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Social inequalities broken down by by dental care in school

A new survey conducted by the University of Copenhagen and the World Health Organization (WHO) is highlighting the role of schools in work to promote health and prevent disease.
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UNC first GKAS event provides free dental care to nearly 100 children

Chapel Hill, N.C.—In its first Give Kids a Smile event on campus, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Feb. 7 provided free dental care to nearly 100 children ages 3-5 years old.

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Large cyst: proper treatment plan?

The patient wanted to have an implant supported crown. The Ct scan showed a large cyst under the teeth 21 and 22. (Source: Dental Implants Discussed by Experts)

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Flexing for Esthetics

Though first developed in the 1950s by Arpad Nagy of Valplast, flexible partial dentures didn’t take off until the 1980s; as the cosmetic wave hit dentistry, dentists and patients alike looked for solutions that were both functional and esthetic.

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Shout out for GKAS sponsors

Washington—Let’s hear it for Give Kids A Smile corporate sponsors, ADA President Dr. Charles Norman said at a DC Dental Society Foundation reception Feb. 6 honoring GKAS volunteers and community partners.

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Dave Barry

“We Americans live in a nation where the medical-care system is second to none in the world, unless you count maybe 25 or 30 little scuzzball countries like Scotland that we could vaporize in seconds if we felt like it.”
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Making a Difference: ‘While I can, I will help’

For Dr. Jean Woo, operating a successful dental practice is about more than attracting new patients.

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Today is Give Kids A Smile day

Today is the American Dental Association’s 12th national Give Kids A Smile day and dental professionals from coast to cost are mobilizing to provide free oral health services to 350,000 children and adolescents from underserved families.

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J. B. Priestley

“Like its politicians and its wars, society has the teenagers it deserves.”
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Factors affecting the success rate of buccal infiltration anaesthesia in the mandibular molar region

ConclusionsThe differences in the injection sites did not affect the anaesthetic success rates for the mandibular second premolar and molar teeth. However, articaine buccal infiltration produced a higher anaesthetic success rate in the second premolar and first molar teeth of Korean female patients.This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. (Source: International Endodontic Journal)
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