The “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” shorthanded as the ACA and as this report will refer to it, has the potential to reshape health care in America. Expansion of medical insurance coverage, a move toward more integrated care delivery and significant changes in the financing of health care are among the expectations of ACA legislators and regulators. The Association’s primary focus has been the law’s potential effects on dentistry and the delivery of dental services to patients.
Affordable Care Act and oral health: ADA analysis of impact
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– August 6, 2013
Claude Bernard
“Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge.”
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– August 6, 2013
Clinical and genetic evaluation of a Chinese family with isolated oligodontia
Conclusion: Our finding suggests that identified polymorphisms (c.348C>T and c.469+56delins GCCGGGTGGGG) may be responsible for the oligodontia phenotype in this Chinese family, but the association requires further study. (Source: Archives of Oral Biology)
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– August 6, 2013
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MORE SHIP THAN MOST CAN HANDLE: Icebreaker ships do their work by forcing a necessarily narrow passage through icebound waters.
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– August 6, 2013
Study reveals target for drug development for temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJD) – a chronic jaw pain disorder
Temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJD) is the most common form of oral or facial pain, affecting over 10 million Americans. The chronic disorder can cause severe pain often associated with chewing or biting down, and lacks effective treatments…
Dentistry News From Medical News Today
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– August 6, 2013
Snapshots of American Dentistry-July 15
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– August 5, 2013
Stephen Vizinczey
“Strange as it seems, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and higher education positively fortifies it.”
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– August 5, 2013
Histologic evaluation and immunohistochemical localization of STRO-1 and BMP-4 in rat immature teeth: A comparison between vital and induced pulp necrosis
Conclusion: STRO-1-positive precursor cells were not detected in the apical papilla. BMP-4 expression has not been detected during infection. (Source: Archives of Oral Biology)
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– August 5, 2013
ADA standards committee to meet in October
New Orleans—The ADA Standards Committee on Dental Informatics will meet Oct. 28-30 at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside.
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– August 4, 2013
Ursula K. LeGuin
“The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next.”
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– August 4, 2013
