In 2014, Washington's Medicaid program resumed covering dental care for adults. That was celebrated by advocates for the poor.
Dearth Of Providers, Delays In Authorizations Plague Medicaid Dental Program
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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
Stanislaw Lem
“Faith is, at one and the same time, absolutely necessary and altogether impossible.”
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– November 27, 2016
Soft tissue volume alterations after connective tissue grafting at teeth. The subepithelial autologous connective tissue graft (SCTG) vs. a porcine collagen matrix (CM). A preclinical volumetric analysis.
CONCLUSIONS: Ten months after soft tissue thickening, the CM is statistically non- inferior to the SCTG in terms of soft tissue volume and thickness increase. Further 3D studies are needed to confirm the data. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. PMID: 26990041 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Clinical Periodontology)
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– November 27, 2016
Hamilton buses’ haul of lost treasures piling up
Hamilton Go Bus driver Lorraine McNiar parks up at the Hamilton Transport Centre where driver and supervisor Tracey Rowe is holding a stockpile of lost property collected from buses. This ain't no place for a pearly set of teeth like me, back with my owner is where I want to be.
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– November 27, 2016
