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Crowns manufactured in China tested positive for lead 2/27/08 - Crowns and bridges outsourced to labs in China were tested positive for lead - Breaking News from the ADA
Heavy Cell Phone Use Linked To Parotid Gland Cancer 2/15/08 - Dr. Sadetzki, an epidemiologist at Tel Aviv University, links heavy cell phone use to cancer
Tooth loss linked to Alzheimer's 1/31/08 - A recent study found correlation between tooth loss and Alzheimer's disease
Medical CT scans associated with increased cancer risks - New England Journal of Medicine 11/29/07 - Medical CT scans associated with increased cancer risks while Dental Cone Beam CT scans are excluded
Diagnosing Early Signs of Oral Cancer - ADA News Release dated 11/6/07 - ADA Partners with OralCDx to Raise Oral Cancer Awareness
Lab on a Chip for Oral Cancer Shows Promise - NIDCR News Release dated 8/9/07 - Lab on a chip is programmed to probe cells brushed from the mouth for a common sign of oral cancer.
Periodontitis and Tongue Cancer - NIDCR News Release dated 5/24/07 - Periodontal pockets can act as reservoirs for human viruses which are associated with oral cancer.
Dr. Almog’s True Inspiration 10/01/06 - My father who was a dentist succumbed to a devastating condition and facial disfigurement. In a way, in the town where he lived and practiced for the most part of his life, he became to be known over
Give returning veterans priority treatment time – ADA Call for Action 10/16/06 - Assisting returning veterans in their dental rehabilitation and also provide private dentists an opportunity to serve our nation\'s veterans.
Visitors to VDC Portal 10/30/06 - VDC Portal generates over 10,000 visits each month we send out a newsletter.
Evidence-based medicine (EBM) - The emergence of evidence-based medicine (EBM) in clinical dentistry.
"Globalization and its implications for dentistry," cited articles in the ADA News 04/19/06. - In his latest book,
“Poor oral health and coronary heart disease” was one of the most-frequently-cited articles in the J Dent Res as of 01/02/06. - The article was published in 1996 by K. J. Joshipura et al, Department of Oral Health Policy & Epidemiology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA.
The Oral Systemic Link: How Much Do We Know? By Allison M. DiMatteo, BA, MPS, Inside Dentistry, December 2005 - An association was found to exist between oral infection and systemic diseases, particularly heart disease and stroke, diabetes, and preterm low birth-weight babies, among others.
First Gene Profile of Oral Pathogen as it Invades Coronary Artery; NIDCR Science News In Brief, September 2005 - Several laboratory and animal studies have demonstrated that the oral bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis can colonize cells in the coronary artery and produce structural and immunologic changes associ
Implant-Based Dental Reconstruction: The Worldwide Implant and Bone Graft Market, September 2005 - A recent report from Kalorama Information , a division of MarketResearch.com, it is estimated that growth in implant-based dental reconstruction products will outstrip other areas of dental devices an
Experts report dental X-rays effectively identify stroke risk factors, July 2005 - Panoramic X-ray makes it possible for a dentist to view significant carotid artery blockages, which appear as patchy white spots.
Incidental carotid calcifications visible on routine panoramic radiographs; A call for action, May 2005 - Dentistry can certainly play an important supplementary role in the efforts to curtail stroke caused by artery blockage
How Common And How Serious Is Oral Cancer? Feb 2005 - Oral cancer, the sixth most common cancer, accounts for about 3.6 percent of all cancers diagnosed, with roughly 40,000 new cases of oral cancer reported annually in the United States.
Dental Erosion, Feb 2005 - Frequently consuming foods with a low pH value, such as soft drinks, fruit juices, pickles, fresh fruit and yogurt can lead to irreversible dental erosion
The Digital Revolution, Images and X-rays, Jan 2005 - An overview of the digital revolution as it pertains to Video Capture, Digital Cameras, Radiography Sensors, Image Storage and Image Enhancement, and its impact on dentistry.
Strokes - Dental x-rays reveal more than cavities. Academy of General Dentistry, Dec 2004 - Panoramic x-rays are extremely useful for observing patients' oral health, but they are also a beneficial adjunct screening tool for identifying patients at risk for stroke.
Security: Everything about the HIPAA rule coming in new ADA kit. By Arlene Furlong, ADA News, March 2004 - Everything you need, when you need it. That's the ADA HIPAA Security Kit.
Kodak Debuts Powerful, Easy-to-Use Secure E-mail Messaging Service for Healthcare Providers, Aug 2003 - Eastman Kodak Company today announced worldwide availability of the Kodak Secure E-Mail Service (SES), which can encrypt e-mail messages and their attachments so that patient
Stroke: Your teeth count, Jan 2003 - How many teeth do you have? Better count them. The number could tell if you're more likely than average to have a stroke, a new report from the American Heart Association indicates.
Tooth loss linked to increased stroke risk, Dec 2002 - Tooth loss and periodontal disease may increase the risk of ischemic stroke, according to a report in today’s rapid access issue of Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Keeping Your Mouth Healthy May Help Prevent Stroke, July 2001 - Think the way you care for your teeth and gums affects only your mouth? Think again. In study results recently published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers at the University of Buffalo
Dental X-Ray Uncovers Clogged Artery ADA News Release, Nov 2000 - Findings on a wide-angle or panoramic dental radiograph (x-ray) uncovered a patient's critically clogged neck arteries, prompting potentially life-saving treatment.