Introduction Oral healthcare in nursing homes is less than optimal, with severe consequences for residents’ health and quality of life. To provide the best possible oral healthcare to nursing home residents, care providers need strategies that have been proven to be effective. Strategies can either encourage and motivate residents to perform oral healthcare themselves or can prevent or overcome responsive behaviours from residents when care providers assist with oral healthcare. This systematic review aims to identify studies that evaluate the effectiveness of such strategies and to synthesise their evidence. Methods and analysis We will conduct a comprehensive search in the databases MEDLINE, EMBASE, Evidence Based Reviews—Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, CINAHL and …
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Effective strategies to motivate nursing home residents in oral healthcare and to prevent or reduce responsive behaviours to oral healthcare: a systematic review protocol
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– June 17, 2016
Craft-clay dentures prompt court action against allegedly unlicensed B.C. man
Dental regulators in British Columbia have asked the province's Supreme Court to shut down what they allege is an unlicensed denture-fabrication business operating in the Vancouver area. The College of Dental Surgeons, College of Denturists, and College of Dental Technicians have filed a petition in B.C. Supreme Court asking that Matthew Ronald Block be stopped from taking money and providing services that are only allowed to be conducted by their members.
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– June 17, 2016
Willis Player
“A liberal is a person whose interests aren’t at stake at the moment.”
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– June 16, 2016
Comparative Gene Expression Analysis of the Coronal Pulp and Apical Pulp Complex in Human Immature Teeth
This study determined the gene expression profiles of the human coronal pulp (CP) and apical pulp complex (APC) with the aim of explaining differences in their functions. (Source: Journal of Endodontics)
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– June 16, 2016
Cheap foreign dental care attracting more Quebecers, says Order of Dentists
The president of the Quebec Order of Dentists says dental tourism has become more popular in recent years. Leclerc, 50, was told they would cost $ 2,200.
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– June 16, 2016
Joseph Heller
“The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he’s on.”
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– June 15, 2016
Editorial: Can chronic pain develop following routine dental treatment ?
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– June 15, 2016
Richard Feynman
“There are 10^11 stars in the galaxy. That used to be a huge number. But it’s only a hundred billion. It’s less than the national deficit! We used to call them astronomical numbers. Now we should call them economical numbers.”
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– June 14, 2016
The relationship between the incisor position and lingual surface morphology in normal occlusion
In conclusion, there was no strong relationship between the morphological characteristics of maxillary incisors and the anterior occlusion. (Source: Odontology)
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– June 14, 2016
Immunoexpression of tumor necrosis factor?alpha, interleukin?1alpha and interleukin?10 on odontogenic cysts and tumours
ConclusionThese results suggest involvement of the proteins in the pathogenesis of odontogenic cysts and tumours, with emphasis on the highest immunoreactivity of osteolysis stimulating factors in tumors with aggressive biological behavior, such as SA and KCOT.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. (Source: International Endodontic Journal)
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– June 13, 2016
