Missing dentures alone cost A 301,000, while replacing mislaid hearing aids and glasses cost the health service A 131,000 and A 79,000 The NHS has paid out more than A 41 million in compensation to patients and other costs in the past year.
NHS pays out A 41million compensation to patients including for false teeth falling in the loo
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– May 20, 2013
May devoted to High Blood Pressure Education Month
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working to draw attention to hypertension’s many challenges during May, which is High Blood Pressure Education Month.
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– May 19, 2013
Effect of chlorhexidine on the bond strength of a self-etch adhesive system to sound and demineralized dentin
This study evaluated the effect of a 2% chlorhexidine-based disinfectant (CHX) on the short-term resin-dentin bond strength of a self-etch adhesive system to human dentin with different mineral contents. Dentinal mineralization was tested at 4 levels (sound, and after 2, 4, or 8 days of demineralization-remineralization cycles) and disinfectant at 2 levels [deionized water (DW, negative control) and CHX]. Dentin demineralization induced by pH-cycling was characterized by cross-sectional hardness (CSH). Each dentin surface was divided into halves, one treated with DW and the other with CHX (5?minutes). Each surface was bonded with a self-etch adhesive system and restored. The specimens were sectioned and subjected to microtensile bond testing. CSH and microtensile bond strength (µTBS) da…
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– May 19, 2013
Free San Jose dental clinic draws more than 2,000; many spend night…
The line of people who spent the night huddled under blankets stretched around the block behind the convention center early Saturday.
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– May 19, 2013
Pew issues ‘correction’
Washington—The Pew Children’s Dental Campaign ‘revised and corrected’ an issue brief challenged by the Association as using “erroneous calculations to buttress its arguments that New Zealand’s use of dental therapists is responsible for better oral health among New Zealand children than those in the U.S.”
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– May 18, 2013
Robert Mondavi
“How beautiful it is to excel, and the goodness of giving from your heart.”
Quote of the Day
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– May 18, 2013
Effect of a cordless retraction paste on titanium surface: a topographic, chemical and biocompatibility evaluation
Good exposure of the preparation margins and haemostasis in the sulcular gingiva are necessary for accurate impressions to produce precise restorations. The use of cordless retraction paste material in implant dentistry is a relatively novel application. However, few studies have been conducted on the use of retraction pastes and their possible interaction with implant surfaces. Recent literature has described remnants on titanium implant surfaces and expressed the need for an assessment of the biocompatibility of the exposed surface (Chang et al.). This in vitro study evaluated the effect of a cordless gingival retraction paste on sterile titanium disks. Surface chemistry was determined using energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and further investigated using laser ablation inducti…
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– May 18, 2013
Demar Dental Lab Partners with Ivoclar Vivadent for Accredited…
Demar Dental Labs is a full service state of the art dental laboratory located in Mahwah, New Jersey that manufactures dental implant products and distributes them to dental practices across America.
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– May 18, 2013
Targeting the ‘dental divide’
Washington—The Association, citing “a disturbing dental divide in America,” announced a nationwide campaign May 15 to reduce the numbers of adults and children with untreated dental disease.
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– May 17, 2013
Association between self-rated oral appearance and the need for dental prostheses among elderly Brazilians
We investigated the association between poor self-rated oral appearance and the need for dental prostheses among elderly Brazilians. National data from an epidemiological survey on oral health in Brazil conducted from 2002 to 2003 by the Ministry of Health (SB, Brazil) with a multistage random sample of 4,839 individuals aged 65–74 years in 250 towns were analyzed. The dependent variable was self-rated oral appearance, dichotomized into “poor” (poor?very poor) and “good” (fair?good?very good). The main independent variable was the need for an upper or lower dental prosthesis. Other variables included sociodemographic characteristics, approach to dental care, oral health conditions, and self-reported oral disadvantage. Data were analyzed using the chi-square test and Poisson…
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– May 17, 2013
