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Instant Screening Device Is The Best Defense For Detecting Deadly Oral Cancer
Every year, over 34,000 Americans develop oral cancer. Many die, and many others must undergo surgery that leaves them permanently disfigured. Dentists are usually the first to diagnose oral cancer, but 75 percent do not check their patients for signs of the disease. What’s more, the early signs of oral cancer are invisible to the naked eye, so even those who look for it may not spot it.
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Dental Health Contest for Bloggers. Everybody Wins!
Dental Health is Important contest for bloggers. Everybody wins!
1 - 31 March 2010
Did you know that your dental health is strongly linked to many other health conditions beyond your mouth. Cavities and gum disease may contribute to many serious conditions, such as diabetes and respiratory diseases.
Sometimes the first sign of a disease shows up in […]
United States Healthcare Reform and Dental Tourism
Dental tourism may be increased, even in the light of healthcare reform. When people need elective dental work performed, they are bound to seek out the least expensive option, especially in light of today’s economy.
Obama Talks About Health Care and Dental Coverage
One third of Americans is without dental insurance. The lack of affordable dental insurance for poor people is revealed as serious risks for dental and overall health. Residents of Las Vegas asked questions about healthcare reform and dental care to President Obama at Nevada town hall meeting Friday.
Oral Health America to Hold Dental-Themed Charity Art Auction
The Oral Health America (OHA) Gala always raises funds that support oral health care programs across the country, but this year’s Gala will offer attendees a unique opportunity to fund programs in their own communities. Attendees will bid on 16 dental-themed artworks, created by children in China and donated by DNTLworks Equipment Corporation.
Survey Shows Americans are Unprepared for Dental Emergencies
Although 72 percent of Americans have fillings, caps or crowns and one in six had a dental emergency during the past 12 months, most are not prepared to deal with a dental emergency, according to a recent survey.
New Grant Will Allow Low-Income Residents to Get Better Dental Care
A new grant will allow low-income residents of Wilson, Nash and Edgecombe counties to get better dental care.
New Survey Shows Americans Strongly Support Guaranteed Dental Coverage
Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults (63%) think that it is important that dental coverage is part of an overall health reform package, and 40 percent say it is very important, according to a new public opinion survey commissioned by Oral Health America.
Affordable Dental Care for Low-Income Adults
Millions of Americans still do not have access to any affordable dental care, to a qualitative and the most necessary treatment procedures. In the same time, any untreated dental problem will affect the whole body, causing other, bigger health problems.
2,500 Years Teeth Show Skill of Ancient Dentist
Maya and other ancient peoples of southern North America went to “dentists”—among the earliest known—to beautify their chompers with notches, grooves, and semi-precious stones, according to a recent analysis of thousands of teeth examined from collections in Mexico’s National Institute of Anthropology and History.
Dental Tourism
According to the National Coalition on Health Care, more than 500,000 Americans traveled abroad to receive medical and dental work in 2006. And this is not an isolated trend.
Dental procedures are a common choice because only about 50 percent of Americans have insurance for such care. And those people who are insured often […]
