Organizations Call for Federal Chief Dental Officer Appointment
Representatives from a quartet of dental organizations convened on Capitol Hill last week to encourage the nation’s legislators to restore the federal position.
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How to Spot Child Abuse Among Your Patients
About 702,000 children were substantiated victims of child abuse or neglect in 2014, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)..
- May 2, 2016
- 10 minutes read
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Columbia University Finds Partners to Improve Oral Health in Africa
There is only one dentist for every 42,000 people in Kenya, which is far below the World Health Organization’s recommendation of one for.
- April 29, 2016
- 2 minutes read
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Advertising Influences E-cigarette Use Among Youth
Joe Camel and the Marlboro Man are long gone, but tobacco advertising still has a powerful effect on teenagers according to the Centers.
- April 28, 2016
- 4 minutes read
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Older Americans Still Face Barriers in Oral Healthcare
As baby boomers get older, the percentage of Americans older than age 65 is increasing. In 2010, about 13% of the population was.
- April 27, 2016
- 2 minutes read
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University Plans $15.5 Million Research Center for Oral-Systemic Health
Efforts to connect oral health to improved overall systemic health are ramping up around the world—even Down Under, with plans to establish an.
- April 20, 2016
- 2 minutes read
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Pancreatic Cancer Risk Linked to Specific Oral Bacteria
Pancreatic cancer will kill more than 41,000 Americans this year, reports the Lustgarten Foundation, making it the most lethal cancer there is. Its.
- April 19, 2016
- 1 minute read
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Dental Hygienists Support Systemic Health Screenings
Current research points to significant links between oral health and systemic conditions like heart disease and diabetes. Dental practices, then, are being enlisted.
- April 12, 2016
- 1 minute read
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Collaborative Dental Practice Targets Systemic Healthcare
With an eye on the influence that oral care has on systemic health, ProHEALTH Care Associates has opened its first dental clinic in.
- April 11, 2016
- 7 minutes read
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UCLA Developing Oral Health Database
Clinically based health outcomes are objective and often used as gold standards. Yet patient-reported outcomes represent firsthand feelings and perceptions about health that.
- March 29, 2016
- 1 minute read
