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Oral and Dental Health
Preventive dental services by physicians reduce tooth decay treatments in preschoolers
A preventive dental program targeting preschoolers under age 4 administered by physicians instead of dentists effectively reduces the need for tooth decay-related treatment among young children, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study shows.
ADA Statement Examines the Role of Adequate Workforce In Breaking Down Barriers to Oral Health
WASHINGTON - The American Dental Association today released the first in a series of papers examining the challenges and solutions to bringing good oral health to the millions of Americans-including as many as one-quarter of the nation's children-who lack access to dental care, many of them suffering with untreated disease. ...ADA Statement on Infection Control in Dental Settings
CHICAGO - In light of recent developments at the VA Center in Dayton, Ohio, the American Dental Association (ADA) understands that there may be heightened interest in infection control procedures in dental settings....IU-led "Growing Our Own" report offers solutions to address decline in U.S. dental faculty
INDIANAPOLIS -- A new report by an Indiana University School of Dentistry department chair with researchers from six other U.S. dental schools is calling for quick and creative solutions to address the growing scarcity of full-time faculty members within the nation's dental school programs. ...Preventing tooth decay in the youngest American Indians
INDIANAPOLIS -- A study conducted in four American Indian communities in the Pacific Northwest presents an effective strategy to convince mothers to switch young children from drinking sweetened soda to water and shows that eliminating these sugary drinks from the diets of the youngest members of the tribe significantly decreased tooth decay. ...Scientific Panels Issue Evidence-Based Clinical Recommendations on Use of Fluoridated Water with Infant Formula, Prescribing Fluoride Supplements
ADA Council on Scientific Affairs convened separate expert panels for recommendations ...New device set to combat fear of the dentist's drill
An innovative device which cancels out the noise of the dental drill could spell the end of people's anxiety about trips to the dentist, according to experts at King's College London, Brunel University and London South Bank University, who pioneered the invention. ...DENTAL SURVEY LEAVES SOMETHING TO SMILE ABOUT
THE GENERAL level of oral health in the UK is improving, UK government figures show....The real fear of dental chair revealed
Nearly one in five women – and one in ten men – will suffer ‘extreme dental anxiety’ before they even sit in the dentist’s chair, according to the biggest adult dental survey for a decade. ...
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Jon
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12/10/2011 16:41:04
One reason people get the wrong idea: articles like yours that talk about "association with the risks of smoking"
Hello? Are you familiar with the ...
brigitte
on
07/10/2011 14:29:44
Those listed items are not going to make much impact. Smoking compromises babies, but doesn't result in prematurity anymore than any other imperfect practice prenatally. ...
admin
on
06/10/2011 18:47:06
Actually there is a great deal of published evidence of fluoride in drinking water severely harming the health of users.
Try examining the dozens of clinical ...
Richard Windsor
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29/09/2011 05:25:07
Point to a single double-blind placebo controlled trial that meets modern standards of evidence based medicine and I might consider your argument.
lo chung yin
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28/09/2011 04:57:08
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