While still in its infancy, the digital denture market is poised for growth. “It's predicted that the U.S denture market will grow from 8.6 million units in 2015 to 9.7 million units by 2020.
Pioneer in Digital Dentures Hosts Inaugural Symposium
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– December 1, 2016
Fran Lebowitz
“Ask your child what he wants for dinner only if he’s buying.”
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– November 30, 2016
Omega 3 Fatty Acids May Reduce Bacterial Lung Infections Associated with COPD
Compounds derived from omega-3 fatty acids – like those found in salmon – might be the key to helping the body combat lung infections, according to researchers at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. The omega-3 derivatives were effective at clearing a type of bacteria called Nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi), which often plagues people with inflammatory diseases like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). (Source: University of Rochester Medical Center Press Releases)
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– November 30, 2016
Dearth Of Providers, Delays In Authorizations Plague Medicaid Dental Program
In 2014, Washington's Medicaid program resumed covering dental care for adults. That was celebrated by advocates for the poor.
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– November 30, 2016
Hansell B. Duckett
“What this country needs is more free speech worth listening to.”
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– November 29, 2016
Dimensions of oral health services access in printed media
This study aimed to analyze the publication of the theme “ac cess to oral health services” in the print media of the Espírito Santo (ES), Brazil. We used a qualita tive and documental approach to analyze the news on the access to oral health services disseminated between March 2004 and June 2009 in the two main newspapers of Espírito Santo, Brazil (A Gazeta and A Tribuna). To select the materials we used the keywords “Dentist”, “Dentistry” and “Oral Health”. Of the 392 news found, 121 were about “access to oral health services”. We selected 41 pieces for this analysis according to the rules of completeness, representativeness, consistency and relevance. The thematic content analysis of the data was performed according to the following categories: “availability”, “acceptability” and “affo…
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– November 29, 2016
TRIUMPH: Mr Crompton’s exploits raised more than 600 for Help for Heroes
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– November 29, 2016
Steven Wright
“I have an existential map. It has ‘You are here’ written all over it.”
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– November 28, 2016
Leukoplakia
Abstract Leukoplakia is a premalignant lesion of the oral mucosa that presents as a white lesion or patch that cannot be characterized clinically or histopathologically as any other entity. Proliferative verrucous leukoplakia is a malignant form of leukoplakia of unknown etiology and is thought to be associated with human papilloma virus (HPV). It starts as a slow-growing, persistent, multifocal lesion and is most commonly seen in elderly women. The “classic mechanism” of the disease gives demonstrable evidence that large areas of aerodigestive tissue are more affected on exposure to carcinogens in patients with adverse habits. This paper attempts to describe comprehensively all aspects of the verrucous varieties of leukoplakia. (Source: International Journal of Stomatology an…
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– November 28, 2016
Don’t Leave Dental Benefit Money on the Table
It's not too late to improve your dental health and overall health without putting a dent in your wallet. If you have dental insurance, you have until Dec. 31 to use your benefits before they expire.
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– November 28, 2016
