Care home staff have been trained to implement proper oral hygiene, as well as work with and interact with seniors, some of which are living with dementia. Kerrie Kreig is Saskatchewan's only long-term care oral health co-ordinator – but she doesn't want it to be that way.
Sask. needs more long-term oral health-care professionals, says advocate
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– February 9, 2017
Genetic defects in tooth enamel conducive to development of caries
Bacteria are not the sole cause of caries; tooth resistance also plays an instrumental role.
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– February 9, 2017
Fred Hoyle
“Space isn’t remote at all. It’s only an hour’s drive away if your car could go straight upwards.”
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– February 8, 2017
Post-treatment Stability in Angle Class III Cases.
Authors: Yoshizumi J, Sueishi K Abstract The purpose of this study was to compare post-treatment stability in Angle Class III cases grouped by treatment modality into extraction, non-extraction, or surgical. Twenty-seven Angle Class III patients (9 men, 18 women) were selected from among the records of qualified retention cases treated at the Department of Orthodontics, Tokyo Dental College. The patients were divided into the following groups: Group 1, extraction (n=10); Group 2, non-extraction (n=9); and Group 3, surgery (n=8). Lateral cephalograms, panoramic X-rays, and study casts were obtained at baseline (T0), after active treatment (T1), and after retention (T2). The ABO Model Grading System (ABO) and Gottlieb’s Grading Analysis (GGA) were used as indices of occlusion, and th…
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– February 8, 2017
Affordable Dental Solutions Opens New Office in Easton
We negotiate discounts with the nation's top dental manufacturers to ensure a price that is more manageable to patients.” EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES, February 7, 2017 / EINPresswire.com / — With its new office in Easton, PA, Affordable Dental Solutions is quickly becoming one of the fastest growing dental providers in Eastern Pennsylvania.
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– February 8, 2017
Clint Eastwood
“There’s only one way to have a happy marriage and as soon as I learn what it is I’ll get married again.”
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– February 7, 2017
Endodontic Management of Maxillary First Molar with Five Root Canals, Including Two Distobuccal Root Canals: A Case Report.
Authors: Sinha DJ, Sinha AA, Prakash P, Jaiswal N Abstract Multiple canals in the root are part of the normal morphology of the tooth. A canal may sometimes be overlooked, however, and this may lead to failure of treatment. The first step in successful endodontic treatment, therefore, is gaining access to the pulp chamber and locating all the canals. In order to achieve this goal, practitioners need to be familiar with all possible variations in root canal morphology, and should thoroughly explore roots to ensure that all canals are identified, debrided, and obturated. Here, we report the diagnosis, treatment planning, and endodontic management of a maxillary first molar with five root canals, including two distobuccal root canals, in a 22-year-old woman. PMID: 26961335 [PubMe…
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– February 7, 2017
SIU School of Dental Medicine hosts Open House on SIUE campus
The Southern Illinois University School of Dental Medicine is hosting an Open House from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16 to showcase its renovated clinic on the Edwardsville campus. The clinic is equipped to provide a full scope of dental services, including preventive dentistry, cleanings, fillings, crowns and bridges, dentures, surgery, root canals and implant procedures.
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– February 7, 2017
Zsa Zsa Gabor
“I know nothing about sex because I was always married.”
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– February 6, 2017
Tool to measure workload of health professionals in Primary Health Care: development and validation
Conclusion The proposed instrument is an innovating tool because of its configuration for health team and supports staff planning in primary health care. (Source: Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP)
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– February 6, 2017
