European Union to overhaul health care rules (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
European Union citizens will be able to shop for medical care around the 27-nation bloc without prior authorization from their insurer, under new rules to be unveiled by the EU executive Wednesday.
Dentists Warn About Over Brushing It may seem contrary to what we've been told, but Kugel agrees. He says it's not the food that causes the problems -- it's the bacteria, and that takes 24 hours to build up on your teeth. "If you did a two minute brushing, you did it once a day and you did it correctly, that would actually be enough.
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...
CA Dentists getting 10% Less to treat the poor A lawsuit by health industry groups and lobbying efforts have done nothing to stop the 10 percent cuts in Medi-Cal reimbursements for physicians, hospitals and dentists. In addition, pharmacies will receive smaller payments for filling prescriptions for patients covered by Medi-Cal, the state's health program for the poor.
MD Dentists getting more Medicaid dollars Maryland also is raising Medicaid reimbursement rates for dentists to create higher incentives for treating low-income children. For each of the next three years, the state has provided $7 million, which will trigger $7 million in federal matching money, to boost Medicaid rates
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