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NIDCR E-Newsletter: Summer 2018

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. NIDCR’s Summer 2018 E-Newsletter is now available. In this issue: NIDCR News NIH/HHS News Science Advances Funding Opportunities Funding Notices The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD 20892-2190 301-496-4261 (Source: NIDCR Science News)
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Mitch Hedberg

“You can’t please all of the people all of the time, and last night all of those people came to my show.”
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Registration Open for 2018 Global Oral Health Summit, User-Centered Educational Program Takes Center Stage

ATLANTA —Along with open registration for its 2018 Global Oral Health Summit, Carestream Dental is pleased to announce a unique educational program that was designed with the guidance of real practice management software users. The results are an event that ’s made for oral health professionals by oral health professionals.“User-centered design and the voice of the customer drives the development process at Carestream Dental, and these concepts carried over to the decision-making process surrounding the speakers, session formats and courses offered at the Summit,” Ed Shellard, D.M.D., chief dental officer, Ca restream Dental, said.Dawn Hill, Jan Odell, Angie Minks, Misty Mattingly, Jerilyn Bird, Barb Nissen, Carol Chambers and Barb Houser, a volunteer team of CS OrthoTrac, CS Pract…

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Barbara Tober

“Traditions are group efforts to keep the unexpected from happening.”
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Neutron tomography: Insights into the interior of teeth, root balls, batteries, and fuel cells

(Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin f ü r Materialien und Energie) A team of researchers at Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB) and European Spallation Source (ESS) has now published a comprehensive overview of neutron-based imaging processes in the renowned journal Materials Today (impact factor 21.6). The authors report on the latest developments in neutron tomography, illustrating the possible applications using examples of this non-destructive method. Neutron tomography has facilitated breakthroughs in so diverse areas such as art history, battery research, dentistry, energy materials, industrial research, magnetism, palaeobiology and plant physiology. (Source: EurekAlert! – Biology)
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Flannery O’Connor

“Everywhere I go I’m asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don’t stifle enough of them. There’s many a best-seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.”
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Medical News Today: How to treat a loose tooth in adults

Losing teeth is a regular part of growing up. In adults, however, loose teeth may be a cause for concern. Adult teeth are designed to last a lifetime and should not fall out. We explore reasons that teeth may loosen, including gum disease and osteoporosis. Learn about preventing further damage, treatments, and more. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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David Peterson

“If you don’t know what to do, call the media and at least give the appearance of doing something.”
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Rural America Has Too Few Dentists — and Too Few Patients Who Can Pay

Discusses oral health needs and disparities in rural America, focusing on a rural town in West Virginia. Although things like workforce shortages and preventive services either being reimbursed at low rates or not being covered at all by Medicaid or Medicare can contribute to the problem, this also touches on the economic realities of rural America and how difficult it can be to afford care even when it is accessible. (May require subscription to view full article.) (Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center)

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This Exhibition Has Real Bite

Everyone has them. Or if they don't, they wish they did. ” Teeth ,” a new exhibition at the Wellcome Collection , offers both a brief history of dentistry – making the visitor rejoice at living in the 21st century – and an often-surprising view of the feelings people harbor about their teeth.

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