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SCOTTISH patients could see their dental bills rocket as dentists face growing pressure on their own finances, experts have warned.

A Coalinga dentist will be on probation for five years after pleading no contest to charges in connection with the death of his son who died in one of his dental chairs during tooth extraction surgery.

The woman in the study said she started drinking diet soda because she was concerned about gaining weight.

Dr. Hazel Glasper, D.D.S., owner of Revive Dental in Marriottsville, Md and her partner Dr.

It's almost impossible to miss. So much gloom has been cast upon graduate school lately - and much of it is rooted in very real, very rational concerns about the bleak state of the academic job market.

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The column by Rob Breakenridge on fluoridation is misleading on several points. Presumably the column is a reaction to the current flurry over the suggestion by two dentists that city council consider reintroducing fluoridation.

According to the dental officer of health of Alberta Health Services stationed in Calgary, there is no systematically gathered data on the prevalence of cavities since cessation of fluoridation. So we are left to weigh the purported findings or impressions of two dentists taken from their personal practices against the systematic collections of data from millions of patients. That more abundant and more systematically gathered data indicate no substantial prevention of cavities by fluoridated water and no increase in the incidence of cavities after stopping fluoridation, as determined by comparison of cities stopping it with cities continuing it.

Calls are being made for an inquiry into the death of a Leeds dentist who killed himself after feeling "harassed and bullied" by health bosses.

In partnership with the leading medical Internet marketing agency, JD Media Surge, E-Dentists.com has launched a comprehensive dental SEO analysis service to help dentists get top search engine rankings.

Commander Grace Dorangricchia, department head for the Dental Clinic at the Naval Air Station Pensacola, has now had her first canine patient.

If you don't like your current career, you can make a change. And right now, you could be months away from higher pay and a better job.

Terry Harris has seen a lot of changes in Allandale over the 62 years he's called the neighborhood home, but he was caught off guard when the city started a drainage upgrade project.

If you worked on the 'Healthy Kids Healthy Portland' [pro-fluoridation]campaign promoting fluoridation of Portland's legendary Bull Run fresh water, you're probably not having the best week.

Portlanders rejected fluoridation 61% to 39% despite being out spent by fluoirdaitonists by 3 to 1. HKHP wasted no time blitzing the airwaves and Youtubes with saturated media citing figures showing Oregon has an untreated tooth decay rate of 40%. Yet they conveniently ignored that Portland’s rate is half that at 20%. What’s more, when compared to state by state figures, Portland ranked 15th best.

Peninsula dentist Ken Stones works on a patient during a recent trip to Cambodia with the Semiahmoo Dental Outreach Team.

Did you know that each dental insurance plan can vary depending on the employer who has elected the plan on your behalf? Each individual employer negotiates coverage and benefits on the employees' behalf and believe me, employers work very hard to get the best coverage at the best price to help keep their employees healthy.

RETIRING DENTIST: Don Tipton, centre, with his colleagues, left to right, Pat Collins, Ian Hetherington, Jan Clarke and Sara Collins.

Courtesy photo Shown above is the volunteer dental extraction team. From left are Ashley Allen, Dr.

A dentist is facing felony charges after police say he changed the office's billing system to make more money.

Additional tests reveal no new cases of hepatitis or the virus that causes AIDS among patients of a Tulsa oral surgeon accused of running dirty clinics.

In more ways than one, dental implants are considered the most reliable tooth replacement, enabling people with missing set of teeth to become naturally attractive.

MANILA, Philippines Police released the composite sketch of another "dentistirador" suspect who robbed a dental clinic staff in Concepcion on Wednesday.