They are the good Samaritans that find us robbed of all our dreams by the roadside of life, bleeding and weeping and desolate; and such is their skill and wealth and goodness of heart, that they not only heal up our wounds, but restore to us the lost property of our dreams. Discuss
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– July 19, 2012
Prognostic value of the periodontal risk assessment in patients with aggressive periodontitis.
CONCLUSION: The prognostic value of the modified PRA could not be confirmed in patients with AgP. However, exclusion of Interleukin-1 composite genotype led to a model with significant influence on tooth loss.
PMID: 22582770 [PubMed – in process] (Source: Journal of Clinical Periodontology)
MedWorm: Dentistry
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– July 19, 2012
New dental ideas have bite
Keep in mind my dentist has a wide-screen television I can watch while getting my teeth cleaned, state-of-the art equipment and a lovely staff, and I’ve had maybe two cavities in the past 10 years.
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– July 19, 2012
ADA examining Supreme Court ruling
Washington—The Association is evaluating the June 28 U.S. Supreme Court Affordable Care Act decision with respect to ADA policy, the court having sanctioned essential provisions of the law including the health insurance mandate and most of the Medicaid provisions.
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– July 18, 2012
Dental implants from the patients perspective: Transition from tooth loss, through amputation to implants – negative and positive trajectories.
CONCLUSION: Treatment with dental implants improved function, enhanced self-esteem, social life and, thus quality of life. In clinical practice, information about dental implants and motivational strategies are needed during the period before getting dental implants. Follow-up is important thereafter, capturing both the pros and cons with implants.
PMID: 22587026 [PubMed – in process] (Source: Journal of Clinical Periodontology)
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– July 18, 2012
Home Care Staff
A Bristol based agency who provides specialist healthcare and recruitment services is seeking Home Care Staff to urgently join their expanding team.
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– July 18, 2012
Bienvenidos a MouthHealthy.org
Spanish-speaking media outlets accounted for half the interviews performed during the ADA’s June 28 satellite media tour.
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– July 17, 2012
The partly epithelialized free gingival graft (pe-fgg) at lower incisors. A pilot study with implications for alignment of the mucogingival junction.
CONCLUSIONS: The application of the M-FGG resulted in high percentage of recessions completely covered with excellent alignment of the MGJ and appreciable aesthetic outcomes.
PMID: 22587305 [PubMed – in process] (Source: Journal of Clinical Periodontology)
MedWorm: Dentistry
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– July 17, 2012
Putting a smile back on their faces
While it is far from cheap, a dental implant is not only beneficial for oral health but can also do wonders for a patient’s self-esteem She wasn’t just worried; Nonglaksna Kitcharoenkankul was petrified.
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– July 17, 2012
Congress passes student aid legislation
Washington—Congress June 29 approved and sent to the White House for the president’s signature legislation freezing subsidized student loan rates until June 30, 2013. The legislation caps interest rates on federal loans to undergraduates at 3.4 percent.
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– July 16, 2012
