RSS Feeds | Oral Health A Matter Of Life And Death For Seniors
August 31, 2007 07:00:00Citing a California nursing home death linked to an untreated oral infection, the statewide organization representing dental hygienists today called for greater focus on the oral health of seniors residing in nursing and convalescent homes. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| USC School Of Dentistry Shares Tips To Help Children Head Back To School With A Healthy Smile, USA
August 30, 2007 08:00:00 The USC School of Dentistry joins back to school effort by offering parents tips that will allow students to start of the new school year with a healthy smile. Nationally tooth decay remains the most prevalent childhood disease that prevents children from succeeding in the classroom. It is five times more common than asthma, and can be just as debilitating and fatal. In Los Angeles, cavities and oral infection are the number one reason children are missing school. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| British Dental Association Calls For Amnesty On NHS Contract Clawback, UK
August 29, 2007 00:00:00The British Dental Association has called for an amnesty on financial clawback against dentists who completed a significant amount, but not the entirety, of their Units of Dental Activity target in 2006-07. In a letter sent to the Chief Dental Officer for England, Dr Barry Cockcroft, this week, the BDA argued that many NHS dentists are unfairly facing financial penalties which may destabilise their practices. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| USC Experts Offer Back-To-School Tips, USA
August 25, 2007 08:00:00From packing nutritious lunches to annual physicals, USC experts can provide tips for a smooth transition back to school: Dentistry Richard Udin, D.D.S, associate professor of clinical dentistry at USCĂ‚Â¹s School of Dentistry. He can address the newly mandated law that all school age children must have a dental exam before they begin kindergarten. He can also discuss routine pediatric dental care and orthodontics. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| NHS Dental Budgets Under Pressure, UK
August 25, 2007 08:00:00Figures published recently provide further evidence of the problems facing the Governments dental reforms, the British Dental Association (BDA) believes. According to todays figures patient charge revenue only generated Ă‚Â£475 million instead of the expected Ă‚Â£634 million,* resulting in a shortfall of Ă‚Â£159 million in the dental budget. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Dentists Can Be First To Detect Some Medical Conditions
August 23, 2007 18:00:00Some dentists are giving patients blood tests before and after treatment of gum disease to help screen for more than 20 medical conditions, including diabetes, heart disease, colon cancer, Hodgkins lymphoma and chronic heartburn, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| GDC Seeks Chair And Examiners For New Overseas Registration Examination, UK
August 17, 2007 09:00:00The GDC is seeking higher education professionals to oversee its new examination for overseas dentists. Following the launch of the new Overseas Registration Examination (ORE) the GDC is recruiting: A Chair to help establish and lead its new Overseas Registration Examination Board (OREB) which will ensure the successful delivery of the ORE, and A panel of external examiners to monitor how the exam is run by the GDCs external suppliers. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Whiplash May Produce Delayed Jaw Pain
August 17, 2007 07:00:00One in three people exposed to whiplash trauma is at risk of developing delayed TMJ symptoms that may require treatment, according to research published in the August issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| More Dental Care Through Medicare, Australia
August 16, 2007 09:00:00New arrangements will provide eligible patients with up to $4,250 worth of Medicare-funded dental treatment over two consecutive calendar years.In the 2007 Budget, the Government provided an expansion of the existing Medicare dental items for people with chronic and complex conditions. The Budget announcement included an annual diagnostic consultation and a maximum of $2,000 in benefits for dental treatment each calendar year. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Minnesota Dental Association Informs Heart Patients Of New Dental Treatment Guidelines
August 15, 2007 07:00:00The Minnesota Dental Association wants dental patients with heart disease to know that most heart patients will no longer need to take antibiotics before receiving dental treatment. New guidelines have been adopted by both the American Heart Association and the American Dental Association which should significantly reduce the number of patients needing to take a course of antibiotics before a dental appointment. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Academy Of General Dentistry Presents Member Dentists With Lifelong Learning & Service Recognition
August 14, 2007 09:00:00The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) is pleased to announce its 2007 Lifelong Learning & Service Recognition (LLSR) recipients. The LLSR is a formal acknowledgment of the AGD Mastership awardees in the areas of continuing education, dental-related community service and service to organized dentistry. The prestigious LLSR symbolizes a members desire to give back to the community. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Delta Dental Recommends Mouth Guards To Prevent Injuries During School Sports
August 14, 2007 07:00:00Though most parents or caregivers would never send a child to school without the proper school supplies like pencils and paper, many ignore a very important back-to-school essential for childrens oral health and safety - a mouth guard. "Physical activity and education are imperative to overall health and well-being, but can also be potentially dangerous to dental health," said Jed. J. Jacobson, D.D.S., M.S., M.P.H. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Ways To Reduce Dental Anxiety, From A New Harvard Medical School Report
August 14, 2007 07:00:00For some people, the fear of visiting a dentist outweighs the pain of a toothache. But putting off that visit almost invariably leads to more advanced oral health problems and lengthier, more complex procedures. What many people dont realize is that they can work with their dentists to learn about and implement anxiety- relieving strategies, according to Dental Health for Adults: A Guide to Protecting Your Teeth and Gums, a new report from Harvard Medical School. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Stress And Periodontal Diseases Linked
August 11, 2007 21:00:00A literature review published in the August issue of the Journal of Periodontology (JOP) saw a strong relationship between stress and periodontal diseases; 57% of the studies included in the review showed a positive relationship between periodontal diseases and psychological factors such as stress, distress, anxiety, depression, and loneliness. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| ADHA Applauds Congressional Action To Improve Access To Dental Care, USA
August 11, 2007 08:00:00The American Dental Hygienists Association (ADHA) extends its congratulations and appreciation to both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate for voting to improve and extend the State Childrens Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Both chambers of Congress approved legislation that will provide health insurance coverage to uninsured children from low-income families whose parents earn too much to qualify for Medicaid. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Dental Reforms - Have We Actually Moved One Year On?, UK
August 10, 2007 10:00:00As the Department of Health releases its report into NHS dental reforms: one year on, Frances Blunden, health campaigner, Which?, says: "This report may not offer the comfort the Department of Health thinks it should for people who still cannot find an NHS dentist. "We hear the term postcode lottery time and time again but its still happening. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| Dr. Sanderson, DMD, First Dentist To Offer Teeth In An Hour Procedure In Alabama, USA
August 10, 2007 09:00:00Dr. Sanderson, DMD, announced that he is providing patients with Teeth in an Hour implants, making him the first dentist in Alabama to offer this service. Teeth in an Hour utilizes a new and innovative technology created by Nobel Biocare of Sweden, that allows patients to leave their dentists office with dental implants, permanent or temporary crowns and bridge replacements that same day, after a short and easy procedure. Performed in April, 2007, Dr. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
| End Fluoridation, Say 500 Physicians, Dentists, Scientists And Environmentalists
August 10, 2007 08:00:00In a statement released recently, over 600 professionals are urging Congress to stop water fluoridation until Congressional hearings are conducted. They cite new scientific evidence that fluoridation, long promoted to fight tooth decay, is ineffective and has serious health risks. (http://www.fluorideaction.org/statement.august.2007. [click link for full article] - [Read more] |
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