Starting in January, many of the dental services that were cut eight years ago will be restored for her and about 7.5 million adults on Medi-Cal, many of whom have had to get their teeth pulled instead of repaired. Some benefits were partially restored in 2014, such as fillings and X-rays, but critical treatments remain uncovered, including lab-processed crowns, root canals on back teeth, treatments for gum disease and partial dentures.
More than 7 million California adults enrolled in Medi-Cal will…
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– December 27, 2017
Bill Nye
“The more you find out about the world, the more opportunities there are to laugh at it.”
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– December 26, 2017
Auckland Dentists Give Back for Christmas
A group of Auckland dentists is pledging more than $ 30,000 of dental treatment, dentures, and other equipment to Auckland's most needy. The Smile for Christmas campaign has teamed up with the Auckland City Mission to deliver free dental treatment to those who cannot afford it.
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– December 26, 2017
Norman Douglas
“How hard it is, sometimes, to trust the evidence of one’s senses! How reluctantly the mind consents to reality.”
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– December 25, 2017
Sinus perforation and insertion torque: feedback?
My patient presented placement of an implant replacing tooth #4. Examination revealved that the patient had pneumatized sinus floor in close proximity to where we would be placing our implant. (Source: Dental Implants Discussed by Experts)
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– December 25, 2017
9 Ways Saliva Reflects Your Health
If a small finger cut draws a drop of blood, you notice. But you probably take your saliva for granted.
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– December 25, 2017
Abraham Lincoln
“Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.”
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– December 24, 2017
Antibiotic Overuse Blind Spot: Dental Prescribing Antibiotic Overuse Blind Spot: Dental Prescribing
Recent data shine a light on a possible cause of community-acquired Clostridium difficile infection: the antibiotics prescribed by dentists.Medscape Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
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– December 24, 2017
Guest Column: Teeth are designed to last a lifetime
Q. I have vivid memories of my mother's dentures in a glass next to her bed. As I enter my 70s, is this what I have to look forward to? A. Let's start with a definition.
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– December 24, 2017
