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Panelists at #AHCJ18 to discuss integrating medical, dental care
Oral health has been recognized as an integral part of overall health yet our fragmented health care system does not…
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Electronic cigarettes come with risk of ‘devastating’ fire or explosion
While electronic cigarette explosions are relatively rare, they can cause serious harm. In a recent case, a Hawaii man suffered…
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Parents face critical trade-off in deciding between tap, bottled water
Worries about the safety of the nation’s tap water were already a reality before the 2014 lead-contamination crisis in Flint,…
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Dental chain in spotlight after child’s death, separate settlement in fraudulent billing case
In Arizona, relatives of 2-year-old Zion Jay Gastelum are trying to find out why the toddler died after a recent…
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Unnecessary prescribing of dental antibiotics may be adding to C. diff cases
Potentially deadly Clostridium difficile (C. diff), which sickened an estimated half million Americans one recent year, has gained notoriety as…
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Could loan forgiveness bring dental care to underserved patients?
Many newly-minted dentists are burdened by the high cost of a dental education. The average dental student graduates with more…
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Philly journalist discusses silver diamine fluoride and other children’s health issues
A prominent pediatric dental organization recently issued guidelines for a treatment that can offer a painless, minimally invasive alternative to…
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U.N. official’s tour explores impact of extreme poverty in the United States
During a two-week U.S. fact-finding tour, Philip Alston, the United Nations special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, said…
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Journal roundtable explores practices to reduce anesthesia-related deaths in pediatric dentistry
A small child is taken to a dental office for care. He is placed under sedation for the treatment of…
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New studies consider how oral flora can impact health of the entire body
The human mouth is home to a variety of ecological niches, inhabited by hundreds of microbial species. Scientists are eager…