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Sue Murphy

“Did you ever walk into a room and forget why you walked in? I think that’s how dogs spend their lives.”
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Efficacy of Articaine versus Lidocaine in Supplemental Infiltration for Mandibular First versus Second Molars with Irreversible Pulpitis: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind Clinical Trial

ConclusionsThe success rate for IANB with 4% articaine was 25%. Articaine and lidocaine had similar success rates for supplemental infiltration in first molars, whereas articaine was significantly more successful for second molars. However, because BI often did not provide profound pulpal anesthesia, additional techniques including intraosseous anesthesia may still be required. (Source: Dental Technology Blog)

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Ronald Reagan

“I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency, even if I’m in a cabinet meeting.”
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Causes and solutions for bad morning breath

(Natural News) It doesn’t matter if you’re talking to your significant other or the dentist – morning breath is always a cause for embarrassment. Aside from poor dental hygiene, morning breath can be caused by other factors such as snoring and chewing gum. There’s no sure way of preventing morning breath, but according to dentist… (Source: NaturalNews.com)
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Four-day health clinic benefits 579 patients

A MEDICAL team from the US conducted a four-day clinic in Solevu Village last week where they saw 579 patients from Malolo Island and staff members from nearby hotels. The US-based Fiji Dental and Medical Foundation completed 181 fillings, 425 extractions and fitted 49 sets of dentures for Solevu villagers and staff members from the Ahura Resorts properties – Likuliku Lagoon and Malolo Island resorts.

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Robertson Davies

“A happy childhood has spoiled many a promising life.”
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Public health dentists offer recommendations to better integrate oral health and primary care

In practice, policy and education, oral health care and primary health care have traditionally been considered separate. In an effort to change that, a group of public health dentists has issued recommendations on improving the integration of the two with a goal to influence policymakers, clinicians, educators and health researchers.In apaper, commissioned by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine ’s Roundtable on Health Literacy, experts found that additional work is needed to integrate primary care and oral health to provide more comprehensive and improved access to care.The authors, from theUCLA School of Dentistry and the University of North Carolina, also found that the amount of time devoted to oral health in health-professional training programs remains low a…

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PHO dental health serves 35,885 in 2017

A total of 35,885 kabalens from the 18 municipalities of the province were served by the Provincial Health Office under the Preventive Dental Health Management System. According to Dr. Thricia Sunglao, provincial dental supervisor, they have accomplished at least 75 dental missions from February to December in 2017.

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Benjamin Franklin

“All human situations have their inconveniences. We feel those of the present but neither see nor feel those of the future; and hence we often make troublesome changes without amendment, and frequently for the worse.”
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Kulzer launches Ivory ® ReLeafTM, dentistry’s best hands-free suction solution

South Bend, IN/2.9.2018.Kulzer announced today that it has launched its time-saving, patient-friendly, high volume Ivory ReLeaf hands-free HVE suction device.Ivory ReLeaf assists with evacuation, retraction and maintaining a dry field during a wide array of dental and hygiene procedures. Unlike saliva ejectors, Ivory ReLeaf is not only a hands-free suction device, but a high volume suction device. It works in all four quadrants with ergonomic comfort and full view of oral cavity without the need to be moved around. This can save up to 15 minutes of time per patient, which can translate into hundreds of dollars in increased production throughout the day.“The ingenious aspect of Ivory ReLeaf’s design is that its disposable leaves use the cheek and vestibule area for support, rather than …

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