Dr. Paul Connet, Ph.D. of St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY offers 50 reasons to oppose fluoridation as listed below and the statements are slightly edited. 1, Humans don’t need fluoride to have good teeth; 2, Fluoridation is unnecessary. Most Western European countries are not fluoridated and they have experienced the same decline in dental decay … Read more
ATLANTA (AP) — In a remarkable turnabout, federal health officials say many Americans are now getting too much fluoride because of its presence not just in drinking water but in toothpaste, mouthwash and other products, and it’s causing splotches on children’s teeth and perhaps more serious problems. The Image via Wikipedia U.S. Department of Health and Human … Read more
By Sam Grobart December 30, 2010 Your gadgets and computers, your software and sites — they are not working as well as they should. You need to make some tweaks. But the tech industry has given you the impression that making adjustments is difficult and time-consuming. It is not. And so below are 10 things to … Read more
The Strangest Secret by Earl Nightingale George Bernard Shaw said, “People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don’t believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can’t find them, they make them.” … Read more
By Christopher Weaver KHN The wider use of a cheap blood test could help cut the number of new HIV infections by more than 80,000 in the United States over 20 years. The test only costs a few dollars. But the researchers say screening everyone at least once and people more likely to get the … Read more
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD), the recognized leader in children‘s oral health, announced an outreach partnership with the text4baby program. The AAPD’s leading pediatric oral health experts will work closely with text4baby in the dissemination of information to pregnant women and new moms about children’s oral health care. An educational program of the … Read more
By Eric S. Solomon, DDS, MA Part 1 of a 4-part series Dentistry is going through a transition. As we shall see,the range of dental services and the mix of dental practice employees have changed dramatically during the past half century. We also are experiencing a major shift in the number of dental care providers. … Read more
The series of entries to follow are a review of the blogs and literature that describe the trends that the current layer of dental pundits suggest will alter the face of our profession in the coming years. Some are fascinating, some are repugnant, most are simply a reflection of market driving science. What is imperative … Read more
Calgary residents want fluoridation stopped……….yee haw, or is that hee haw…….plan is to prevent tooth decay by brushing with tar sands………….in the immortal words of Pogo, “we have met the enemy and he is us………..” Did everyone elect Rob Ford clones to run their governments. I know where the 13K dentists registering to practice in … Read more
By Jay Goltz (Editors note: Marketing , good or bad,always comes to dentistry. We are prime targets for a “sell”. Groupon is a new age manifestation of barter on one level and AMWAY on another. It’s worth checking into,however, CAVEAT EMPTOR.) I have been reading with great interest (especially here) the stories of retailers sharing their … Read more
By Benita Zahn: Some 30 states have expanded what’s called “the scope of practice” for oral-maxillofacial surgeons, allowing them to do cosmetic procedures beyond the mouth area. That’s got plastic surgeons up in arms. In depth: the arguments for and against this change and how it would affect your life. Dr. Lucie Capek is a … Read more
Devidasan was delighted that five years of tusk ache had finally come to an endBy Sivaramakrishnan Parameswaran Continue reading the main story Dentists in the Indian state of Kerala say they have successfully repaired a working elephant‘s cracked tusk in the first operation of its kind. They performed the procedure on Devidasan, a 27-year-old bull … Read more
Fortunately Bristol Palin did not win “Dancing with the Stars“, however, she was the impetus for seeking out an article of note for you to share with a small segment of your client base. Even though most people are aware that good oral health is essential for the overall health of both mother and child, … Read more
Read at your peril………as a profession, we worried about cbCT abuse and dose over-exposure and yet, we don’t have to be certified to use cell phones…………… Visit – http://cellphonehealthfacts.com – after you’ve read below and after you’ve gulped hard several dozen times……..THINK… By Randall Stross: WARNING: Holding a cellphone against your ear may be hazardous to your … Read more
http://www.medicalbillingandcoding.org/top_dentists/ Click on “winner” in the horizontal image map….a literal treasure trove of invaluable information Image by kendosolns via Flickr Related articles DrBicuspid.com Taking Nominations for 2011 Dental Excellence Awards (prweb.com) Perio Protect Recognized Again for Top Product in Dental Industry (prweb.com) Dental Quasi-Parable (cogdogblog.com)
I thought Bernie Madoff – (MADE OFF) was an interesting double entendre….now we have the Leering Case……..where is Pierre Trudeau when we need someone to bar the door to the bedrooms of the populace……….apparently, all the uniform supply stores are stocking up on chastity belts, his and hers…… On February 2 the Ontario Court of … Read more
The Internet is barely fifteen years old and there remains a large contingent of folks who consider it a passing fad, let’s say 15% of the population – dentists make up 14.99% of that grouping….humour, arrh, arrh. Where this blog goes, leads, follows is all about how to make it productive and serviceable to the … Read more
From the GOOGLE READER team The Halloween season is upon us. The aisles are filled with costumes. Kids are getting excited about Trick-or-Treating and the bucketfuls of candy they’ll be hauling home. We all know that sugar is bad for teeth and warn parents and children alike against the dangers of tooth decay. But around … Read more
David Brooks is one of my favorite columnists – he recently wrote an op-ed piece entitled Would You Run about Mark Kirk, an absolutely brilliant individual with stellar academic credentials, who’s real CV reads like something that could only be invented. In the current campaign for congressman of Illinois, he has done the unthinkable, he … Read more