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4 things to know about oral health as you age

Dental health is important at all ages, but it can decline as you get older. Even with vigilant dental care as a child and an adult, problems can emerge later in life.

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John A. Wheeler

“If you haven’t found something strange during the day, it hasn’t been much of a day.”
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Those With Diabetes Less Likely to See Dentist Despite Health Risks

Title: Those With Diabetes Less Likely to See Dentist Despite Health RisksCategory: Health NewsCreated: 4/4/2018 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 4/5/2018 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Diabetes General)
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5 Things You Didn’t Know Denture Tablets Could Clean

If you're decades away from dentures, you've probably never thought to add denture cleaning tablets to your grocery shopping list. But you should.

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Thomas Babington Macaulay

“It is possible to be below flattery as well as above it.”
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GP leaders in final bid to secure 2018/19 pay rise

GP leaders will give oral evidence to the Doctors and Dentists Review Body (DDRB) within days in a final bid to secure a significant increase beyond the interim 1% pay settlement agreed as part of the 2018/19 GP contract. (Source: GP Online News)

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Major volunteering for Oral Health Month

Dianna Major, a registered dental hygienist in Lower Sackville, found several ways to volunteer her time and services to people in the community who need them. A smile is said to be advantaged by good oral health, but that is just one of the many benefits a healthy mouth provides.

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Four causes of an orange tongue

Looking in a mirror and seeing that the tongue has turned orange may be alarming, especially when a person has eaten nothing containing food coloring recently. In this article, learn what causes an orange tongue, including infections, medications, and beta carotene. We also describe what other colors may indicate.
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Jane Wagner

“The ability to delude yourself may be an important survival tool.”
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Consumer-driven and commercialised practice in dentistry: an ethical and professional problem?

Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy pp 1 –7AbstractThe rise and persistence of a commercial model of healthcare and the potential shift towards the commodification of dental services, provided to consumers, should provoke thought about the nature and purpose of dentistry and whether this paradigm is cause for concern. Within this article, whether dentistry is a commodity and the legitimacy of dentistry as a business is explored and assessed. Dentistry is perceived to be a commodity, dependent upon the context of how services are to be provided and the interpretation of the patient –professional relationship. Commercially-focused practices threaten the fiduciary nature of the interaction between consumer and provider. The solution to managing commercial elements within dentistry is not…

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