Dentist’s dedication takes bite out of poverty
Dental News Dentist’s dedication takes bite out of poverty Kate Benson Medical Reporter November 12, 2007 Tooth Aid … Paul Kotala, who has won a humanitarian of the year award, works on a patient in Laos. Photo: Ruth Hartmann LOOKING for the dentist? He’s just down past the fried cockroaches and before the pickled fish […]
Dental Patients Pull Out Own Teeth
Dental News Dental Patients Pull Out Own Teeth Updated:15:04, Monday October 15, 2007 Falling numbers of NHS dentists are forcing many patients to go without treatment or even try pulling out their own teeth, a study has revealed. Almost a fifth (19%) of those questioned said they had missed out on dental work because of […]
Boy’s death fuels drive for dental aid to poor
Dental News Boy’s death fuels drive for dental aid to poor Updated: 6:54 a.m. ET March 3, 2007 Md. 12-year-old died from infection that began with an abscessed tooth By Mary Otto It sounds preposterous,but as NBC’s John Yang reports,a 12-year-old Maryland boy is dead after a severe dental infection spread to his brain. WASHINGTON – […]
Dentist strengthens cat’s teeth with gold crowns
Dental News Dentist strengthens cat’s teeth with gold crowns Published August 15, 2006 11:12 pm By LYNELLE A. MILLER This cool cat has traded in his catnip for some bling. Sebastian, a one-year-old Persian with long black hair, sports gold crowns on his two bottom canines, which grew sticking out from his lips in an […]
National Root Canal Appreciation Day Is Coming!
Dental News National Root Canal Appreciation Day is coming! By Michael J. McCurdy – Editor Mar 28, 2005, 11:48 (HealthNewsDigest.com) Madison, WI – March 16, 2005 Dentists nationwide are preparing to take a stand for the much-maligned root canal. “After years as the butt of the joke, it’s time to take the root canal […]
Toothache man finds nail in skull
Dental News Toothache man finds nail in skull Last Updated: Monday, 17 January, 2005, 02:29 GMT A Colorado man who went to the dentist complaining of toothache found he had a 4-inch (10cm) nail in his skull. Patrick Lawler had been suffering pain and blurry vision since a nailgun backfired on him at work, AP […]
Teen Years Tough On Teeth Hormones, Other Factors To Blame
Dental News Teen Years Tough On Teeth 1/13/2005 Parsippany, NJ – Preteen and teen years may prove some of the toughest for teeth. While every stage of life brings a new set of oral health issues, the mouth is often beset by unique combinations of internal and external factors such as hormones, social pressures and lifestyle […]
New Dental Care Book for Reading Challenged Populations
Dental News New Dental Care Book for Reading Challenged Provides Help With #1 Childhood Disease 03/15/2004 La Habra, Calif. – March 15, 2004 – A new dental care book, written at the 3rd to 5th grade reading level, was released today to help reading-challenged parents ward off the most common childhood disease – tooth decay. Tooth […]
Britons Wait in Line for New Dentists
Dental News Britons Wait in Line for New Dentists Thu Feb 26,10:45 AM ET By BETH GARDINER, Associated Press Writer LONDON – Dentists are departing Britain’s publicly funded National Health Service in large numbers, leaving a growing number of Britons without access to affordable care. The consequences for the nation’s teeth cannot be good, the experts […]
Dentistry, Far Beyond Drilling and Filling’
Dental News Dentistry, Far Beyond Drilling and Filling’ By NATALIE ANGIER August 05, 2003 Dentistry may not be the oldest profession, but for reasons of sheer, tearful necessity it is surely right up there among the Top 10 of humanity’s primal callings. Paleontologists have found Cro-Magnon skulls dating back 25,000 years that show evidence of […]
Dentist brings his work on overseas ‘vacation’
Dental News Dentist brings his work on overseas ‘vacation’ July 29, 2003 Spearfish’s Dr. Randy Sachau is volunteering his skills in Romania. By Tim Velder, Northern Hills Bureau SPEARFISH — Dr. Randy Sachau will celebrate 25 years in dentistry by working 14-hour days in an underdeveloped nation in eastern Europe. Sachau and his wife/dental hygienist Donna […]
Save a Knocked-Out Tooth
Dental News Save a Knocked-Out Tooth Reported July 14, 2003 NEW ORLEANS (Ivanhoe Newswire) — We all lose our baby teeth at one point or another. That’s natural. It’s a whole other matter when a permanent tooth is knocked out. Would you know what to do in that case? Courtland Rhodes is back in business after […]
Tooth prints: a unique ID tool
Dental News Tooth prints: a unique ID tool Saturday, June 14, 2003″After his son Adam was abducted and murdered, John Walsh said he wanted to thank the dental profession for giving some closure to his ordeal, since Adam was identified through dental forensics,” says Dr. Tesini. Mr. Walsh’s speech got Dr. Tesini wondering how children’s […]
Wear Sunglasses? You May Have Sensitive Teeth
Dental News Wear Sunglasses? You May Have Sensitive Teeth December 18, 2002 Academy of General Dentistry) — If you avoid bright light, loud noises, heavy perfumes and itchy clothing, you may find that you avoid hot and cold foods because you have sensitive teeth. A new study, that appears in the November/December 2002 issue of General […]
Early A.M. Dental Appointments May Reduce Stress
Dental News Early A.M. Dental Appointments May Reduce Stress, Risk of Heart Attack April 16, 2002 CHICAGO-To reduce stress and possibly the risk of a heart attack, people with a history of heart disease should schedule short, early in the day dental appointments, according to a new study in the April Journal of the American […]
Domestic Violence Leads To Facial Injuries
Dental News Domestic Violence Leads To Facial Injuries November 20, 2001 By Nancy Volkers InteliHealth News Service Most victims of domestic violence who visit the emergency room have injuries to the face, and more than half have been abused previously. The information comes from the first research to document patterns of facial injuries resulting from […]
Pets’ Teeth Suffer From Neglect
Dental News No Smiling Matter: Pets’ Teeth Suffer From Neglect Nov 15, 2001 DAYTON, Ohio, Nov 15, 2001 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Does your pet smile? Are you doing what you should to protect that smile? A new Gallup survey shows that, while most pet owners believe their pets smile (65 percent), they aren’t doing their part to […]
Holistic dentistry draws controversy
Dental News Holistic dentistry draws controversy Phoenix woman finds relief for hip pain Maureen West The Arizona Republic March 05, 2001 12:00:00 Ruth Van Sandt’s left hip, hurting since 1997, was so painful last year that she couldn’t climb stairs. The 81-year-old Phoenix woman turned herself over to a dentist who claimed the pain originated […]
Dentists can be the first to spot domestic abuse
Dental News Saturday, March 3, 2001 Dentists have a unique opportunity to detect domestic violence reported by Lucky Severson story by Linn Starck Those planning a trip to the dentist’s office might be up for more than just a tooth exam. In a survey, dentists indicated they would like to play a larger role in […]
Teeth Do Tell Tales
Dental News Teeth Do Tell Tales By Serena Gordon HealthScout Reporter (HealthScout) — Teeth are sometimes better than fingerprints. After plane crashes, explosions and accidents, dental forensics are often the only way to identify the dead. Also known as forensic odontology, the practice is an art as much as a science, says Dr. John Kenney, a […]
Holistic Dentistry
Dental News Holistic Dentistry Television News Service/Medical Breakthroughs Ivanhoe Broadcast News, Inc. July 2000 (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Do you dread going to the dentist? We’ll tell you about a natural approach to dentistry that’s making patients smile. Brenda Nasralla had a root canal, then was shocked to learn her dentist would not prescribe drugs for […]
Surgeon general cites oral disease ‘epidemic’
Dental News Surgeon general cites oral disease ‘epidemic’ 05/25/00- Updated 01:31 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) – From cavities to mouth cancer, a ”silent epidemic” of oral diseases afflicts minorities and low-income Americans even as most of the nation benefits from healthier teeth and gums, the U.S. surgeon general said Thursday. Thanks to fluoridated drinking water […]
Dentists Get Drilled in the Movies
Dental News It’s a Fact! Dentists Get Drilled in the Movies 3/20/2000 By Chris Smith Since the birth of motion pictures, the dental profession consistently has been portrayed as the object of derision, contempt, revulsion and fear, according to a recent article in Movieline magazine. In a story titled “The Drilling Fields, An Oral History of Hollywood’s […]
That Noisy Handpiece Gets the Blame
Dental News That Noisy Handpiece Gets the Blame 2/21/2000 Everyone knows that rock musicians and construction workers are susceptible to hearing loss, but dentists also can experience the same work-related problems. Hearing loss occurs when the hair cells in the inner ear are damaged from loud and continuous sound – more than 90 decibels, according […]
Dentistry & The Media
Dental News DENTISTRY AND THE MEDIA: Are Journalists Out to Get the Profession? By Chris Smith Jan 07,2000 – It seems to be a cycle now. The American Dental Association gets a call from a producer at one of the network newsmagazines who is looking for the association’s stance on a particular issue. The issue in […]
Dental Panel Urges Warnings on Mercury
Dental News Dental Panel Urges Warnings on Mercury By AMY PYLE, Times Staff Writer SACRAMENTO ( Saturday, December 4, 1999 )—The California Board of Dental Examiners advised dentists Friday to warn patients about exposure to mercury from metal fillings. The unanimous vote followed a full-court lobbying effort by foes of mercury fillings and by consumer […]
Roadside Dentistry
Dental News Roadside Dentistry by Joyce Slaton 3:00 a.m. 31.Jul.99.PDT Going to the dentist is just a little less painful now that one practice has taken its office on the road. When the founder of On-Site Dental Care noticed his techie clients skipping appointments because of their hectic schedules, he decided to make his practice mobile. Now, […]
