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The Health Professions: developments in legislation and training, from student application to employment.

CONCLUSIONS: The drop in applications for places would appear to be linked to the fall in employment in the last six years, from 86% in 2007 to 62% in 2012. Although the health sector is still in first place among all the other sectors, careful reflection would seem to be warranted on the part of the Regions and the Ministries of Health and University Education when defining the annual training requirements for each of the 22 Health Professions. PMID: 25835768 [PubMed – in process] (Source: Acta Bio-Medica : Atenei Parmensis)

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More than 90% of 2012 Removable Survey participants also offer partial dentures; on average, 80% of their workload is cast partials and 20% is flexible. LMTmag.com is an online network from LMT dedicated exclusively for members of the Dental Laboratory community.

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Immune Response Profile against Persistent Endodontic Pathogens and

Persistent microorganisms such as Candida albicans and Enterococcus faecalis might be directly related to endodontic treatment failure. The host response to these microorganisms impairs the reestablishment of intraradicular and periradicular health. (Source: Journal of Endodontics)
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Technical and Esoteric and No Part of Chris Horner’s Business

Following up on having their teeth kicked in by the Virginia Supreme Court in their quest for Mike Mann’s Emails, Chris Horner and his sidekick David Schnare, have filed a number of FOIA requests seeking Email from various climate scientists. Strangely, nowhere can Eli find Roger Pielke Jr. or Bjorn Lomborg railing against that dynamic duo, now doing business as the Energy and Environmental Legal Institute.

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Implant placement: two stage or one?

My question involves immediate implant placement. Would you do it 1 or 2 stage and how? (Source: Dental Implants Discussed by Experts)

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A Righteous Rant – Memories Pizza can su$k it

I need to address this growing trend in the US of as soon as someone is considered, “wronged” or a “hero” or some other random title, immediately a Go Fund Me or crowdfunding or something is started in their name. When something goes viral it can mean literally 100’s of thousands of buckaroos, but is it all entirely deserved? I’ve had a GoFundMe fundraiser for almost a year, started by me, because I have no husband or kids or many people in my life to start one for me.

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Physicists shed light on geographic tongue

Physicists from Israel have shed light on the intricate dynamics underpinning a mysterious tongue condition that has been puzzling the medical community for decades.
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Keeping your gums healthy.

Authors: American Dental Association (ADA) Division of Science PMID: 25819663 [PubMed – in process] (Source: Journal of the American Dental Association)

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Removable Prostheses are ‘Recession-Proof’ Say Half of Survey Respondents

Fifty percent of the removable laboratory owner/manager respondents to LMT’s State of the Industry 2015 survey rate their current workload as “booming” or “good,” with another 38% saying it’s “stable.” And half go so far as to say removable prostheses are recession proof.

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Treating a common gum condition could reduce risk of heart attacks in kidney disease patients

Treating a common gum condition in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients could significantly reduce their risk of potentially fatal heart disease, Aston University researchers say.
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