Montana dentists say they fear state budget cuts for adult dental care will hurt people with disabilities and elderly people most. Lee Newspapers of Montana reported Sunday that $ 8.9 million in cuts are planned to the state's Medicaid dental program.
Montana dentists fear cuts’ effect on vulnerable patients
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– December 18, 2017
John Cleese
“I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me.”
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– December 17, 2017
Inter-and intra-examiner reliability of bitewing radiography and near-infrared light transillumination for proximal caries detection and assessment.
CONCLUSIONS:This study revealed a good to excellent inter-and intra-examiner reliability for proximal caries detection using DBW and NIRT images. The logistic regression analysis revealed significantly better reliability for NIRT. Additionally, the first evaluation cycle was more reliable according to the reference diagnoses. (Source: Dental Technology Blog)
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– December 17, 2017
Free dentures given to 120 Kapampangans
The Pampanga Provincial Health Office distributed free dentures to 120 Kapampangans to “bring back their smiles” on Friday at the Benigno Aquino Hall, Capitol Compound, this city. The event was led by dentists from different district hospitals in the province where 240 cases of upper and lower dentures were given to the recipients.
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– December 17, 2017
Paul Valery
“The folly of mistaking a paradox for a discovery, a metaphor for a proof, a torrent of verbiage for a spring of capital truths, and oneself for an oracle, is inborn in us.”
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– December 16, 2017
Sintered Xenograft over Allograft?
There is an article which describes using sintered xenograft (bovine) over an allograft for Ridge Augmentation. Any thoughts on this technique? (Source: Dental Implants Discussed by Experts)
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– December 16, 2017
Benjamin the dog: Pet of the Week for Dec. 15
Like most seniors, he does have some issues with his teeth but you wouldn't stop loving your grandpa because he has dentures, would you? Didn't think so. If you're looking for a low energy but decently spry cuddle bug, Benjamin should be your number one candidate.
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– December 16, 2017
German Proverb
“A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.”
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– December 15, 2017
New York City dentist reveals how to cure a burned mouth
Cut the wine and try yogurt says Dr Eunjung Jo, a dentist at Astor Smile in New York City, who explains there are some golden rules to avoid aggravating the burn and speed up your recovery. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
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– December 15, 2017
Sarah Sanders debunks #DentureDonald conspiracy: ‘President’s throat was dry’
Press secretary Sarah Sanders shot down speculation that President Trump wears dentures on Thursday after liberal media members and Twitter pundits started a conspiracy theory that fake teeth were responsible for slurred words during his Jerusalem speech on Wednesday. While Trump would presumably welcome most comparisons to George Washington, having fake teeth is not likely one he'd want to emulate.
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– December 15, 2017
