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Remote Area Medical Clinic set for Saturday and Sunday

Sixty doctors, along with nurses and assistants from all over the country, will converge on Cookeville High School this weekend as the second Remote Area Medical Clinic takes place. Sixty doctors, along with nurses and assistants from all over the country, will converge on Cookeville High School this weekend as the second Remote Area Medical Clinic takes place.

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Douglas Adams

“In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.”
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Medical News Today: Gum disease may worsen cognitive decline for Alzheimer’s patients

Researchers found Alzheimer’s patients with gum disease had a six-fold increase in the rate of cognitive decline over a 6-month period, compared with those without gum disease. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
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Tailored preventive oral health intervention improves dental health among elderly

A tailored preventive oral health intervention significantly improved the cleanliness of teeth and dentures among elderly home care clients. In addition, functional ability and cognitive function were strongly associated with better oral hygiene, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

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Will Rogers

“The best doctor in the world is the veterinarian. He can’t ask his patients what is the matter-he’s got to just know.”
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Dentist charges to rise 5% in England

Charges for NHS dental treatment in England will rise by 5% this year and next, the government has announced. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
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Stan Dunn

“And that’s the world in a nutshell, an appropriate receptacle.”
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An examination of Horace Wells’ life as a manifestation of major depressive and seasonal affective disorders – Martin RF, Desai SP.

Horace Wells was a Hartford, Connecticut, dentist whose practice flourished because of his clinical skills. He had an imaginative mind that propelled him to the forefront in several aspects of dentistry. Unfortunately, he suffered a recurrent “illness” tha… (Source: SafetyLit)
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Dental plaque DNA shows Neandertals used ‘aspirin’

Ancient DNA found in the dental plaque of Neandertals – our nearest extinct relative – has provided remarkable new insights into their behaviour, diet and evolutionary history, including their use…
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W. Somerset Maugham

“If nobody spoke unless he had something to say, the human race would very soon lose the use of speech.”
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