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 [...]

Local dental hygienist Erika Feltham recently discovered that some Marines returning from overseas “appear to be suffering from an unusually high and rapid loss of tooth enamel with larger aggressive cavities.” According to Feltham, the increased enamel erosion and decay are caused by an increased intake of dietary acid which is found in foods and [...]

A cup of coffee peps us up to confront the tasks for the day, but when Laura Knowles, 36, manager Shams Moopen Dental Practice sipped hers, it had a strange texture “It felt like someone had spat into it” she told the prosecutors at the Blackfriars Crown Court that was hearing the case of ‘spite [...]

His girlfriend Victoria Mary Clarke tweeted for help saying: “Shane is keen to find a dentist, so he can star in Hollywood film.” She promised the Pogues legend would front an ad campaign in return for the costly implants. Shane, 55, was famous for his stumpy-toothed look after his wild lifestyle caused his teeth to rot [...]

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 [...]

Last week’s major news about new local and state cavity data should make everyone’s decision about whether to increase our water rates to add fluoridation chemicals to our water a lot easier. For many months Portlanders have heard those pushing fluoridation say that Oregon residents have some of the worst teeth in the country and [...]

The traditional divide between dentistry and medicine is shrinking as data accumulate linking oral health with overall health.A few years ago, an extremely sick, 2½-year-old boy came to the Houston office of pediatrician Ray Wagner, MD, with a 105-degree temperature. The illness, which required five days of hospitalization and a course of intravenous antibiotics, got [...]

Joanne Lim’s mother bribed her into following her footsteps as a dentist.”She gave me a car,” said Lim, who works with adults and children at the Anthony L. Jordan Health Center’s Woodward Health Center on Genesee Street.The payoff turned into a keen appreciation of dentistry, with its blend of art and science. “I loved it,” [...]

As many as one in five American children under the age of 17 has a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year, according to a new federal report. Released Thursday, the report represents the government’s first comprehensive look at mental disorders in children. It focuses on diagnoses in six areas: attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), behavioral or [...]

The Associated Press/Washington Post: Entitlement Programs Thrive Amid Gridlock, Shifting Money From Younger Generations To Older. With Congress increasingly unable to resolve budget disputes, federal programs on automatic pilot are consuming ever larger amounts of government resources. The trend helps older Americans, who receive the bulk of Social Security and Medicare benefits, at the expense [...]