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The Dental News of April 2, 2009


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AdEx Media Announces Fiscal 2008 Fourth Quarter and Year End Results (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
AdEx Media, Inc. , a leading performance-driven online marketing and distribution company, today announced results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2008.

Dentists wary of salon teeth-whitening treatments (The Pantagraph)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- When Kelly Markos started offering teeth whitening in her upscale salon, she thought it would be a nice addition to her lineup of eyelash extensions, temporary tattoos and custom makeup.

Beauty on a Budget (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - Feeling fabulous is something all women crave. But tough economic times can bring cutbacks in all areas of life. Luckily, your daily beauty routine doesn't have to suffer. You can still feel great from the inside out without spending a fortune. Try these tips to get beauty luxury for less.

County's pilot Medicaid dental program draws criticism

While experts decry dental care for poor kids throughout the state, Medicaid has run a pilot program in Miami-Dade County for the past five years that continues to be hotly debated.

A study by Burton L. Edelstein, a professor of dental medicine at Columbia University, found the number of Miami-Dade dentists doing Medicaid work has decreased by two-thirds while the number of Medicaid children handled by each dentist tripled -- to 1,196.

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...

Fundraiser makes them smile (Wetaskiwin Times Advertiser)
A fundraiser involving a local dentist is putting brighter smiles, not only on the campaign’s beneficiaries, but on the participants as well. Dr. Tim Mahoney is involved in the Smiles for Life fundraiser, which raises money for a number of charities throughout North America.

UK Plymouth dentists pulling twice as many teeth

DENTISTS in Plymouth are pulling out more than twice the number of teeth sparking renewed concerns over problems accessing NHS treatment.

There has also been criticism that because dentists now receive a flat salary, they no longer have any financial incentive to carry out difficult work such as crowns and bridges.

A think-tank now argues dentists should have a limit on the amount of private work they can do.

The dental dilemma

Carrao, who is on MaineCare, tried to find a dentist to take care of his teeth, he ran into a problem. None would take him.

Maine's shortage of dentists is well known.But what's less well-known is the plight of poor adults trying to access those few dentists. Of the 585 Maine dentists the state surveyed in 2006 - the last year for which such data is available - only 275 said they accepted MaineCare. Of those, 135 said they were not taking new patients


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