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Equine dentists cut horse teeth

1 year 21 weeks ago

http://www.topix.com/business/dental/2009/04/equine-dentists-cut-horse-teeth?fromrss=1

A lawmaker vows to fight a law that makes that a felony.

More than 50 horse owners went Tuesday to the state Capitol, where Rep. Don Armes, R-Faxon, told them his amendment would allow equine dentistry and other animal procedures, such as shoeing hooves and transferring embryos in cattle, to be done without a veterinary license.

Recession leads to high demand of public dentistry

1 year 20 weeks ago

http://www.topix.com/business/dental/2009/04/recession-leads-to-high-demand-of-public-dentistry?fromrss=1

Working, but without dental insurance, a 20-year-old Vallejo man was in such pain from a bad tooth he rushed to a hospital emergency room.

"We have no way to meet the demand," said Lynn Bramwell, county family health services administrator. Most of Sonoma County, California, is fluoridated.

Some say they have nowhere else to go since most private dentists won't see them unless they pay for services up front, Woo said.

Japan 60% of dental schools miss enrollment quotas

1 year 20 weeks ago

http://www.topix.com/business/dental/2009/04/japan-60-of-dental-schools-miss-enrollment-quotas?fromrss=1

More than 60 percent of private dental colleges and schools across the country fell short of enrollment quotas for this academic year, a Yomiuri Shimbun survey has shown.

Huge Turnout For Free Dental Clinic In New Haven

1 year 20 weeks ago

http://www.topix.com/business/dental/2009/04/huge-turnout-for-free-dental-clinic-in-new-haven?fromrss=1

Despite a state-wide fluoridation mandate enacted several decades ago and despite being the second richest state, Connecticut residents are suffering in dental pain.

City Council Approves New Dental Brochure on Mercury

1 year 20 weeks ago

http://www.topix.com/business/dental/2009/04/city-council-approves-new-dental-brochure-on-mercury?fromrss=1

A new brochure explaining the risks of amalgam fillings containing mercury have been approved by a Philadelphia City Council committee and will be appearing in the offices of city dentists by year's end.

Is your doctor using your insurance to illegally buy narcotics?

1 year 20 weeks ago

http://www.topix.com/business/dental/2009/04/is-your-doctor-using-your-insurance-to-illegally-buy-narcotics?fromrss=1

A woman who discovered that for months and months hundreds of narcotic pills were charged to her medical insurance. The problem: She wasn't taking them and didn't need them.

Even worse? The man behind it was both her family dentist and her employer.

How could this happen? Why did it take months and months for law enforcement to take any action? And why have state dental officials still done nothing?

Salaried Dental Services Let Down By Pay Award, Says BDA

1 year 20 weeks ago

http://www.topix.com/business/dental/2009/04/salaried-dental-services-let-down-by-pay-award-says-bda?fromrss=1

Representatives of England's salaried dentists have said the pay uplift they have been awarded for 2009/10 will not help to address the problems their services are facing.

Implant Microsurgery Upper Left - Video of the day

1 year 21 weeks ago

http://dentistryzone.com/articles/implant-microsurgery-upper-left-video-of-the-day

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1 year 21 weeks ago

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Florida judge calls advertising law unconstitutional

1 year 21 weeks ago

http://www.drbicuspid.com/redirect/redirect.asp?itemid=301723&wf=33

It took more than a dozen years and numerous trips to court for Florida dentists to finally claim victory in their efforts to overturn a law restricting advertising of their credentials. And some legal experts say the ruling could have much broader implications.