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1 year 20 weeks ago

It's all about tossing and turning; 30 percent of Americans today say they are losing sleep over the economy.

1 year 20 weeks ago

The following is a press release from the Office of the U.S. District Attorney of Arizona: Arlan R. Turley, 60, of Gilbert, Ariz., was arrested without incident today on tax related charges filed in federal court on April 8, 2009.

1 year 20 weeks ago

Today, industry leader Zap Lasers announced that its Styla MicroLaser was selected one of the year's best-designed medical devices and is the winner of a 2009 Medical Design Excellence Award.

1 year 19 weeks ago

United States: "Around 50m people don't have access to essential services at all - we see people who have a full mouth of rotting teeth and have the worst infections you will see anywhere in the world."

1 year 19 weeks ago
Writing in response to Dr. Helaine Smith's recent column on third-molar extractions, Dr. Jay Friedman argues that dentists should use scientific, not anecdotal, evidence before deciding to remove wisdom teeth.
1 year 19 weeks ago
A new study by researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore recommends a model program for urban pediatric clinics that can significantly reduce dental cavities in low socioeconomic infants and toddlers.
1 year 20 weeks ago

This reply is in reference to the Louisiana Dental Association and its trying to stop the work of a Medicaid-accepting dentist from working in schools.

1 year 20 weeks ago
Concerned about public safety, the Minnesota Dental Association has launched a statewide ad campaign to raise awareness of the midlevel dental practitioner legislation that is headed for a vote in the state senate. Do the ads tell the whole story?
1 year 20 weeks ago

The elimination beginning July 1 of adult Denti-Cal - the state's dental insurance program for its poorest residents - will leave a painful cavity in California's health care safety net that could prove disastrous to fill later, according to advocates for the program.