While NASCAR’s Greg Biffle was in Florida preparing for the 2014 season-opening Daytona 500, dental and dental industry leaders gathered Feb. 20 at the Chicago Dental Society’s 149th Midwinter Meeting at McCormick Place West to laud the Give Kids A Smile ambassador’s work in raising awareness of oral health issues.
Chicago Dental Society honors NASCAR’s Greg Biffle
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– February 25, 2014
Sidney J. Harris
“Nothing can be so amusingly arrogant as a young man who has just discovered an old idea and thinks it is his own.”
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– February 25, 2014
Virginia’s Dentist Workforce: 2012
Presents dentist workforce data including demographics and background, employment characteristics, dentist finances, work hours, future plans and maps. Includes rural data including wages along the rural-urban continuum. — Virginia Department of Health Professions (Source: Rural publications via the Rural Assistance Center)
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– February 25, 2014
Researchers look for culprit behind oral health problems in HIV-positive patients
Researchers want to help HIV-positive patients live better by understanding why their essentially dormant infection is still wreaking havoc in their mouth. Even with meticulous dental hygiene, tooth decay and gum disease, as well as infections by yeast, bacteria, and viruses such as human papillomavirus, continue to plague many patients, said Dr. Jos? A.
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– February 25, 2014
AAP celebrates 100 years
With 2014, the American Academy of Periodontology is commemorating a century of science, education, leadership and advocacy with a year full of festivities in celebration of its 100th year anniversary.
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– February 24, 2014
George Burns
“This is the sixth book I’ve written, which isn’t bad for a guy who’s only read two.”
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– February 24, 2014
Bicon Abutments Keep Popping Out: What Can I Do?
I had placed these 2 Bicon implants in the sites for #13 and 14. But despite my following all standard procedures, the 2 STEALTH shouldered abutments have come loose about 15 times by now. (Source: Dental Implants Discussed by Experts)
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– February 24, 2014
Dental Implants Dentist, Kevin Sands DDS, Compares Dental Implants to Dentures
Beverly Hills dental implants dentist, Dr. Kevin Sands DDS, compares the functionality and aesthetic benefits of dental implants compared to traditional dentures.
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– February 24, 2014
Honoring dentists for international volunteer service
Dr. Bob Meyer, a dentist in Colorado Springs, Colo., is a role model for dentists who volunteer internationally.
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– February 23, 2014
The role of spacer carbon chain in acidic functional monomers on the physicochemical properties of self-etch dental adhesives
Conclusion At similar molar percentage, different acidic functional monomers induced similar degree of conversion and different UTS when included in a 1-SEA. However, the inclusion of highly hydrophilic monomer may increase the wettability on dentine and the WS. (Source: Journal of Dentistry)
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– February 23, 2014
