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Summer Programs Prepare Students for Medical/Dental Careers

High school seniors and college students interested in pursuing careers as physicians or dentists are eligible to participate in summer programs at the University of Kentucky offered through its Professional Education Preparation Program. The UK PEPP Scholars Summer Program, designed for students from medically underserved areas, is open to high school seniors. The PEPP II Medical and Dental School Preparation Program is open to students who have completed at least two years of college. (Source: UK College of Medicine News)

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LECOM providing free dentures to 30 patients as students get hands-on experience

Grant Hardesty, 28, of Greensboro, N.C., joined the inaugural class at the LECOM School of Dental Medicine to learn how to help people with the often painful things that can go wrong inside the damp, dark confines of the mouth.

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J.Crew’s Lyons Emerges a Swan After Childhood Disorder

J.Crew President and Creative Director Jenna Lyons attends the J.Crew Spring 2013 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Show, Sept.

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Research links vitamin D and healthy teeth

Spending time in the sun may be good for your teeth.  

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Time to champion evidence-based dentistry

Soon it will be clear who will and won’t make good on their New Year’s resolutions. If perhaps you vowed to finally take a closer look at evidence-based dentistry, it’s time to get going to that end.  

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Assessment of a condition?specific quality?of?life measure for patients with developmentally absent teeth: validity and reliability testing

ConclusionsThis study has demonstrated that the newly developed condition?specific quality?of?life questionnaire is both valid and reliable for use in young patients with hypodontia. (Source: Orthodontics and Craniofacial Research)

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New Market Research Report: National Dentex Corporation – Strategic SWOT Analysis Review

It designs, fabricates and markets custom dental prosthetic appliances for dentists.

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A comparison between customized clear and removable orthodontic appliances manufactured using RP and CNC techniques

Conclusions: In this research, 6 different case studies and CAD-FEM simulations showed that, to fabricate an efficient clear and removable orthodontic aligner, it is necessary to consider a compromise of several factors. A lower staircase effect (lower layer thickness) and a higher physical prototype accuracy allow a better control of tooth movement. (Source: Dental Materials)
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How a J. Crew Executive Overcame a Rare Genetic Disorder To Rule Fashion

But Lyons, 44, recently revealed that she had to overcome a rare genetic disorder that caused her hair to fall out and scarred her skin.

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