Alerts have again been issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to orthodontic professionals regarding the risk of patient burns from electric dental handheld devices. The handpieces have left patients requiring reconstructive surgery after experiencing first-degree to third-degree burns after use, but since the FDA’s primary 2007 Public Health Notification, further reports have […]
For quite some time, Ontario has run a dental program which has seen children in low-income families receiving free emergency treatment. The ad for this states that if your child’s tooth hurts, they can help but where is the sense in making your children wait until they have punishing dental problems before they make that […]
Government plans could soon see town halls facing huge compensation payouts if they ban events on health and safety grounds. Teachers, for example, could be given assurances that they wouldn’t be liable for minor mishaps which they experience such as taking their pupils on school trips or helping out at after-hour clubs. Former Conservative Cabinet […]
Research conducted by the University of California, Berkeley has found a reduced risk of heart related problems, such as heart attacks and strokes in those who frequently get general dental checks and care. Oddly, the link is only found in women and the analysis did not find the same result amongst men. The study of […]
Nicole Rogers, a leading specialist in hair transplants and a clinical professor from Tulane University in New Orleans, has praised hair cloning for being a future “holy grail” for hair loss, but also adds that it is still a long way off from being approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The procedure takes a […]
Lea Michele admits that she “grew up in a community where what I looked like wasn’t considered beautiful” and says her self confidence has been affected by this, not believing people when they said she was beautiful. On first sight, Glee is in the same vein as films like High School the Musical with popular, […]
Dental records are said to be needed to identify the remains of a person who was killed in a crash involving a B-double truck (a truck with two carriages) and an Australian Army truck on the 29th of October on the Bruce Highway, south of Rockhampton, Central Queensland. Three others were involved in the crash, […]