More people are heading to the emergency room with dental problems, an increase largely driven by young adults who don’t have dental benefits, according to the ADA Health Policy Resources Center.
ERs seeing increase of people visiting with dental problems
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– June 25, 2013
Woman Fights FEMA to Replace Dentures Lost in Hurricane
Hurricane Sandy shattered many lives and took many homes as it traveled through the north east.
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– June 25, 2013
AHRQ reports
Rockville, Md.—Use of emergency departments for dental conditions may reflect system inefficiency in the delivery of dental care, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality said in health care quality and disparity reports.
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– June 24, 2013
No significant difference in the levels of dental fluctuating asymmetry between hypoplastic and non-hypoplastic skeletal groups from the Joseon Dynasty (mid 15th–early 20th century), South Korea
Conclusion: As to the reason for the result of the present study, it was speculated that (1) different kinds and/or degrees of stressors may influence the occurrence of LEH and DFA, or (2) traditional measuring methods used for DFA research may not reflect true DFA levels. Based on this study, it is recommended that both LEH and DFA should be utilized and reported independently in future research on the environmental stress and nutritional status of human populations. (Source: Archives of Oral Biology)
MedWorm: Dentistry
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– June 24, 2013
Today's Dental Implants
Dental implants are replacement tooth roots. Implants provide a strong foundation for fixed or removable replacement teeth that are made to match your natural teeth.
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– June 24, 2013
Data banks merged under Affordable Care Act
Washington—National Practitioner Data Bank query fees will remain the same and reporting requirements “essentially the same with some minor technical changes to ensure consistency in reporting” after the bank’s May 6 merger with the Healthcare Integrity and Protection Data Bank, bank officials said.
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– June 23, 2013
Impact of Moderate and Severe Hypodontia and Amelogenesis Imperfecta on Quality of Life and Self-Esteem of Adult Patients
Conclusions Moderate to severe hypodontia and amelogenesis imperfecta have marked negative impacts on the Oral Health Related quality of life of this patient population relative to controls. However, self-esteem was not significantly affected. (Source: Journal of Dentistry)
MedWorm: Dentistry
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– June 23, 2013
Bob De Long
Been doing lab work since 1955 and tho I am not acquainted with the CADCAM system, I have relined vulcanized dentures and made gold partial frames from scratch to in the mouth.
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– June 23, 2013
2012 ADA Annual Session named best overall event
If you haven’t attended an ADA Annual Session recently, you might want to consider catching up on the continuing education innovations you’ve been missing.
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– June 22, 2013
Thomas H. Huxley
“The great tragedy of Science – the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact.”
Quotes of the Day
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– June 22, 2013
