Dentistry NewsDentistry news continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.3D Dentistry- June 19, 2008 The world of dentistry is going 3-D. X-rays now have the ability to show a dentist much more than just your teeth. It costs more and delivers more radiation that conventional X-rays; but isn't used routinely - only in special caseshttp://www.topix.net/business/dental/2008/06/3d-dentistry?fromrss=1 The real cost of a Hollywood smile- June 17, 2008 The vogue for veneers may be lining dentist' pockets, but this procedure is not the quick fix it seems to be - and is far from risk-free. Jane Feinmann reportshttp://www.topix.net/business/dental/2008/06/the-real-cost-of-a-hollywood-smile?fromrss=1 Battling oral health barriers- June 17, 2008 Something that is unusual is an office that accepts Medicaid patients at all in a state where Medicaid doesn't pay for dental care for adults unless they're blind, pregnant or disabled and doesn't pay enough for children's dental care to come close to covering what it costs dentists to treat them. But some hope that, by emphasizing the importance of dental health and how difficult it is for low-income Missourians to maintain it, this situation might eventually improve.http://www.topix.net/business/dental/2008/06/battling-oral-health-barriers?fromrss=1 A Dental Scandal- June 16, 2008 Just because kids need to see dentists doesn't mean dentists have to see Medicaid patients. This was the situation Deamonte Driver's mother faced Deamonte died from untreated tooth decay. She was on Medicaid and searched in vain for weeks for a dentist who would see her children. Nationally, only a fraction of licensed dentists regularly accept Medicaid patients.http://www.topix.net/business/dental/2008/06/a-dental-scandal?fromrss=1 Dental clinics try to fill care gap as poor turn to ERs- June 15, 2008 About 1.2 million Ohioans lack medical insurance; an estimated 4 million lack dental coverage. Most of those who show up at Ohio State University Medical Center with emergency dental problems could have prevented them with routine care, such as cleanings, said Dr. Richard Nelson, vice chairman of emergency medicine. "The tooth is so decayed that it has to be pulled ... but generally, we don't pull teeth in the emergency department," he said.http://www.topix.net/business/dental/2008/06/dental-clinics-try-to-fill-care-gap-as-poor-t... First-ever government review of fluoridethyroid toxicology shows risk .- June 14, 2008 Fluoride, in the form of silicofluorides, injected into 23 of U.S. public water supplies, ostensibly to reduce tooth decay, was never safety-tested. There is clear evidence, now, that small amounts of fluoride, at or near levels added to U.S. water supplies,present potential risks to the thyroid gland, according to the National Research Council's (NRC) first-ever published review of the fluoridethyroid literature.http://www.topix.net/business/dental/2008/06/first-ever-government-review-of-fluoride-thyr... Patients 'Overdose' on Medical Debt- June 13, 2008 The people who brought you the housing market collapse may be about to do the same thing for health care financing.http://www.topix.net/business/dental/2008/06/patients-overdose-on-medical-debt?fromrss=1 Governor Ceremonially Signs Dental Access Bill- June 13, 2008 A pilot program is established to provide tax credits to encourage dentists to practice in these areas for five years. At the conclusion of the pilot, the Legislature will determine whether to continue, alter or suspend the program.http://www.topix.net/business/dental/2008/06/governor-ceremonially-signs-dental-access-bil... Tooth-extraction policy blasted - San Jose Mercury News- June 12, 2008 State senators of both parties angrily challenged a top corrections official Wednesday over a controversial policy that has prompted female inmates to have their teeth removed in order to live in a special housing program with their small children.http://www.topix.net/business/dental/2008/06/tooth-extraction-policy-blasted-san-jose-merc... Dentists Want More Research on Bisphenol-A- June 12, 2008 With news that bisphenol-A may be linked to health problems have left dentists somewhat concerned about the chemical's presence in dental sealants and composite.http://www.topix.net/business/dental/2008/06/dentists-want-more-research-on-bisphenol-a?fr... |