Scotland on Sunday
Nil by mouth: Opening up to oral hygiene
Scotland on Sunday
“The impact of poor oral hygiene is often underestimated," says the British Dental Foundation's chief executive, Dr Nigel Carter, “and someone's poor oral health can be a precursor to a number of serious health issues such as stroke, coronary heart ...

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Sydney Morning Herald
What's worse than a pap smear?
Sydney Morning Herald
"'Dentophobia' is a very real issue which is impacting on Australia's oral health," said clinical psychologist, Dr Cindy Nour. "The fear of visiting the dentist that's held by many varies from mild uneasiness, experienced by most of us, to extreme fear ...

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Open wide and say aaaargh
Dentistry IQ
"The impact of poor oral hygiene is often underestimated," says the British Dental Foundation's chief executive, Dr Nigel Carter, "and someone's poor oral health can be a precursor to a number of serious health issues such as stroke, coronary heart ...

Push for fluoride in Rotorua's water
The Daily Post
They also believe it would help reduce inequalities in oral health, benefiting low-income, Maori and Pasific Islands children. It's an issue that has been regularly and fiercely debated since 2002 when the hospital board, now known as the Lakes ...

Amazon Banned 5* Reviews for Kids' Health Education eBooks.
NewsReleaseWire.com (press release)
Campbelltown, South Australia (EXPERTCLICK) May 20, 2012 - Amazon Banned 5* Reviews for Kids Oral Health Education eBooks. Review quote: 'Oral 7 Hygiene: 'Paint Your Mouth' is the first book in a series of 12, comes from a dentist who teaches children ...

ECU Notes: Students receive fellowships
Greenville Daily Reflector
Carter and Holcomb will conduct preventive oral health education, sign patients up for Medicaid and work with them to help establish a dental home. They will work at the Bernstein Community Health Center, Grimesland Clinic and Greenville Community ...

Maui News
Program focuses on dental health
Maui News
The pilot program was designed to improve the oral health of children by prevention through education. The interactive activities were planned and developed in order to utilize volunteers from different agencies, the students and instructor from the ...

Fluoride in your tap water: The debate flows
Dentistry IQ
Since the 1960s, it has been added to Hamilton tap water, as well as other water supplies across Canada, to improve oral health. Proponents see it as a way to provide basic dental care to everyone, regardless of income. "It levels the playing field," ...
Dental studyCarrickfergus Times

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Grant to help oral health for Native Americans
Rapid City Journal
55 minutes ago • AP PIERRE -- Delta Dental of South Dakota has received a $3.3 million grant to improve the oral health and health care of Native Americans. The three-year project will train 24 dental hygienists and community health representatives who ...

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WHO report shows severe shortage of dentists in India
Dentistry IQ
It is an important public health problem owing to the prevalence, socio-economical aspect, expensive treatment & lack of awareness. Planning Commission committee on oral health said that oral diseases limit activities at school and work, ...

Grant to help oral health for Native Americans
NECN
PIERRE, SD (AP) — Delta Dental of South Dakota has received a $3.3 million grant to improve the oral health and health care of Native Americans. The three-year project will train 24 dental hygienists and community health representatives who will focus ...

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Knowing what's lurking on your toothbrush is nothing to smile about
WalesOnline
Despite major improvements in recent decades, millions of people in the UK are still affected by poor oral health. It is estimated that a third of all children starting school have tooth decay; three in every ten adults suffer from regular dental pain ...
National Smile MonthPrivate Healthcare UK

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WorlDental.org (press release)
Giving Underserved Children a Chance to Good Dental Health (GIVEAWAY)
WorlDental.org (press release)
NCHOF, or the National Children's Oral Health Foundation: America's ToothFairy program, is raising the awareness for the importance of child dental care. As we speak, there are millions of children worldwide, who simply do not have access to proper ...

News outlets report Republican lawmakers' conflicting views as they wait for the Supreme Court's decision on its constitutionality. Meanwhile, The Associated Press reports that the fate of the nation's "uninsurables" is tied to what the justices decide.

The general election TV ad released by GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's campaign touts the candidates first-day plan to "move to replace" the health law with "common sense health reform." Also in the news, President Barack Obama's campaign rebuts an attack ad by Crossroads GPS.

Diamond celebration at Dentistry LIVE
Dentistry.co.uk
Philips Oral Healthcare has several reasons to announce its diamond sponsorship of Dentistry LIVE in Diamond Jubilee year. One of which is celebrating the first anniversary of its technologically sophisticated DiamondClean Sonicare toothbrush.

The doctors' group says the federal rule could have a "devastating impact on public health" by impeding state regulation. Other legal cases in today's news include a dentist in trouble in Florida and a deal on mental health care in Arizona.

The St. Louis Beacon reports that the legislature might take up a bill Friday that strips controversial provisions passed by the House earlier in the week.

The Massachusetts Senate passed a health care cost containment bill Thursday that aims to cut costs by $150 billion over 15 years. The bill, which now goes to the Massachusetts House, would eventually align cost growth with gross state product, would move toward paying for health care with global payments and would change the state's medical malpractice lawsuit system.

Criticism about Health and Human Services Sec. Kathleen Sebelius' appearance at the Jesuit institution has mounted this week because of her role in the Obama administration's rule on contraception requirements in the health care law.