Dental Headlines & News
BBC No. Ireland kids losing their teeth Northern Ireland adds fluoride chemicals into the drinking water to prevent tooth decay. Fluoridation is failing as dentists extracted nearly 30,000 teeth last year from Northern Ireland children aged under 13, Health Minister Michael McGimpsey has revealed.
Healthy Living (Westerly Sun)
Bleaching - White or Wrong? You can’t open a magazine or turn on the television without seeing them, in a blinding white color. We’re talking those beautiful white smiles. Not everyone is born with these pearly whites, but there are many ways in which to improve the appearance of your smile.
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...
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...
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...
A neglected health care need | Twin Cities Daily Planet | Minneapolis - St. Paul Oral health is one of the greatest unmet health care needs in the US. Millions of Americans have no dental insurance and even those who do often cannot afford the cost of dental care. Despite fluoridation, a study of 2005 visits to 7 Twin Cities' emergency rooms found over 10,000 related to oral health problems at a cost of nearly $5 million. Minnesota is typical of states in its oral health problems, but it is different in creatively pursuing solutions. We know that the current oral health care workforce simply cannot meet the needs of Minnesotans, so we must find a new approach to provide additional, affordable, sustained access to the oral health care system. This is where the Advanced Practice Dental Hygienist (ADHP) comes in. An ADHP will be a licensed dental hygienist educated at the Master's degree level. ADHPs will play an expanded role in treating patients by providing basic services including preventive care, diagnosis, treatment of pain and infection, and simple fillings and extractions, with a primary focus on providing access to oral health care for the underserved. Patients with greater needs will be referred to supervising dentists.
Danger in the 'dentist's chair' Nothing indicated that the Toronto house contained a dentist's office, but Jim Hood walked down a few stairs and knocked on the side door of a basement apartment, hoping to get a broken tooth fixed.
Keep dental standards high In the health-care community, doctors and auxiliary personnel are required to test and pass many examinations before they are allowed to see any patients.
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