Dentistry
Dental caries prevention breakthrough
A new way to preserve caries-infected teeth and prolong the life of dental fillings has been developed at the University of Otago.
Sep 9, 2015
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Dentistry
Researchers hope to improve dental health by changing caregiver's behavior
Studies have long associated low-income areas with poor oral health. But dental researchers at Case Western Reserve University and University of Washington sensed that other factors related to income may be at workâin particular, ...
May 4, 2015
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Dentistry
Dentist attention needed for geriatric patients
Dental schools in Australia need to adjust their curriculum to better deal with tooth challenges for an ageing population, research says.
Apr 20, 2015
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Dentistry
More than a third of 12-year-olds embarrassed to smile because of their teeth
More than a third (35%) of 12-year-olds and 28% of 15-year-olds say they have been embarrassed to smile or laugh due to how they felt about their teeth, finds a new UCL-led report commissioned by the Health and Social Care ...
Mar 20, 2015
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Dentistry
Providing dental care for patients with disabilities
Dennis Fitzpatrick had 17 cavities by the time he arrived at the Rutgers School of Dental Medicine's special care center seven years ago. Fitzpatrick, 27, who suffers from cerebral palsy, had regular checkups throughout childhood, ...
Mar 24, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Scientists identify significant increase in new MRSA strains in non hospital environment
Microbiologists from the Dental School in Trinity College Dublin in collaboration with the National MRSA Reference Laboratory at St. James's Hospital Dublin and Alere Technologies in Germany have identified significant increases ...
Mar 5, 2014
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Sleep disorders
Dental sleep medicine classes reach across the border
The field of dental sleep medicine was barely out of its infancy when Tufts faculty realized the importance of training students to screen, diagnose and treat sleep disorders. In 2009, the school became the first in the U.S. ...
May 29, 2013
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Dentistry
Emotional intelligence trumps IQ in dentist-patient relationship, study finds
IQ directly relates to how students perform on tests in the first two years of dental school. But emotional intelligence (EI) trumps IQ in how well dental students work with patients, report researchers from Case Western ...
Apr 22, 2013
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Dentistry
Dental amalgam: Anti-mercury movement pushes for shifts in dentistry
Silver tooth fillings have been placed in the mouths of Americans since before the Civil War, an inexpensive, durable and reliable material that helped form the foundation of modern dentistry.
Apr 4, 2013
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Pediatrics
Dental school, foster care agency partnership improves child health, aids student training
A partnership between a New York City dental school and a local foster care agency has provided consistent dental care to more than 650 children, and may serve as a model for other dental school program curriculums. The success ...
Oct 21, 2012
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