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Teeth-whitening kiosks have come to the mall, but how effective are they?

"It's a simple over-the-counter product that people use at the mall instead of at home," ...

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Why is it assumed by so many that the American Dental Association would be automatically untouched by corruption?

How many dentists have actually sat down to do their own research, and how many of those have traced those research papers (which speak glowingly of the benefits of hydrofluosilicic acid back to their roots)? Who were the people or organizations responsible for the funding of those research projects?

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Iowa should create a new class of dental therapists to take care of children's teeth, because dentists are not getting the job done, says a dental professor

Dentists often say they limit their Medicaid work because the program pays them too little. But Nash said states that have dramatically raised reimbursements have not seen corresponding increases in dentists willing to accept more Medicaid patients. "Many dentists just do not want to see these people in their offices," he said.

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A jet of ionised gas forms a "plasma needle" that could revolutionise dental treatment The plasma plume is at room temperature and can be touched with a naked finger A new way to examine the composition of ...

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The Kansas Dental Board found itself Friday in the middle of a debate over whether repealing its rule would endanger public health.

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Persistent consumer complaints are causing some stains on a Procter && Gamble Co.

The strong-selling product has caused some users to report discoloration of their teeth and numbing taste

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Local officials say the need for dental care for Medicaid-insured and uninsured children in and around Newburgh is great.

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Bacteria that methylate mercury thrive in wastewater found downstream from dental traps.

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The town will not be the first Cape community to fluoridate its water supply. The plan failed overwhelmingly last night at town election.

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Baskin found lead levels in imported crowns to be more than five times the level being recommended for children's toys. Keep in mind, these crowds are heading for somebody's mouth.

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A growing number of dentists who have left the NHS are setting up lucrative sidelines in beauty treatment, offering Botox injections alongside fillings and check-ups.

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“Ten year old, Gradon got some nasty news from his dentist and it wasn’t a cavity,” reports CBC-TV. “I saw this yellow stuff and thought it was my toothpaste and kept trying to wash it off; but it wouldn’t come off,” says Gradon.

Those patches are fluorosis, a condition that shocks many parents because of the cause -- too much fluoride. “It was even a bigger surprise to his pediatric dentist -- he’s Gradon’s father,” said the Canadian broadcaster.

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The American Dental Association believes it's better for someone with a bad cavity to suffer constant pain or yank his own tooth than it is to run the risk of "uncontrolled bleeding" during a visit to a dental therapist [a new dental specialty infringing upon dentistry's lucrative monopoly]. The other argument against dental therapists is even more blatantly paternalistic:

In the long run, the only way to improve dental health is encourage people to take better care of their teeth, Dr. [Amid] Ismail [an ADA consultant] said.

"I'm not in favor of training just to fill teeth, because a solution of filling teeth is not going to reduce disease," he said. "The patients will go home, and they will drink six cans of soda a day, and they will come back with more cavities."

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Customers were apparently billed for exorbitant fees - as much as $25,000, all up front - for poor and incomplete dental work. Then the company skipped town.

The Secret Service, known primarily for protecting the President, is involved in the case because it also is in charge of investigating counterfeiting and financial crimes that cross state borders.

The masterminds behind the alleged scheme were Gary Anusavice - a dentist whose license was suspended in Rhode Island in 2005 - and his associates, Joseph Robbio and Mike Rinaldi.

"They wanted to get people financed and then get rid of them," Linda Donnaruma, a former clerk in the Howard Beach office, told The News. "These people had bank accounts everywhere."

Select Dental was incorporated in June 2005 in Delaware under the name NYDSS Inc., with headquarters in Rhode Island.

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Currently there isn't a mechanism for long-term care residents who are incapacitated, bedridden or have poor mobility, to receive regular access to a dentist,

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In Alaska, the A.D.A. and the state’s dental society had filed a lawsuit to block the program that trained people like Ms. Johnson, who are called dental therapists. The groups dropped the suit last summer after a state court judge issued a ruling critical of the dentists. But the A.D.A. continues to oppose allowing therapists to operate anywhere in the lower 49 states. Currently, therapists are allowed to practice only in Alaska, and only on Alaska Natives.

The opposition to therapists follows decades of efforts by state dental boards, which are dominated by dentists, to block hygienists from providing care without being supervised by dentists.

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Call it the revolt of the dental hygienists. After years of working under dentists' strict oversight, some are eager to get out from under those supervisory thumbs.

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Sheffield has topped a tooth decay table of Britain, with people living in the south Yorkshire city having the most fillings and missing teeth, and spending the least time cleaning their teeth.

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