Some Calgary dentists say the decision two years ago to take fluoride out of the water supply is proving to be a big mistake. Dr. Sarah Hulland, the head of the Alberta Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, says she has seen a deterioration of young patients’ teeth over the last two years.”We actually have seen an [...]

The health department reported one more of dentist Scott Harrington’s patients tested positive for hepatitis B, bringing the total to five. A total of 70 patients have tested positive for hepatitis C and the health department reported last week that it has identified three positive cases of HIV. In March, Tulsa County health officials urged [...]

The union local representing Oregon Department of Environmental Quality employees has gone on record in opposition to drinking water fluoridation.The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 3336 voted 28 to 18 in late April against flouridation in general. The information was publicized via a news release sent out Monday by Clean Water [...]

Personalised computer models predicting how diseases will affect individual patients according to their lifestyle, medical condition and physical make-up could revolutionise the future of healthcare. Clinicians and scientists from Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Sheffield are at the forefront of the development of the ‘virtual physiological human’ – where over [...]

Very keen exhibitor interest – once again more than 1,900 exhibitors expected – Top assessments by participants at IDS 2011 underline the position of IDS as a world leading fair In just over a year’s time the next IDS will open its doors in Cologne from 12th to 16th March 2013. But [...]

From the 29th of June till the 2nd of July graduating students and young dentist met for the Dental Summer event at Timmendorfer Strand, to join a peak of professional dental training. After the number of participants already broke the record last year , this year the organization committee of the IFG (Internationale Fortbildungsgesellschaft) could [...]

On friday the 25th of March 2011, all students and young dentists could attend the most exciting party during the 34th International Dental Show (IDS) in Cologne- the Dent-i-World Night/2nd ALUMNI NIGHT of Dentistry. The event was organized by the German Dental Student’s Assocation (BdZM), Young Dentists Germany (BdZA) and Young Dentists Worldwide (YDW) and [...]

Chennai, the capital of Tamilnadu, a southern state in India with a population of somewhere around 4.3 million is a multi-cultural metropolitan city with a diverse population of people from different cultural backgrounds and different socio-economic status thus making it the epitome of a land where there is a collision of the rich and the [...]