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Still time to honor international volunteers

It’s not too late to nominate an ADA member dentist or dental student for the ADA Certificate for International Volunteer Service.

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Tenting effect of the elevated sinus membrane over an implant with adjunctive use of a hydroxyapatite?powdered collagen membrane in rabbits

ConclusionsIt can be concluded that using the HAC membrane in combination with placement of an implant resulted in substantial bone formation around the implant, which might have been influenced by the proximity of the axial bony wall. (Source: Clinical Oral Implants Research)
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Patients who have dental extractions before cardiac surgery are still at risk for poor outcomes

To pull or not to pull? That is a common question when patients have the potentially dangerous combination of abscessed or infected teeth and the need for heart surgery. In such cases, problem teeth often are removed before surgery, to reduce the risk of infections including endocarditis, an infection of the inner lining of the heart that can prove deadly.
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New Chairside Instructor available

Show and tell can be a lot more productive than it was back in grammar school for practicing dentists who use The Chairside Instructor: A Visual Guide to Case Presentations.

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Oral Health in Wyoming, Wyoming Department of Health: Final Report

An overview of the oral health of Wyoming’s rural and urban population. Discusses access to providers, providers accepting Medicaid and loan repayment programs for dentists. — Wyoming Department of Health (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)

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The importance of seniors’ dental care

As you age your body undergoes many changes including your mouth and teeth. It is not uncommon for dental care to fall by the wayside for some seniors.

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HIPAA-covered dental practices

Washington—HIPAA-covered dental practices and other health care entities must report breaches of protected health information to the U.S. Office for Civil Rights under the federal breach notification rule. Reporting deadlines vary for breaches involving fewer or more than 500 individuals.

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The teaching of posterior resin composites: planning for the future based on 25 years of research

Conclusions While there has been steady growth in, and trends towards evidence-based teaching of posterior resin composites in dental schools around the world over the last 20–25 years, there is a need for further developments and harmonisation in this important aspect of curricula for primary dental qualifications. This need is now pressing, subsequent to the signing of the Minamata Convention. It is recommended that all new graduates, from no later than 2020, should have the knowledge, skills, competences and confidence to effectively restore damaged and diseased posterior teeth with state-of-the-art resin composite systems. (Source: Journal of Dentistry)

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Shelter Report: Toothless in Gaza.

One of his schticks is to speak in a regional shitkicker accent. So, as he said it, he’d come to the Day Center to brush his tayth.

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Study questions wisdom of extracting infected teeth before heart surgery

A new study, published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, warns that removing an infected tooth before heart surgery could increase the risk of major complications, including the risk of death prior to surgery.
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