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Dental sealants make grade with CPS
At the Nathan Davis Elementary School library on a recent Wednesday, Angela Worth, a dental hygienist, brushed cloudy white goo onto a second-grader's molars. Twenty seconds under a bright blue light and the cavity-preventing substance — called a...
Tags: BPA Contamination and Investigations, Teaching and Learning, Tooth Decay, Government Health Care, Chicago Public Schools
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Healthy teeth mean healthier pet
February is Veterinary Dental Month. Have you taken advantage of the special offers most veterinarians advertise? This is to encourage pet owners to have their pet’s teeth cleaned and have an examination of the mouth, tongue and gums at the same...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Gum Disease, Pets, Pharmaceuticals, Chemical Industry
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Burb's Eye View: Dental clinic puts a smile on kids' faces
Nathaniel Batte leans back in his chair and inspects his purplish mouth through his newly acquired sunglasses. Holding the hand mirror a few inches from his face, the 8-year-old likes what he sees so far. His hygienist, however, isn't as happy with the...
Tags: Cartoons, Hospitals and Clinics, Entertainment, Dentistry and Dental Health
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Walnut Street Community Health Center receives some love from annual Sweetheart Gala
alnotarianni@aol.comValentine’s chocolates might not seem the obvious way to promote dental health. But a little bit of chocolate, some rosebuds and an all-out Valentine’s celebration have proven to be a lucrative fundraiser for the Walnut Street Community...Tags: Leukemia, Meningitis, Mental Health, Walnuts, Hospitals and Clinics
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Will County mobile program offers needed dental service
Third-grader Kyle Trusty walked into the dentist's office, expressing apprehension and astonishment at the same time. He wondered aloud if he had any cavities and what his visit would be like. In the next breath, though, he conveyed amazement at the...
Tags: Tooth Decay, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Health Insurance, Will County, Family
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A great smile changes everything
Did you know that if you smile while you are talking on the phone, the person you are talking to actually feels or senses your happiness? A great smile really does change everything. It is truly amazing how much a smile can change the attitudes and...
Tags: Procedural Sedation, Inflammation, Symptoms, Pets, Gingivitis
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Jan. 31 in History: Doctor tries to breed cantaloupe with smaller center
>> 30 Years Ago — Dr. Robert Tang has been trying to breed a cantaloupe with a smaller center for 16 years. Tang, a plant breeder with Desert Seed Co., wants a cantaloupe with fewer seeds and more meat. But it is not an easy task. Eight years ago,...Tags: Pension and Welfare, Prosecution, Interior Policy, U.S. Navy, Dentistry and Dental Health
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Pillows, stretches tied to less misshapen kids' heads
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Parents who used stretching exercises and special sleeping pillows saw improvements in head deformities often created when infants lay in the same spot for a long time, according to a new study. Those two alternatives are less...Tags: Physical Therapy, Science and Technology, Family, Dentistry and Dental Health
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Ask the Pet Expert: Feline Dental Care
Question: I learned the hard way that I should care for/brush my cat's teeth when my rescued cat needed to be sedated and have her teeth cleaned (which was very expensive) because the tartar was so bad. She is not a good patient. What should I do for...
Tags: Dentistry and Dental Health
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Ask the pet expert: Cat oral hygiene
For The Baltimore SunI learned the hard way that I should care for/brush teeth when my rescued cat needed to be sedated and have her teeth cleaned (which was very expensive) because the tartar was so bad. She is not a good patient. What should I do for her teeth and how...Tags: Dentistry and Dental Health
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A simpler, fairer way to fund California's schools
Driving along Pacific Coast Highway, you can see the successive layers of earth and rock that have piled up over millions of years to create California's coastal landscape. You can see a similar but less attractive phenomenon if you look at the way...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Finance, Conservation, Stanford University, Jerry Brown
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USC dental students treat patients in Kenya
L.A. NOWAbout 40 University of Southern California dental students recently returned from Kenya, where they ran a free dental clinic for local residents under the guidance of professors and a local dentist....
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