California Dental Hygienists Urge Greater Awareness Of “Meth Mouth” As An Early Indicator Of Abuse
November 19th, 2008 With methamphetamine addiction continuing to skyrocket, the California Dental Hygienists' Association (CDHA) today called on the public to understand that decaying teeth can be one of the first warning signs that a family member or loved one is abusing the drug.The miseries of 18th century’s toothache sufferers
November 19th, 2008According to a rare book, thought to be the first dentistry book, even those treated by the most eminent practitioners were in for an agonising time.
Manage Your Dental Professional Registration With A Click Of The Mouse - General Dental Council, UK
November 19th, 2008 Dental professionals can now pay their GDC annual retention fee, update their contact details and check the details on their practising certificate before it is printed, all via the web, thanks to the GDC's new self-service website e-GDC at http://www.gdc-arf.com.Mouth Cancer Awareness Week 16 - 22 November 2008, University Hospital Of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust
November 19th, 2008 Specialist nurses at Wythenshawe Hospital are this week raising awareness of mouth cancer, a disease which is on the increase and affects 5,000 new people in the UK each year. In the last 10 years, the number of new mouth cancer cases has increased by more than 30%. Whilst men are twice as likely to develop mouth cancer, there are now more cases amongst women and around 1600 people die of mouth cancer every year.Fluorescence Used To Develop Method For Detecting Mercury In Fish, Dental Amalgam
November 19th, 2008 Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have developed a simple and quick method for detecting mercury in fish and dental samples, two substances at the center of public concern about mercury contamination. The technique involves a fluorescent substance that glows bright green when it comes into contact with oxidized mercury, the researchers report in the current online edition of the Journal of the American Chemical Society.Do You Need Bone Grafting?
November 19th, 2008 Bone grafting is a common procedure done when there is insufficient bone volume to support a dental implant. All bone grafting does is supplement your bone with replacement bone.I Hate CPAP Comes to Alabama! Dr. William Adams Has Joined the National I Hate CPAP Campaign and Launched Huntsville.IHateCPAP.com to Introduce Oral Appliance and CPAP Alternative Options to Sleep Apnea Sufferers Who Can’t Tolerate CPAP or Have Stopped Using It. Do You Hate CPAP? Call Dr. Adams.
November 19th, 2008 Sleep apnea is a life threatening medical condition that is often treated with the CPAP machine. The problem is less than half the people prescribed CPAP use it regularly. Dr. Adams has launched www.Huntsville.IHateCPAP.com to introduce oral appliance and cpap alternative options in Alabama.Minneapolis Orthodontics Practice Ships Halloween Candy To U.S. Troops
November 19th, 2008 Dr. Jennifer Eisenhuth's patients and other community members break the record for candy turned in during the practice's Halloween candy buy-back program.Fluoride in drinking water may negatively affect health of fetuses and infants
November 19th, 2008 (NaturalNews) Did you know that fluoride in our water supplies is the only chemical added for a specific medical purpose, i.e. to prevent tooth decay? All other chemicals are added for treatment purposes, to improve the quality and safety of tap water. And an expert has voiced his concerns over the potential negative impact of fluoride in drinking water on the health of fetuses and infants.Dr Vyvyan Howard is a medical pathologist and toxicologist, and also President of the International Society of Doctors for the Environment. In a short video clip put together by the Fluoride Action Network, he expressed his concern over the use of fluoride in our water supplies.About Dr HowardOver the last two to three decades, Dr Howard's research has centered on the effects of toxic substances on the d...
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