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Oral Cancer
Study: Esophageal cancer survival rates tied to race, income
Esophageal cancer patients who are black and in lower socioeconomic groups have higher mortality rates than white patients with higher incomes, according to a new study presented at the recent meeting of the Society of Thoracic Surgeons.
February 3, 2016
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Obesity
JADA: Dental team should screen for pediatric obesity
Oral healthcare professionals are uniquely positioned to be part of an interprofessional effort to intervene in the pediatric obesity problem, according to a new paper in the Journal of the American Dental Association (JADA). Because of their frequent contact with patients, dental professionals can complement and support weight screening and health behaviors, the authors noted.
February 1, 2016
2016 02 01 17 29 14 645 Girl Scale 200
Fluoride
New fluoridation society provides help to fight myths
Johnny Johnson Jr., DMD, president of the newly formed American Fluoridation Society (AFS) got into the fluoridation fight when local officials in his community of Pinellas County, FL, voted in 2011 to discontinue water fluoridation, citing concern that residents might be ingesting too much fluoride.
January 28, 2016
2016 01 28 17 07 11 805 Johnson Johnny 200
Cosmetic
AACD survey reports high revenue per cosmetic visit
More than a quarter of responding dentists reported making $2,500 or more each time a patient comes to the office for a cosmetic procedure in a new American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD) survey.
January 21, 2016
2016 01 21 16 41 30 381 Aacd Logo 200
Restorations
Journal review supports SDF use as caries treatment
Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) outperforms other anticaries treatments while preventing further dental infection without traditional drilling and filling, according to the authors of a new paper in the Journal of the California Dental Association.
January 17, 2016
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Dental Therapists
Wash. tribe hires dental therapist for basic oral care
Citing an oral health crisis in their community, the Swinomish Indians of Washington state became the first tribe in the lower 48 states to hire a dental therapist to provide basic oral health services.
January 13, 2016
2013 05 08 09 57 34 145 Woman Dentist 200
Insurance
Calif. gets poor grade for kids' oral health services
California received a D+ grade for not providing enough oral health services for the state's children, according to the new "2016 California Children's Report Card" by the advocacy group Children Now.
January 7, 2016
2013 10 25 14 09 16 897 Boy Dental Exam 200
Federally Qualified Health Center
ADA brief: Consumer dental spending remains flat
Spending on dental care remained flat between 2013 and 2014, continuing a multiyear trend, according to a new report from the ADA's Health Policy Institute. Dental care was 3.7% of U.S. healthcare spending in 2014, down from a peak of 4.5% in 2000.
January 6, 2016
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Dental Practice
ADA brief: Dentists’ earnings to stay stagnant
Dental spending remains sluggish five years after the economic recovery, according to a new report by the ADA's Health Policy Institute. The amount of empty chair time coupled with a wave of new dental graduates mean dentists' earnings will probably stay stagnant, the authors concluded.
January 5, 2016
2013 08 09 15 09 32 359 Dollar Sign 200
Cardiovascular
Study: Devices reduce blood pressure in sleep apnea patients
Both continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) and mandibular advancement devices reduce blood pressure in patients with obstructive sleep apnea, according to a new study. There was no significant difference between the blood pressure outcomes with the two therapies, but CPAP had a considerably higher probability of reducing systolic pressure, the researchers found.
January 4, 2016
2015 05 26 15 01 21 825 Sleep Apnea Cpap 200
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Dentist surrenders license over ‘chaotic’ dental procedure
An Iowa dentist who mistakenly extracted a patient's tooth without painkillers has surrendered his license.
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Fake dental assistant accused of disfiguring woman arrested again
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An unqualified dental assistant was arrested again.
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How dental assistants can take better x-rays every time
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Identifying early caries may be possible with this x-ray model
By Ava Barros
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Case study: 25-year-old man with mandibular lesion
By Dr. Juan F. Yepes
A 25-year-old asymptomatic man was referred to the oral surgeon by his dentist because of a "lesion" on the left side of his posterior mandible. Challenge yourself with this DrBicuspid case study.
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Dentist gets probation for unnecessarily treating healthy patients
By Melissa Busch
A dentist accused of manipulating patients with false diagnoses has been sanctioned.
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This may be the new way to arrest tooth decay
By Ava Barros
A novel formulation appears to confer an antibacterial effect without the staining associated with silver diamine fluoride.
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