Do You Know What To Do In A Dental Emergency?
Having to deal with a dental emergency is not something people think about. However, being prepared can make the difference between saving or losing a tooth. And in the case of a toothache, if it involves a bacterial infection, it can be a life-threatening situation. Here are a couple of common dental emergency situations and what to do about them...

News From The American Journal Of Pathology
Transforming Growth Factor-βa (TGF-β1) Contributes to Kidney Disease Dr...

GDC Secures Ninth Illegal Practice Prosecution Of 2010, UK
The General Dental Council (GDC), the UK's dental regulator, is continuing to push ahead in its pursuit of people practising dentistry illegally. It has successfully prosecuted the ninth person this year for the offence...

Lack Of Dental Insurance A Problem For Millions
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Lack of dental insurance is an "endemic problem" that affects millions of people, largely those without jobs, health coverage or solid incomes. "It began with a toothache. Tori Pence, 23, could feel the hole that had suddenly developed on her tooth, and she couldn't stand either hot or cold food...

Chronic Facial Pain, Diagnosis And Treatment
Do you suffer from chronic facial pain, including constant pain in or around your ears, sore jaw, ringing in your ears, clicking or popping sounds when you open or close your mouth or chronic headaches and neck pain? Do you often feel like your jaw is stuck open or closed? Do you feel as though you have a limited opening of your mouth? If you answered "yes" to any of the abo...

Dental Researchers Discover Oral Cancer Bio-Marker
Detecting oral cancer in its earliest stages can save the lives of the nearly 40,500 people diagnosed annually. But early detection has been difficult. Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine researchers discovered a biomarker, called human beta defensin-3 (hBD-3), which may serve as an early warning...

CWRU Dental School Adopts Families For New Initiative
Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine announced a new program called Family First in which they will adopt nine families and care for multiple generations in a family unit...

Dental Treatment Tools For Those Dying To Spend Less Quality Time With Their Dentists? There's An App For That
As healthcare costs continue to soar, more and more Americans are stepping up to actively manage their own health. They're hunting down information, storing it, using it - and doing it all on the go. To help them, Dental Optimizer announced the launch of a free dental treatment application that lets Apple iPhone, iPod touch and iPad users get a better handle on their oral health...

Severe State Budget Shortfalls Trigger Medicaid Program Cuts
The New York Times: "As states face severe budget shortfalls, many have cut home-care services for the elderly or the disabled, programs that have been shown to save states money in the long run because they keep people out of nursing homes...

News From The Journals Of The American Society For Microbiology
Quitting Smoking May Minimize Harmful Bacteria and Replenish Healthy Bacteria Patients with chronic gum disease who quit smoking in addition to undergoing nonsurgical therapy not only demonstrated a lower abundance of harmful oral pathogens, but also an increase in health-associated bacteria...

Major Activation Themes In Denture-Stomatitis Revealed By New Research
During the 88th General Session & Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research, in Barcelona, Spain, S. Offenbacher presented an abstract titled "Mucosal Gene Expression and Salivary Proteomic Analysis of Candidiasis-Associated Denture-Stomatitis...

Date Set For Scotland's Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme - General Dental Council
The General Dental Council is advising dental professionals working in Scotland to keep up to date on measures aimed at protecting vulnerable patients. The Scottish Government has announced that its Protecting Vulnerable Groups Scheme (PVG Scheme) will begin on 30 November 2010...

CQC Regulation 'A Step Too Far,' Says Dental Professionals Association
Regulation of dentists by the Care Quality Commission is a solution in search of a problem, according to the Dental Professionals Association. Yet the effect it will have on many dentists will be quite literally unbearable, with many smaller practices practically forced out of business, the DPA claims...

New Research Explores Relief For Xerostomia Cancer Patients
During the 88th General Session & Exhibition of the International Association for Dental Research, in Barcelona, Spain, presenting author S. Pradhani, University of Delaware, Newark, USA, presented an abstract titled "Salivary Acinar Cells Regenerate Functional Glandular Structures in Modified Hydrogels...

CDA Joins First Nations Leaders In Dialogue On Access To Oral Health Care At The Assembly Of First Nations Annual General Assembly, Canada
Canadian Dental Association (CDA) is taking part in the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) Annual General Assembly on July 20-22, 2010 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. CDA's goal is to join First Nations leaders in advocating on behalf of the First Nations people for better access to oral health care. First Nations people experience much higher rates of dental disease than other Canadians...