Oral-systemic health and your dental team

From RDH – by Karen Davis – karen@karendavis.net Front office administrators, dental assistants, dentists, and dental hygienists have one thing in common: Patients will approach any of them to ask about something they just read or heard on TV regarding how the oral cavity impacts the rest of the body. They don’t discriminate. We’re all … Read more

India – the Popular Hotspot for Dental Tourism

Thomas Friedman called it in his book, The World is Flat: A Brief History of the 21st Century.  From Worldental.org – India has always been an interesting and at the same time fascinating tourist spot for people from all over the world. However, recently India has earned a new title for itself,  Image via Wikipedia that … Read more

Dirty Mouths Lead to Broken Hearts

From Science Daily – May 5, 2011 Nurses who care for patients with dementia now have a tailored approach to dental hygiene for their charges, thanks to a pilot study by a team of nurses. “Poor oral health can lead to pneumonia and cardiovascular disease as well as periodontal disease,” said Rita A. Jablonski, even … Read more

AIDS drugs radically reduce transmission of virus

By Thomas H. Maugh II – Los Angeles Times – Friday, May 13, 2011 In what is being hailed as a landmark breakthrough in HIV prevention, a new study has shown that giving anti-AIDS drugs to HIV-positive people can reduce the transmission of the virus to spouses and partners by 96 percent, U.S. researchers said … Read more

Do you serve white or red with composite restorations?

From TruthDive – Balanced News and Analysis – May 12, 2011 A US dentist who apparently ‘got tired of people not liking to go to the dentist’ is trying  Image via Wikipedia to change the dreaded dental stereotype by offering them free beer. That’s right, Clint Herzog of Texas-based Floss Dentistry serves beer and wine … Read more

Instead of Ah…..say Ommmmmmm……

From the Yoga of Dentistry – unknown author My annual dental cleaning was this morning, and while reclining in the dental chair, I couldn’t help but be reminded of the language of teaching yoga and the eight elements of a Kripalu yoga class. Welcome/Intro/ContextAfter warmly greeting me, the dental hygienist proceeded to ask if there … Read more

Baby bottle use linked to childhood obesity and dental problems

By Stacey Doyle – HULIQ – May 8, 2011 Childhood development experts suggest weaning a child off the bottle by the age of 12 to 14 months. Temple University researchers agree with this time table, stating the age is “unlikely to cause harm and may prevent obesity along with other problems. Pediatricians  Image via Wikipedia … Read more

Biofilm’s Role in Creating Persistent Disease for Millions

PRWeb – Woburn, MA What do hospital infections, sinusitis, periodontal disease,middle ear infections,tonsillitis, COPD, diabetic foot wounds, osteomyelitis and cystic fibrosis have in common? The answer is deceptively simple: the persistence of these chronic conditions originates from slimy bacterial biofilms that encase bacteria of all types, protect them from the immune system and resist antibiotic … Read more

Clinical eChronicle of Treatment Outcomes REDUX

Work continues on development of a second blog for Oral Health and it’s readership – oops, erase that, it’s viewership. The intention is to create a blog that is case report driven, searchable by topic and egalitarian in that everyone is encourage to contribute cases in a format that is visually impacting with a figure … Read more

Peel (no relation to Emma) chooses to stick with fluoride

By Peter Criscione from Mississauga.com Peel Region’s drinking water will continue to be fluoridated after council decided today to carry on with the 40-year practice.Councillors opted to stick with fluoridation after hearing arguments from more than 20 delegates representing both sides of the fluoride debate.Delegates speaking against the practice, pointed to evidence they believe shows … Read more

Checklist May Spot Autism at One-Year Checkup

By Michael Smith, N.A. Correspondent, Medpage Today A simple checklist, administered at the one-year well-baby checkup, has the potential to identify children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) as early as 12 months — prompting earlier and possibly more effective treatment, researchers reported. “The Image via Wikipedia re is extensive evidence that early therapy can have … Read more

Dentistry advanced by science – not market??? Hmmmm

Science gets partial answers slowly – Margaret Scarlett – April 18, 2011 from Medscape Connect In these changing times with technology always changing, I’m reminded of a saying from a colleague at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). When faced with new scientific data on prevention of disease, this scientific expert said something … Read more

ADA sets up a discussion forum for the “peeps”

The ADA is to provide expert content in response to consumer questions…. CHICAGO, April 25, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The American Dental Association (ADA) has joined forces with Sharecare, a new online resource that invites the public to submit health-related questions and have them answered by health professionals. The website (“www.sharecare.com“) was created by Mehmet Oz, M.D., a physician … Read more