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Open Wide: Dentist Operates Office At Flea Market

A Blount County, TN– A Blount County man is making people smile through a special service.

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Volunteer in Jamaica

Dental professionals, students, friends and family who want to combine travel to Jamaica and volunteer service can participate in the 1000 Smiles Dental Project clinics in Negril, Montego Bay, Ocho Rios and Whitehouse this summer and fall.

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

“Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.”
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Oral wound healing: current state and future challenges

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Dirty dentures case earns rebuke

Staff at a Tauranga resthome where a dementia patient was given someone else’s dirty dentures to wear will be made to do a refresher course in oral hygiene.

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ADA brochures break down periodontal disease for patients

Patients hear a lot of information when they visit the dentist and for some it may be difficult to retain it all simply through rote memory. So when the diagnosis is something as serious as periodontal disease, it’s a good idea to call for backup.

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Elemental ion release from fixed restorative materials into patient saliva

The objective of this study was to quantitatively investigate the elemental ion release from the fixed gold alloy and ceramic crowns into patient saliva. Twenty patients who participated in the study were divided into two equal groups; 1) full coverage type IV gold crowns and 2) full coverage CAD?CAM?fabricated ceramic crowns. Saliva collection and clinical evaluation of marginal integrity and gingival health were performed before crowns preparation, 3 months and 6 months after crowns placement. Clinical evaluations were conducted using California Dental Association criteria. Collected saliva samples were analysed for element release using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer. The zinc, copper, palladium, gold and silver were released from type IV gold crowns into saliva, whi…
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Dentistry – ” a modern approach

My name is Dr Ali Reza Forghani, and I currently run the Modern Smiles Dental Practice in Rockville, Maryland.

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New form required for new hires

Washington—Dr. Douglas B. Torbush expects to hire a hygienist in June and is “very interested” in the new Form I-9 announced by the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. “I have not had to hire anyone in such a long time that I was somewhat at a loss when I found that the I-9 form is now required for all new hires,” he said.

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Use of cone?beam computed tomography to evaluate C?shaped root canal systems in mandibular second molars in a Turkish sub?population: A retrospective study

ConclusionsThe configuration of C?shaped canals varied along the length of the root. The prevalence of C?shaped canals in mandibular second molars in this Turkish population was lower than in other Asian populations.© 2013 International Endodontic Journal. Published by Blackwell Publishing Ltd (Source: International Endodontic Journal)

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