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Yesterday | www.wisn.com | Posted by nyscof

Crest Pro-Health Rinse Draws Complaints

Persistent consumer complaints are causing some stains on a Procter && Gamble Co.

The strong-selling product has caused some users to report discoloration of their teeth and numbing taste

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Yesterday | www.recordonline.com | Posted by nyscof

Schumer backs bill to expand child dental care

Local officials say the need for dental care for Medicaid-insured and uninsured children in and around Newburgh is great.

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Wednesday | pubs.acs.org | Posted by nyscof

Dental offices contribute to methylmercury burden

Bacteria that methylate mercury thrive in wastewater found downstream from dental traps.

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Wednesday | www.capecodonline.com | Posted by nyscof

Yarmouth, MA rejects fluoridation overwhelmingly



The town will not be the first Cape community to fluoridate its water supply. The plan failed overwhelmingly last night at town election.

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Tuesday May 6 | www.poynteronline.org | Posted by nyscof

'Toxic Teeth': Investigation Turns Up Lead in Dental Work



Baskin found lead levels in imported crowns to be more than five times the level being recommended for children's toys. Keep in mind, these crowds are heading for somebody's mouth.



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Monday May 5 | www.telegraph.co.uk | Posted by nyscof

Dentists offering Botox alongside fillings

A growing number of dentists who have left the NHS are setting up lucrative sidelines in beauty treatment, offering Botox injections alongside fillings and check-ups.

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Monday May 5 | ukagainstfluoride.blogspot.com | Posted by nyscof

Fluoride Supplements

“Ten year old, Gradon got some nasty news from his dentist and it wasn’t a cavity,” reports CBC-TV. “I saw this yellow stuff and thought it was my toothpaste and kept trying to wash it off; but it wouldn’t come off,” says Gradon.

Those patches are fluorosis, a condition that shocks many parents because of the cause -- too much fluoride. “It was even a bigger surprise to his pediatric dentist -- he’s Gradon’s father,” said the Canadian broadcaster.

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Sunday May 4 | www.reason.com | Posted by nyscof

Opening Up the Dental Market Is Like Pulling Teeth



The American Dental Association believes it's better for someone with a bad cavity to suffer constant pain or yank his own tooth than it is to run the risk of "uncontrolled bleeding" during a visit to a dental therapist [a new dental specialty infringing upon dentistry's lucrative monopoly]. The other argument against dental therapists is even more blatantly paternalistic:



In the long run, the only way to improve dental health is encourage people to take better care of their teeth, Dr. [Amid] Ismail [an ADA consultant] said.



"I'm not in favor of training just to fill teeth, because a solution of filling teeth is not going to reduce disease," he said. "The patients will go home, and they will drink six cans of soda a day, and they will come back with more cavities."

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Sunday May 4 | www.nydailynews.com | Posted by nyscof

Secret Service probing Select Dental

Customers were apparently billed for exorbitant fees - as much as $25,000, all up front - for poor and incomplete dental work. Then the company skipped town.



The Secret Service, known primarily for protecting the President, is involved in the case because it also is in charge of investigating counterfeiting and financial crimes that cross state borders.

The masterminds behind the alleged scheme were Gary Anusavice - a dentist whose license was suspended in Rhode Island in 2005 - and his associates, Joseph Robbio and Mike Rinaldi.

"They wanted to get people financed and then get rid of them," Linda Donnaruma, a former clerk in the Howard Beach office, told The News. "These people had bank accounts everywhere."

Select Dental was incorporated in June 2005 in Delaware under the name NYDSS Inc., with headquarters in Rhode Island.

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Saturday May 3 | www.canada.com | Posted by nyscof

Canadian Dentist calls for oral health program for long-term care residents

Currently there isn't a mechanism for long-term care residents who are incapacitated, bedridden or have poor mobility, to receive regular access to a dentist,

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