Dental Headlines & News
Four New Quality Resource Guides Added to MetLifes Dental Continuing Education Program (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
NEW YORK----MetLife announced today that four quality resource guides have been added to its American Dental Association and Academy of General Dentistry recognized dental continuing education program.
a Private dentists may shun North Wales over red tapea PRIVATE dentists in North Wales face tougher regulation, in a move a dental group warns could leave a major shortage in Wales.
Fluoride No Benefit to Poor, studies show Even when fluoridated water is the most consumed item, cavities are extensive in low-income Americans when their diets are bad, according to Caries Research.
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....
Simplify Your Medicine Cabinet (Lexington Clipper-Herald)
(ARA) - If opening the medicine cabinet can be hazardous to your health, you are not alone. With the many items each family member uses daily, it's hard to keep this area clean and clutter-free. Update your medicine cabinet by opting for all-in-one products that save time and shelf space.
Smoking is Bad For Your Teeth Plus Smoking and Bad Breath
Smoking Dangers RevealedTobacco intake is the single most preventable cause of premature death in today’s times. Tobacco or nicotine is the chemical that narrows our blood vessels thereby reducing the life giving air that we intake, which in turn forces us...
Utah Dentist Exposes Dangers Of Silver and Mercury Fillings
Silver Amalgams and Mecury Fillings in Your Teeth Are Not Safe!Baby boomers beware! What you have been told all these years about silver fillings may not be all they are cracked up to be. Truth is, it may be time to retire those old silver and mercury fillings,...
Future of Dentures in Fast Decay As long as there are hockey players, there will be niche markets for false teeth. "Certainly lifestyle is a piece of this -- diet, exercise. On the obesity and smoking side, West Virginia ranks very, very high," says Kenneth E. Thorpe, professor of health policy at Emory University and a consultant to the West Virginia legislature on health reform. He also points to "access to early-on primary care. Low-income kids don't see the dentist ever. "But all rural Appalachia -- it goes back to lifestyle. Lack of exercise, poor diet. Just the fat intake during the day. Cheap, high-calorie fast food is abundant. West Virginia ranks very low on nutritional markers like vegetables, fruits. Fluoridation is a waste of tax dollars.
Jaw Infection From Fosamax More Prevalent Than Thought According to a report published January 1 in the Journal of the American Dental Association, women are at risk from jaw infection, even with short-term use of commonly used osteoporosis drugs.
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...
Quote: Darwin on wisdom teeth Darwin, in The Descent of Man , volume 1, pp. 26-27: It appears as if the posterior molar or wisdom-teeth were tending to become rudimentary in the more civilised races of man.
What's in a name? 10 cases where moniker maketh man In their book Yes!, Goldstein, Martin and Cialdini cite the classic piece of research that supports the idea that nominative determism really exists. A study of the rolls of the American Dental Association shows that more people called Dennis become dentists than you would expect if the choice of profession were purely random.
Shoppers strapped for cash help themselves (Courier-Post)
When push comes to shove, some shoppers are doing more than just pinching pennies -- they aren't paying at all.
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