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The Dental News of March 26, 2009


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Ways to keep your teeth their whitest (Orlando Sentinel)
Whitening strips and professional treatments aren't the only ways to keep your teeth pearly. Here are a few tips from New Town Dental Arts in James City County, Va.:

Many Americans say they forgo routine dental care

Skipping regular dental visits could land Americans in "the chair" down the road with far more serious and costly tooth and gum problems, say experts, as new data reveal many Americans chose not to see a ...

Teeth Whitening and Hollywood - It's a Match!
I found this fun little website that gives out PR releases on happenings in Hollywood. Here are 2 new releases:Polished Teeth Make The ManTurns out Ben Affleck's teeth were just not up to snuff and it takes pearly whites to make a leading man. Affleck has...

Stimulus money lowers patient fees

The lower fees were approved Friday by the center's board of directors and went into effect this week, according to Stephanie Wiersma, the center's executive director.

Accomplished Dentist Joins Puja Dental Groups 5 Offices in the Phoenix, Arizona area to provide Orthodontics (dBusinessNews.com)
MESA , AZ March 16, 2009 – Puja Dental Group announced today the addition of a new dentist that will be working out of all 5 Phoenix area dental offices. Dr. Jay C. Jesperson D.D.S , brings his expertise in Orthodontics to patients of all of the Puja Dental Group offices, starting in March 2009.

Rhode Island Governor Plans To Cut Dental Services For 38,000 Low-Income Residents

Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri (R) plans to eliminate dental coverage for an estimated 38,000 low-income parents enrolled in the RIte Care program by July 1, the Providence Journal reports. According to the Journal, many advocates for low-income residents fear the move "could be the first of many cuts" as lawmakers make changes to the Medicaid program under the so-called "global Medicaid waiver" (Peoples, Providence Journal, 3/20). Under an agreement that Carcieri negotiated with CMS last year, the state will limit Medicaid spending to $12.4 billion through 2013. In exchange for capping spending, the state will receive broad authority to change services (Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, 3/4).

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,...

Proposed legislation designed to attract doctors to underserved areas

Brownsville Community Health Center is hiring doctors, but no one is applying for the jobs.


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