Governor Quinn recently signed a law restoring adult Medicaid dental coverage effective July 1, 2014.
Health Department annouces restoration of adult medicaid dental services
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– July 4, 2014
Vascular health in indigenous Australians improved by treating gum disease
A simple non-surgical gum disease treatment markedly reduces the thickness of the wall of the arteries, a risk factor for heart disease, according to a first of its kind study among Aboriginal…
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– July 4, 2014
Implant placed into extraction socket: thoughts?
I was wondering what the consensus opinion is here about placing an implant into an extraction socket that is 6 weeks old. (Source: Dental Implants Discussed by Experts)
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– July 3, 2014
Dubai dentist crafts world’s most expensive dentures
The glitzy choppers are made of pure gold and diamonds. Part of the proceeds from sales of the bejeweled implants will go to a children’s charity.
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– July 3, 2014
Adult stem cells could treat tooth loss
Pioneering techniques aiming to grow new teeth from a patient’s own stem cells will be on display at the Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition which opens to the public on 1 July 2014.
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– July 3, 2014
Medicaid dental benefits extended further
Beginning Tuesday, eligible adult Medicaid recipients will have access to more dental services under a Medicaid benefit that became available April 1. The new benefit provides Medicaid adults age 21 and older with access to up to $ 1,000 in dental services per state fiscal year, according to a release from the Colorado Department of Health Care … (more)
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– July 2, 2014
Predicting aggressiveness of oral cancer
Studying mouth cancer in mice, researchers have found a way to predict the aggressiveness of similar tumors in people, an early step toward a diagnostic test that could guide treatment, according to…
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– July 2, 2014
Factors affecting peri?implant bone loss: a post?five?year retrospective study
ConclusionsThe distance implant platform?horizontal component of the prosthesis has the greatest effect on peri?implant bone loss This distance must be >3.3 mm and <6 mm, above this range, it no longer influences in peri?implant bone loss and favors the appearance of embrasures and the buildup of bacterial plaque. (Source: Clinical Oral Implants Research)
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– July 1, 2014
Seniors underserved on the Sunshine Coast
“Most seniors say, ‘I can get by with a loaf of bread,'” said Dale Sankey, Sunshine Coast Food Bank coordinator.
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– July 1, 2014
